diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index db029582..5bd0197a 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ graphql-http
 - [Client](interfaces/Client.md)
 - [ClientOptions](interfaces/ClientOptions.md)
 - [HandlerOptions](interfaces/HandlerOptions.md)
-- [Headers](interfaces/Headers.md)
 - [Request](interfaces/Request.md)
+- [RequestHeaders](interfaces/RequestHeaders.md)
 - [RequestParams](interfaces/RequestParams.md)
 - [ResponseInit](interfaces/ResponseInit.md)
 - [Sink](interfaces/Sink.md)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ graphql-http
 - [Handler](README.md#handler)
 - [Response](README.md#response)
 - [ResponseBody](README.md#responsebody)
+- [ResponseHeaders](README.md#responseheaders)
 
 ### Functions
 
@@ -71,6 +72,14 @@ to be coerced to the server implementation in use.
 
 ___
 
+### ResponseHeaders
+
+Ƭ **ResponseHeaders**: { `accept?`: `string` ; `allow?`: `string` ; `content-type?`: `string`  } & `Record`<`string`, `string`\>
+
+The response headers that get returned from graphql-http.
+
+___
+
 ### isResponse
 
 ▸ **isResponse**(`val`): val is Response
diff --git a/docs/interfaces/Request.md b/docs/interfaces/Request.md
index f29be36b..494f8fed 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/Request.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/Request.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ___
 
 ### headers
 
-• `Readonly` **headers**: [`Headers`](Headers.md)
+• `Readonly` **headers**: [`RequestHeaders`](RequestHeaders.md)
 
 ___
 
diff --git a/docs/interfaces/Headers.md b/docs/interfaces/RequestHeaders.md
similarity index 62%
rename from docs/interfaces/Headers.md
rename to docs/interfaces/RequestHeaders.md
index 9a2f9845..67bb8f80 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/Headers.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/RequestHeaders.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-[graphql-http](../README.md) / Headers
+[graphql-http](../README.md) / RequestHeaders
 
-# Interface: Headers
+# Interface: RequestHeaders
 
-Concrete interface that the headers map should implement.
+The incoming request headers the implementing server should provide.
 
 ## Indexable
 
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ Concrete interface that the headers map should implement.
 
 ### Properties
 
-- [accept](Headers.md#accept)
-- [allow](Headers.md#allow)
-- [content-type](Headers.md#content-type)
-- [set-cookie](Headers.md#set-cookie)
+- [accept](RequestHeaders.md#accept)
+- [allow](RequestHeaders.md#allow)
+- [content-type](RequestHeaders.md#content-type)
+- [set-cookie](RequestHeaders.md#set-cookie)
 
 ## Properties
 
diff --git a/docs/interfaces/ResponseInit.md b/docs/interfaces/ResponseInit.md
index 68b1ce2d..41c1aa23 100644
--- a/docs/interfaces/ResponseInit.md
+++ b/docs/interfaces/ResponseInit.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Server agnostic response options (ex. status and headers) returned from
 
 ### headers
 
-• `Optional` `Readonly` **headers**: [`Headers`](Headers.md)
+• `Optional` `Readonly` **headers**: [`ResponseHeaders`](../README.md#responseheaders)
 
 ___
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/client.ts b/src/__tests__/client.ts
index 8a0ede8f..efe58359 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/client.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/client.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
-import { Headers } from '../common';
+import { RequestHeaders } from '../common';
 import { createClient, NetworkError } from '../client';
 import { startTServer } from './utils/tserver';
 import { texecute } from './utils/texecute';
 
 it('should use the provided headers', async () => {
-  let headers: Headers = {};
+  let headers: RequestHeaders = {};
   const server = startTServer({
     onSubscribe: (req) => {
       headers = req.headers;
diff --git a/src/common.ts b/src/common.ts
index e0be4cc5..0d2ab414 100644
--- a/src/common.ts
+++ b/src/common.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 import { isObject } from './utils';
 
 /**
- * Concrete interface that the headers map should implement.
+ * The incoming request headers the implementing server should provide.
  *
  * @category Common
  */
-export interface Headers {
+export interface RequestHeaders {
   accept?: string | undefined;
   allow?: string | undefined;
   'content-type'?: string | undefined;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export interface Headers {
 export interface Request<RawRequest> {
   readonly method: string;
   readonly url: string;
-  readonly headers: Headers;
+  readonly headers: RequestHeaders;
   readonly body: string | Record<string, unknown> | null;
   /**
    * The raw request itself from the implementing server.
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ export interface RequestParams {
   extensions?: Record<string, unknown> | undefined;
 }
 
+/**
+ * The response headers that get returned from graphql-http.
+ *
+ * @category Common
+ */
+export type ResponseHeaders = {
+  accept?: string;
+  allow?: string;
+  'content-type'?: string;
+} & Record<string, string>;
+
 /**
  * Server agnostic response body returned from `graphql-http` needing
  * to be coerced to the server implementation in use.
@@ -75,7 +86,7 @@ export type ResponseBody = string;
 export interface ResponseInit {
   readonly status: number;
   readonly statusText?: string;
-  readonly headers?: Headers;
+  readonly headers?: ResponseHeaders;
 }
 
 /**