diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.cpp
index 9334b01de6a..0613a65c34d 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.cpp
@@ -653,6 +653,19 @@ const QList<QNetworkReply::RawHeaderPair>& QNetworkReply::rawHeaderPairs() const
     return d->rawHeaders;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Returns headers that were sent by the remote server.
+
+    \sa setHeaders(), QNetworkRequest::setAttribute(), QNetworkRequest::Attribute
+*/
+QHttpHeaders QNetworkReply::headers() const
+{
+    Q_D(const QNetworkReply);
+    return d->headers();
+}
+
 /*!
     Returns a list of headers fields that were sent by the remote
     server, in the order that they were sent. Duplicate headers are
@@ -887,6 +900,45 @@ void QNetworkReply::setUrl(const QUrl &url)
     d->url = url;
 }
 
+/*!
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Sets \a newHeaders as headers in this network reply, overriding
+    any previously set headers.
+
+    If some headers correspond to the known headers, they will be
+    parsed and the corresponding parsed form will also be set.
+
+    \sa headers(), QNetworkRequest::KnownHeaders
+*/
+void QNetworkReply::setHeaders(const QHttpHeaders &newHeaders)
+{
+    Q_D(QNetworkReply);
+    d->setHeaders(newHeaders);
+}
+
+/*!
+    \overload
+    \since 6.8
+*/
+void QNetworkReply::setHeaders(QHttpHeaders &&newHeaders)
+{
+    Q_D(QNetworkReply);
+    d->setHeaders(std::move(newHeaders));
+}
+
+/*!
+    \since 6.8
+
+    Sets the header \a name to be of value \a value. If \a
+    name was previously set, it is overridden.
+*/
+void QNetworkReply::setWellKnownHeader(QHttpHeaders::WellKnownHeader name, const QByteArray &value)
+{
+    Q_D(QNetworkReply);
+    d->setHeader(name, value);
+}
+
 /*!
     Sets the known header \a header to be of value \a value. The
     corresponding raw form of the header will be set as well.
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.h b/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.h
index 390a6f2f516..48ec0397c69 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.h
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkreply.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public:
 
     typedef QPair<QByteArray, QByteArray> RawHeaderPair;
     const QList<RawHeaderPair>& rawHeaderPairs() const;
+    QHttpHeaders headers() const;
 
     // attributes
     QVariant attribute(QNetworkRequest::Attribute code) const;
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ protected:
     void setUrl(const QUrl &url);
     void setHeader(QNetworkRequest::KnownHeaders header, const QVariant &value);
     void setRawHeader(const QByteArray &headerName, const QByteArray &value);
+    void setHeaders(const QHttpHeaders &newHeaders);
+    void setHeaders(QHttpHeaders &&newHeaders);
+    void setWellKnownHeader(QHttpHeaders::WellKnownHeader name, const QByteArray &value);
     void setAttribute(QNetworkRequest::Attribute code, const QVariant &value);
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(ssl)