diff --git a/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/model/headers/RawHeader.java b/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/model/headers/RawHeader.java
index e444d4d3bc..aec58b09f7 100644
--- a/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/model/headers/RawHeader.java
+++ b/akka-http-core/src/main/java/akka/http/javadsl/model/headers/RawHeader.java
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ package akka.http.javadsl.model.headers;
 public abstract class RawHeader extends akka.http.scaladsl.model.HttpHeader {
     public abstract String name();
     public abstract String value();
+
+    public static RawHeader create(String name, String value) {
+        return new akka.http.scaladsl.model.headers.RawHeader(name, value);
+    }
 }