diff --git a/src/_test/assistant.test.ts b/src/_test/assistant.test.ts
index e45df2db..777e8561 100644
--- a/src/_test/assistant.test.ts
+++ b/src/_test/assistant.test.ts
@@ -218,3 +218,39 @@ test('app is callable as an Express request', async t => {
     },
   })
 })
+
+test('app.handler can process requests and response with response headers', async t => {
+  const expectedHeaders = {
+    headers3: 'headers4',
+  }
+  const app = attach({
+    handler: async (body: JsonObject, headers: Headers): Promise<StandardResponse> => {
+      return {
+        body: {
+        },
+        status: 123,
+        headers: expectedHeaders,
+      }
+    },
+  })
+  t.is(typeof app.handler, 'function')
+  const res = await app.handler({}, {})
+  t.is(res.status, 123)
+  t.is(res.headers!.headers3, expectedHeaders.headers3)
+})
+
+test('app.handler adds content-type headers', async t => {
+  const app = attach({
+    handler: async (body: JsonObject, headers: Headers): Promise<StandardResponse> => {
+      return {
+        body: {
+        },
+        status: 123,
+      }
+    },
+  })
+  t.is(typeof app.handler, 'function')
+  const res = await app.handler({}, {})
+  t.is(res.status, 123)
+  t.is(res.headers!['content-type'], 'application/json; charset=utf-8')
+})
diff --git a/src/assistant.ts b/src/assistant.ts
index 78488ce1..0435eadf 100644
--- a/src/assistant.ts
+++ b/src/assistant.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { OmniHandler, StandardHandler, BuiltinFrameworks, builtin } from './framework'
-import { debug, values, stringify, info } from './common'
+import * as common from './common'
 
 /** @public */
 export type AppHandler = OmniHandler & BaseApp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export const attach = <TService>(
   let app: (BaseApp & TService) | (AppHandler & TService) = Object.assign(create(options), service)
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any automatically detect any inputs
   const omni: OmniHandler = (...args: any[]) => {
-    for (const framework of values(app.frameworks)) {
+    for (const framework of common.values(app.frameworks)) {
       if (framework.check(...args)) {
         return framework.handle(app.handler)(...args)
       }
@@ -78,14 +78,17 @@ export const attach = <TService>(
     return app.handler(args[0], args[1])
   }
   app = Object.assign(omni, app)
-  const handler = app.handler.bind(app)
+  const handler: typeof app.handler = app.handler.bind(app)
   const standard: StandardHandler = async (body, headers) => {
-    const log = app.debug ? info : debug
-    log('Request', stringify(body))
-    log('Headers', stringify(headers))
+    const log = app.debug ? common.info : common.debug
+    log('Request', common.stringify(body))
+    log('Headers', common.stringify(headers))
     const response = await handler(body, headers)
-    log('Response', stringify(response.body))
-    log('Status', response.status)
+    if (!response.headers) {
+      response.headers = {}
+    }
+    response.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json; charset=utf-8'
+    log('Response', common.stringify(response))
     return response
   }
   app.handler = standard
diff --git a/src/framework/_test/express.test.ts b/src/framework/_test/express.test.ts
index 08c0c6b5..b620541c 100644
--- a/src/framework/_test/express.test.ts
+++ b/src/framework/_test/express.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import ava, { RegisterContextual } from 'ava'
 import { Express } from '../express'
 import { JsonObject } from '../../common'
-import { StandardResponse } from '..'
+import { StandardResponse, Headers } from '../framework'
 
