diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerBuilder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerBuilder.java
index c0a16d3c9..d04332f9f 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerBuilder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerBuilder.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.adapters.HeaderAdapter;
 import com.mikepenz.fastadapter.adapters.ItemAdapter;
 import com.mikepenz.iconics.utils.Utils;
+import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.holder.DimenHolder;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.model.AbstractDrawerItem;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.model.DividerDrawerItem;
 import com.mikepenz.materialdrawer.model.PrimaryDrawerItem;
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ public DrawerBuilder withScrollToTopAfterClick(boolean scrollToTopAfterClick) {
     protected View mHeaderView;
     protected boolean mHeaderDivider = true;
     protected boolean mHeaderPadding = true;
+    protected DimenHolder mHeiderHeight = null;
 
     /**
      * Add a header to the DrawerBuilder ListView. This can be any view
@@ -591,6 +593,17 @@ public DrawerBuilder withHeaderPadding(boolean headerPadding) {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the header height for the header provided via `withHeader()`
+     *
+     * @param headerHeight the DimenHolder with the height we want to set for the header
+     * @return
+     */
+    public DrawerBuilder withHeaderHeight(DimenHolder headerHeight) {
+        this.mHeiderHeight = headerHeight;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     // sticky view
     protected View mStickyHeaderView;
     // shadow shown on the top of the sticky header
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerUtils.java b/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerUtils.java
index d1494f255..ad7c06b4a 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerUtils.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/mikepenz/materialdrawer/DrawerUtils.java
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ public static void handleHeaderView(DrawerBuilder drawer) {
             }
 
             if (drawer.mHeaderPadding) {
-                drawer.getHeaderAdapter().add(new ContainerDrawerItem().withView(drawer.mHeaderView).withDivider(drawer.mHeaderDivider).withViewPosition(ContainerDrawerItem.Position.TOP));
+                drawer.getHeaderAdapter().add(new ContainerDrawerItem().withView(drawer.mHeaderView).withHeight(drawer.mHeiderHeight).withDivider(drawer.mHeaderDivider).withViewPosition(ContainerDrawerItem.Position.TOP));
             } else {
-                drawer.getHeaderAdapter().add(new ContainerDrawerItem().withView(drawer.mHeaderView).withDivider(drawer.mHeaderDivider).withViewPosition(ContainerDrawerItem.Position.NONE));
+                drawer.getHeaderAdapter().add(new ContainerDrawerItem().withView(drawer.mHeaderView).withHeight(drawer.mHeiderHeight).withDivider(drawer.mHeaderDivider).withViewPosition(ContainerDrawerItem.Position.NONE));
             }
             //set the padding on the top to 0
             drawer.mRecyclerView.setPadding(drawer.mRecyclerView.getPaddingLeft(), 0, drawer.mRecyclerView.getPaddingRight(), drawer.mRecyclerView.getPaddingBottom());