diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config.rb b/lib/spectrum/config.rb
index ed48ab0..2002bfa 100644
--- a/lib/spectrum/config.rb
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 require 'spectrum/config/quoted_search1_metadata_component'
 require 'spectrum/config/quoted_search2_metadata_component'
 
+require 'spectrum/config/header_region'
+require 'spectrum/config/header_component'
+require 'spectrum/config/plain_header_component'
+
 require 'spectrum/config/highly_recommended'
 require 'spectrum/config/sort'
 require 'spectrum/config/sort_list'
diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config/field.rb b/lib/spectrum/config/field.rb
index 70ebfdb..516f991 100644
--- a/lib/spectrum/config/field.rb
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config/field.rb
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def index
 
       attr_reader :list, :full, :viewable, :searchable, :uid,
                   :field, :sorts, :fields, :query_params, :values,
-                  :query_field, :facet_field, :metadata_component
+                  :query_field, :facet_field, :metadata_component, :header_region
 
       type 'default'
 
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def initialize_from_instance(i)
         @csl = i.csl
         @z3988 = i.z3988
         @metadata_component = i.metadata_component
+        @header_region = i.header_region
       end
 
       def initialize_from_hash(args, config)
@@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ def initialize_from_hash(args, config)
           medium: MetadataComponent.new(name, mc['medium']),
           full: MetadataComponent.new(name, mc['full']),
         }
+
+       hr = args['header_region'] || {}
+       @header_region = {
+          preview: HeaderRegion.new(hr['preview']),
+          medium: HeaderRegion.new(hr['medium']),
+          full: HeaderRegion.new(hr['full']),
+        }
       end
 
       def type
@@ -175,6 +183,12 @@ def display(mode, data, request)
         mc.resolve(filter(data, request))
       end
 
+      def header_region_display(mode, data, request)
+        hr = header_region[mode]
+        return nil unless hr
+        hr.resolve(filter(data, request))
+      end
+
       def icons(data, request)
         mc = metadata_component[:preview]
         return nil unless mc.respond_to?(:icons)
diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config/focus.rb b/lib/spectrum/config/focus.rb
index 7c29b70..5db52b0 100644
--- a/lib/spectrum/config/focus.rb
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config/focus.rb
@@ -195,6 +195,29 @@ def metadata_component(data, _ = nil, request = nil)
         ret
       end
 
