diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_core.py
index c7cf2a2..5673094 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_core.py
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ class TwythonAPITestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.register_response(responses.GET, url, body='{"id": 210462857140252672}')
 
         data = self.api.request(endpoint, params={'id': 210462857140252672})
+        
+        if 'headers' in data:
+            del data['headers']
 
         self.assertEqual({'id': 210462857140252672}, data)
 
diff --git a/twython/api.py b/twython/api.py
index f806cea..d4e48cb 100644
--- a/twython/api.py
+++ b/twython/api.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class Twython(EndpointsMixin, object):
             raise TwythonError('Response was not valid JSON. \
                                Unable to decode.')
 
+        content['headers']=dict(response.headers)
         return content
 
     def _get_error_message(self, response):