diff --git a/trigger/rest/README.md b/trigger/rest/README.md
index e70ac6a4..a2bce98d 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/README.md
+++ b/trigger/rest/README.md
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ flogo install github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/rest
 | content     | any    | The content of the request
 
 ### Reply:
-| Name  | Type | Description
-|:---   | :--- | :---        
-| code  | int  | The http code to reply with
-| data  | any  | The data to reply with
+| Name  | Type   | Description
+|:---   | :---   | :---        
+| code  | int    | The http code to reply with
+| data  | any    | The data to reply with
+|headers| params | The HTTP response headers
 
 
 ## Example Configurations
diff --git a/trigger/rest/descriptor.json b/trigger/rest/descriptor.json
index 31a02310..15639452 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/descriptor.json
+++ b/trigger/rest/descriptor.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "flogo-rest",
   "type": "flogo:trigger",
-  "version": "0.9.0",
+  "version": "0.9.1",
   "title": "Receive HTTP Message",
   "description": "Simple REST Trigger",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/project-flogo/contrib/tree/master/trigger/rest",
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
       "name": "data",
       "type": "any",
       "description": "The data to reply with"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "headers",
+      "type": "params",
+      "description": "The HTTP response headers"
     }
   ],
   "handler": {
diff --git a/trigger/rest/go.mod b/trigger/rest/go.mod
index 151dab07..00c2bce2 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/go.mod
+++ b/trigger/rest/go.mod
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ module github.com/project-flogo/contrib/trigger/rest
 
 require (
 	github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter v1.2.0
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/project-flogo/core v0.9.2
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
 )
+
diff --git a/trigger/rest/go.sum b/trigger/rest/go.sum
index 81177702..6470562d 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/go.sum
+++ b/trigger/rest/go.sum
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1 h1:iURUrRGxPUNPdy5/HRSm+Yj6okJ6UtLINN0Q9M4+h3I=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/project-flogo/core v0.9.0 h1:/iR4m5L0zj5SuqLtDDZIRyvrvG8TxwxdM0n8ZURo1I4=
-github.com/project-flogo/core v0.9.0/go.mod h1:QGWi7TDLlhGUaYH3n/16ImCuulbEHGADYEXyrcHhX7U=
+github.com/project-flogo/core v0.9.2 h1:1j7d8e6ivwnhyRudeTRIZlr2XCNa+SERrmcrzKswr0Y=
 github.com/project-flogo/core v0.9.2/go.mod h1:QGWi7TDLlhGUaYH3n/16ImCuulbEHGADYEXyrcHhX7U=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0 h1:4G4v2dO3VZwixGIRoQ5Lfboy6nUhCyYzaqnIAPPhYs4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/trigger/rest/metadata.go b/trigger/rest/metadata.go
index deed7017..bcc6e379 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/metadata.go
+++ b/trigger/rest/metadata.go
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ type Output struct {
 	Headers     map[string]string `md:"headers"`     // The HTTP header parameters
 	Content     interface{}       `md:"content"`     // The content of the request
 	Method      string            `md:"method"`      // The HTTP method used for the request
-
 }
 
 type Reply struct {
-	Code int         `md:"code"` // The http code to reply with
-	Data interface{} `md:"data"` // The data to reply with
+	Code    int               `md:"code"`    // The http code to reply with
+	Data    interface{}       `md:"data"`    // The data to reply with
+	Headers map[string]string `md:"headers"` // The HTTP response headers
 }
 
 func (o *Output) ToMap() map[string]interface{} {
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ func (o *Output) FromMap(values map[string]interface{}) error {
 
 func (r *Reply) ToMap() map[string]interface{} {
 	return map[string]interface{}{
-		"code": r.Code,
-		"data": r.Data,
+		"code":    r.Code,
+		"data":    r.Data,
+		"headers": r.Headers,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ func (r *Reply) FromMap(values map[string]interface{}) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	r.Data, _ = values["data"]
+	r.Headers, err = coerce.ToParams(values["headers"])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/trigger/rest/trigger.go b/trigger/rest/trigger.go
index 74b6799c..8faf7136 100644
--- a/trigger/rest/trigger.go
+++ b/trigger/rest/trigger.go
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ func newActionHandler(rt *Trigger, method string, handler trigger.Handler) httpr
 			return
 		}
 
+		// add response headers
+		if len(reply.Headers) > 0 {
+			for key, value := range reply.Headers {
+				w.Header().Add(key, value)
+			}
+		}
+
 		if reply.Data != nil {
 
 			if reply.Code == 0 {