 interface AvaContext {
   express: Express
@@ -134,3 +134,41 @@ test('handles error', async t => {
   t.deepEqual(receivedBody, expectedBody)
   t.is(receivedStatus, expectedStatus)
 })
+
+test('handles valid headers fine', async t => {
+  const expectedHeaders = {
+    header1: 'header2',
+  }
+  const expectedStatus = 123
+  const receivedHeaders: Headers = {}
+  let receivedStatus = -1
+  let promise: Promise<StandardResponse> | null = null
+  t.context.express.handle((body, headers) => {
+    promise = Promise.resolve({
+      body: {},
+      status: expectedStatus,
+      headers: expectedHeaders,
+    })
+    return promise
+  })({
+    body: {},
+    headers: {},
+    get() {},
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any mocking request
+  } as any, {
+    status(status: number) {
+      receivedStatus = status
+      return this
+    },
+    setHeader(key: string, value: string) {
+      receivedHeaders[key] = value
+    },
+    send() {
+      return this
+    },
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any mocking response
+  } as any)
+  await promise
+  t.is(receivedStatus, expectedStatus)
+  t.deepEqual(receivedHeaders, expectedHeaders)
+})
diff --git a/src/framework/_test/lambda.test.ts b/src/framework/_test/lambda.test.ts
index 1131a4a6..ea43aac5 100644
--- a/src/framework/_test/lambda.test.ts
+++ b/src/framework/_test/lambda.test.ts
@@ -155,3 +155,35 @@ test('handles error', async t => {
   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve))
   t.is(receivedError, expectedError)
 })
+
+test('handles valid headers fine', async t => {
+  const expectedHeaders = {
+    header1: 'header2',
+  }
+  const expectedStatus = 123
+  let receivedHeaders: Headers | null = null
+  let receivedStatus = -1
+  let promise: Promise<StandardResponse> | null = null
+  t.context.lambda.handle((body, headers) => {
+    promise = Promise.resolve({
+      body: {},
+      status: expectedStatus,
+      headers: expectedHeaders,
+    })
+    return promise
+  })({
+    body: JSON.stringify({}),
+    headers: {},
+  }, {
+    succeed() {},
+    // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any mocking context
+  } as any, (e: Error, body: JsonObject) => {
+    receivedStatus = body.statusCode
+    receivedHeaders = body.headers
+  })
+  await promise
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve))
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any change to string even if null
+  t.is(receivedStatus, expectedStatus)
+  t.is(receivedHeaders, expectedHeaders)
+})
diff --git a/src/framework/express.ts b/src/framework/express.ts
index a12f15a6..9971c8ac 100644
--- a/src/framework/express.ts
+++ b/src/framework/express.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import { Framework, StandardHandler } from './framework'
 import { Request, Response } from 'express'
-import { error } from '../common'
+import * as common from '../common'
 
 export interface ExpressHandler {
   /** @public */
@@ -32,9 +32,16 @@ export class Express implements Framework<ExpressHandler> {
   handle(standard: StandardHandler) {
     return (request: Request, response: Response) => {
       standard(request.body, request.headers)
-      .then(({ status, body }) => response.status(status).send(body))
+      .then(({ status, body, headers }) => {
+        if (headers) {
+          for (const key in headers) {
+            response.setHeader(key, headers[key]!)
+          }
+        }
+        response.status(status).send(body)
+      })
       .catch((e: Error) => {
-        error(e.stack || e)
+        common.error(e.stack || e)
         response.status(500).send({ error: e.message })
       })
     }
diff --git a/src/framework/framework.ts b/src/framework/framework.ts
index d031c1dc..b89f5209 100644
--- a/src/framework/framework.ts
+++ b/src/framework/framework.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ export interface StandardResponse {
 
   /** @public */
   body: JsonObject
+
+  /** @public */
+  headers?: Headers
 }
 
 /** @public */
diff --git a/src/framework/lambda.ts b/src/framework/lambda.ts
index f25bfd24..fbb6890f 100644
--- a/src/framework/lambda.ts
+++ b/src/framework/lambda.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
  */
 
 import { Framework, StandardHandler, Headers } from './framework'
-import { JsonObject, error } from '../common'
+import { JsonObject } from '../common'
+import * as common from '../common'
 import { Context, Callback } from 'aws-lambda'
 
 export interface LambdaHandler {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ export class Lambda implements Framework<LambdaHandler> {
         return o
       }, {} as Headers)
       const result = await standard(JSON.parse(event.body), headers).catch((e: Error) => {
-        error(e.stack || e)
+        common.error(e.stack || e)
         callback(e)
       })
       if (!result) {
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ export class Lambda implements Framework<LambdaHandler> {
       callback(null, {
         statusCode: status,
         body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        headers: result.headers,
       })
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/service/actionssdk/actionssdk.ts b/src/service/actionssdk/actionssdk.ts
index 38246a44..61d6ad59 100644
--- a/src/service/actionssdk/actionssdk.ts
+++ b/src/service/actionssdk/actionssdk.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ export const actionssdk: ActionsSdk = <
     }
     return {
       status: 200,
+      headers: {},
       body: conv.serialize(),
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/service/dialogflow/dialogflow.ts b/src/service/dialogflow/dialogflow.ts
index aa2b9719..f20de3a9 100644
--- a/src/service/dialogflow/dialogflow.ts
+++ b/src/service/dialogflow/dialogflow.ts
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ export const dialogflow: Dialogflow = <
     }
     return {
       status: 200,
+      headers: {},
       body: conv.serialize(),
     }
   },