diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow/lib/arrow/csv-loader.rb b/ruby/red-arrow/lib/arrow/csv-loader.rb
index c63ab89eb099b..5e244e2334afb 100644
--- a/ruby/red-arrow/lib/arrow/csv-loader.rb
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow/lib/arrow/csv-loader.rb
@@ -93,10 +93,17 @@ def reader_options
       @options.each do |key, value|
         case key
         when :headers
-          if value
-            options.n_header_rows = 1
+          case value
+          when ::Array
+            options.column_names = value
+          when String
+            return nil
           else
-            options.n_header_rows = 0
+            if value
+              options.generate_column_names = false
+            else
+              options.generate_column_names = true
+            end
           end
         when :column_types
           value.each do |name, type|
diff --git a/ruby/red-arrow/test/test-csv-loader.rb b/ruby/red-arrow/test/test-csv-loader.rb
index 96de9c8634540..42eef7f67ba57 100644
--- a/ruby/red-arrow/test/test-csv-loader.rb
+++ b/ruby/red-arrow/test/test-csv-loader.rb
@@ -121,6 +121,81 @@ def load_csv(data, options)
       Arrow::CSVLoader.load(data, options)
     end
 
+    sub_test_case(":headers") do
+      test("true") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(value: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: true))
+value
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test(":first_line") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(value: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: :first_line))
+value
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test("truthy") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(value: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: 0))
+value
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test("Array of column names") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(column: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: ["column"]))
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test("false") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(f0: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: false))
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test("nil") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(f0: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: nil))
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+
+      test("string") do
+        values = Arrow::StringArray.new(["a", "b", "c"])
+        assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(column: values),
+                     load_csv(<<-CSV, headers: "column"))
+a
+b
+c
+                     CSV
+      end
+    end
+
     test(":column_types") do
       assert_equal(Arrow::Table.new(:count => Arrow::UInt16Array.new([1, 2, 4])),
                    load_csv(<<-CSV, column_types: {count: :uint16}))