diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/codes.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/codes.ts
index b975aa80e0..8286313513 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/codes.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/codes.ts
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ enum ApilintCodes {
   OPENAPI3_0_LINK_FIELD_SERVER_TYPE = 5270400,
 
   OPENAPI3_0_HEADER = 5280000,
+  OPENAPI3_0_HEADER_REQUIRED_FIELDS,
   OPENAPI3_0_HEADER_FIELD_DESCRIPTION_TYPE = 5280100,
   OPENAPI3_0_HEADER_FIELD_REQUIRED_TYPE = 5280200,
   OPENAPI3_0_HEADER_FIELD_DEPRECATED_TYPE = 5280300,
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/index.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/index.ts
index 65bd4d52fd..2e4984a6cd 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import allowedFields3_0Lint from './allowed-fields-3-0';
 import allowedFields3_1Lint from './allowed-fields-3-1';
+import requiredFieldsLint from './required-fields';
 import descriptionTypeLint from './description--type';
 import requiredTypeLint from './required--type';
 import deprecatedTypeLint from './deprecated--type';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const lints = [
   examplesValuesTypeLint,
   examplesMutuallyExclusiveLint,
   contentValuesTypeLint,
+  requiredFieldsLint,
   allowedFields3_0Lint,
   allowedFields3_1Lint,
 ];
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/required-fields.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/required-fields.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb8fdb20f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/header/lint/required-fields.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { DiagnosticSeverity } from 'vscode-languageserver-types';
+
+import ApilintCodes from '../../../codes';
+import { LinterMeta } from '../../../../apidom-language-types';
+
+const requiredFieldsLint: LinterMeta = {
+  code: ApilintCodes.OPENAPI3_0_HEADER_REQUIRED_FIELDS,
+  source: 'apilint',
+  message: 'Header Object must contain one the following fields: content, schema',
+  severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Error,
+  linterFunction: 'hasRequiredField',
+  linterParams: ['content'],
+  marker: 'key',
+  conditions: [
+    {
+      function: 'missingFields',
+      params: [['content', 'schema']],
+    },
+  ],
+  data: {
+    quickFix: [
+      {
+        message: "add 'content' section",
+        action: 'addChild',
+        snippetYaml: 'content: \n  \n',
+        snippetJson: '"content": {\n  \n  },\n',
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
+export default requiredFieldsLint;