diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index 93352d1e62..25cb85952c 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ def sendmail(
 	with_container=False,
 	email_read_tracker_url=None,
 	x_priority: Literal[1, 3, 5] = 3,
+	email_headers=None,
 ) -> Optional["EmailQueue"]:
 	"""Send email using user's default **Email Account** or global default **Email Account**.
 
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ def sendmail(
 	:param header: Append header in email
 	:param with_container: Wraps email inside a styled container
 	:param x_priority: 1 = HIGHEST, 3 = NORMAL, 5 = LOWEST
+	:param email_headers: Additional headers to be added in the email, e.g. {"X-Custom-Header": "value"} or {"Custom-Header": "value"}. Automatically prepends "X-" to the header name if not present.
 	"""
 
 	if recipients is None:
@@ -600,6 +602,7 @@ def sendmail(
 		with_container=with_container,
 		email_read_tracker_url=email_read_tracker_url,
 		x_priority=x_priority,
+		email_headers=email_headers,
 	)
 
 	# build email queue and send the email if send_now is True.
diff --git a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
index 1b42df7b2e..526188f050 100644
--- a/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
+++ b/frappe/email/doctype/email_queue/email_queue.py
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ class QueueBuilder:
 		with_container=False,
 		email_read_tracker_url=None,
 		x_priority: Literal[1, 3, 5] = 3,
+		email_headers=None,
 	):
 		"""Add email to sending queue (Email Queue)
 
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ class QueueBuilder:
 		:param with_container: Wraps email inside styled container
 		:param email_read_tracker_url: A URL for tracking whether an email is read by the recipient.
 		:param x_priority: 1 = HIGHEST, 3 = NORMAL, 5 = LOWEST
+		:param email_headers: Additional headers to be added in the email, e.g. {"X-Custom-Header": "value"} or {"Custom-Header": "value"}. Automatically prepends "X-" to the header name if not present.
 		"""
 
 		self._unsubscribe_method = unsubscribe_method
@@ -576,6 +578,7 @@ class QueueBuilder:
 		self.inline_images = inline_images
 		self.print_letterhead = print_letterhead
 		self.email_read_tracker_url = email_read_tracker_url
+		self.email_headers = email_headers
 
 	@property
 	def unsubscribe_method(self):
@@ -728,6 +731,10 @@ class QueueBuilder:
 		)
 
 		mail.set_message_id(self.message_id, self.is_notification)
+
+		if self.email_headers:
+			mail.add_headers(self.email_headers)
+
 		if self.read_receipt:
 			mail.msg_root["Disposition-Notification-To"] = self.sender
 		if self.in_reply_to:
diff --git a/frappe/email/email_body.py b/frappe/email/email_body.py
index afc9890b3d..7a2256fdda 100755
--- a/frappe/email/email_body.py
+++ b/frappe/email/email_body.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import frappe
+from frappe import _
 from frappe.email.doctype.email_account.email_account import EmailAccount
 from frappe.utils import (
 	cint,
@@ -315,6 +316,16 @@ class EMail:
 		"""Used to send the Message-Id of a received email back as In-Reply-To"""
 		self.set_header("In-Reply-To", in_reply_to)
 
+	def add_headers(self, headers):
+		"""Add custom headers to the email"""
+		if not isinstance(headers, dict):
+			frappe.throw(_("Headers must be a dictionary"))
+
+		for key, value in headers.items():
+			if value is not None:
+				key = "X-" + key if not key.startswith("X-") else key
+				self.set_header(key, value)
+
 	def make(self):
 		"""build into msg_root"""
 		headers = {