diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index a33eb71743..452d2cc273 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // TypeScript Version: 4.1
-type AxiosHeaders = Record<string, string | string[] | number | boolean>;
+type HeaderValue = string | string[] | number | boolean;
+
+type AxiosHeaders = Record<string, HeaderValue | Record<Method & CommonHeaders, HeaderValue>>;
 
 type MethodsHeaders = {
   [Key in Method as Lowercase<Key>]: AxiosHeaders;
diff --git a/test/typescript/axios.ts b/test/typescript/axios.ts
index c0c61599e1..3b9b4b7adb 100644
--- a/test/typescript/axios.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/axios.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ axios.post<Partial<UserCreationDef>, string>('/user', { name: 'foo' }, { headers
   .then(handleStringResponse)
   .catch(handleError);
 
+axios.post<User>('/user', { name: 'foo', id: 1 }, { headers: { get: { 'X-FOO': 'bar' }} })
+  .then(handleUserResponse)
+  .catch(handleError);
+
 axios.put<Partial<UserCreationDef>, string>('/user', { name: 'foo' })
   .then(handleStringResponse)
   .catch(handleError);