+      def header_component(data, _ = nil, request = nil)
+        return data.map {|item| header_component(item, nil, request)}.compact if data === Array
+        ret = {}
+        [:preview, :medium, :full].each do |display_type|
+          ret[display_type] = Hash.new
+          @fields.each_value do |field|
+            if field.respond_to?(:header_region_display)
+              rendered_display = field.header_region_display(display_type, data, request)
+              unless rendered_display.nil?
+                region = rendered_display[:region]
+                description = rendered_display[:description]
+                unless description.nil?
+                  ret[display_type][region] ||= []
+                  ret[display_type][region] << description
+                end
+              end
+            end
+          end
+        end
+        ret
+      end
+
+
       def apply_fields(data, _ = nil, request = nil)
         if data === Array
           data.map { |item| apply_fields(item, nil, request) }.compact
diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config/header_component.rb b/lib/spectrum/config/header_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2d89ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config/header_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+module Spectrum
+  module Config
+    class HeaderComponent
+      class << self
+        def new(region, config)
+          klass = get_type(config)
+          return klass.new(region, config) if klass
+          obj = allocate
+          obj.send(:initialize, region, config)
+          obj
+        end
+
+        def inherited(base)
+          registry << base
+        end
+
+        def type(t = nil)
+          @type = t if t
+          @type
+        end
+
+        def get_type(config)
+          return nil unless config&.respond_to?(:[])
+          return nil unless config['type']
+          registry.find {|item| item.type == config['type'] }
+        end
+
+        def registry
+          @registry ||= []
+        end
+      end
+
+      attr_accessor :region, :config
+
+      def initialize(_, _)
+      end
+
+      def resolve(_)
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def get_description(_)
+        nil
+      end
+
+      def icons(_)
+        nil
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config/header_region.rb b/lib/spectrum/config/header_region.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fd184c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config/header_region.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module Spectrum
+  module Config
+    class HeaderRegion
+
+      def initialize(config)
+        if config.is_a?(Hash)
+          @region, component_config = config.first
+        end
+
+        @header_component = HeaderComponent.new(@region, component_config)
+      end
+
+      def resolve(data)
+        return nil if @header_component.nil?
+        @header_component.resolve(data)
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/spectrum/config/plain_header_component.rb b/lib/spectrum/config/plain_header_component.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a27032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spectrum/config/plain_header_component.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module Spectrum
+  module Config
+    class PlainHeaderComponent < HeaderComponent
+      type 'plain'
+
+      def initialize(region, config)
+        self.region = region
+      end
+
+      def get_description(data)
+        [data].flatten(1).map do |item|
+          item = item.to_s
+          if item.empty?
+            nil
+          else
+            {text: item}
+          end
+        end.compact
+      end
+
+      def resolve(data)
+        return data if Hash === data && data[:region] && data[:description]
+        description = get_description(data)
+        return nil if description.empty?
+
+        {
+          region: region,
+          description: description,
+        }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spectrum/config/header_region_spec.rb b/spec/spectrum/config/header_region_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ee09ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spectrum/config/header_region_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require 'spectrum/config/header_region'
+require 'spectrum/config/header_component'
+require 'spectrum/config/plain_header_component'
+
+
+describe Spectrum::Config::HeaderRegion do
+  subject { described_class.new(region_config) }
+
+  let(:region_config) {{ 'region_descriptor'=>{ 'type' => 'plain' } }}
+
+  let(:string_data) { "STRING" }
+  let(:array_data) { ["STRING1", "STRING2"] }
+
+  let(:string_data_result) {
+    {
+      description: [{text: "STRING"}],
+      region: 'region_descriptor',
+    }
+  }
+
+  let(:array_data_result) {
+    {
+      description: [{text: "STRING1"}, {text: "STRING2"}],
+      region: 'region_descriptor',
+    }
+  }
+
+  context "#resolve" do
+    it "returns nil when given nil" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(nil)).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given []" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given [nil]" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([nil])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given ['']" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([''])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns string_data_result when given string_data" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(string_data)).to eq(string_data_result)
+    end
+
+    it "returns string_data_result when given string_data" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(array_data)).to eq(array_data_result)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spectrum/config/plain_header_component_spec.rb b/spec/spectrum/config/plain_header_component_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71280cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spectrum/config/plain_header_component_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require 'spectrum/config/header_component'
+require 'spectrum/config/plain_header_component'
+
+describe Spectrum::Config::PlainHeaderComponent do
+  subject { described_class.new('REGION', {'type' => 'plain'}) }
+
+  let(:string_data) { "STRING" }
+
+  let(:data) {{
+                region: 'REGION',
+                description: 'DESCRIPTION',
+              }}
+
+  let(:data_result) {{
+                       region: 'REGION',
+                       description: 'DESCRIPTION',
+                     }}
+
+  let(:string_data_result) {{
+                       region: 'REGION',
+                       description: [{text: "STRING"}],
+                     }}
+
+  let(:data_full) {{
+                     region: 'REGION',
+                     description: [{text: 'DESCRIPTION'}]
+                   }}
+
+  let(:data_full_result) {{
+                            region: 'REGION',
+                            description: [{text: 'DESCRIPTION'}]
+                          }}
+
+  context "#resolve" do
+    it "returns nil when given nil" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(nil)).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given []" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given [nil]" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([''])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns nil when given ['']" do
+      expect(subject.resolve([''])).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns data when given a header component hash" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(data)).to eq(data_result)
+    end
+
+    it "returns data when given a header component hash" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(string_data)).to eq(string_data_result)
+    end
+
+    it "returns data when given full header component data" do
+      expect(subject.resolve(data_full)).to eq(data_full_result)
+    end
+  end
+end