diff --git a/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectivesSpec.scala b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectivesSpec.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..711a1497a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-http-tests/src/test/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectivesSpec.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
+ */
+
+package akka.http.server.directives
+
+import akka.http.model._
+import MediaTypes._
+import headers._
+import StatusCodes._
+
+import akka.http.server._
+
+class RespondWithDirectivesSpec extends RoutingSpec {
+
+  "overrideStatusCode" should {
+    "set the given status on successful responses" in {
+      Get() ~> {
+        overrideStatusCode(Created) { completeOk }
+      } ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(Created) }
+    }
+    "leave rejections unaffected" in {
+      Get() ~> {
+        overrideStatusCode(Created) { reject }
+      } ~> check { rejections shouldEqual Nil }
+    }
+  }
+
+  val customHeader = RawHeader("custom", "custom")
+  val customHeader2 = RawHeader("custom2", "custom2")
+  val existingHeader = RawHeader("custom", "existing")
+
+  "respondWithHeader" should {
+    val customHeader = RawHeader("custom", "custom")
+    "add the given header to successful responses" in {
+      Get() ~> {
+        respondWithHeader(customHeader) { completeOk }
+      } ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = customHeader :: Nil) }
+    }
+  }
+  "respondWithHeaders" should {
+    "add the given headers to successful responses" in {
+      Get() ~> {
+        respondWithHeaders(customHeader, customHeader2) { completeOk }
+      } ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = customHeader :: customHeader2 :: Nil) }
+    }
+  }
+  "respondWithDefaultHeader" should {
+    def route(extraHeaders: HttpHeader*) = respondWithDefaultHeader(customHeader) {
+      respondWithHeaders(extraHeaders: _*) {
+        completeOk
+      }
+    }
+
+    "add the given header to a response if the header was missing before" in {
+      Get() ~> route() ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = customHeader :: Nil) }
+    }
+    "don't change a response if the header already existed" in {
+      Get() ~> route(existingHeader) ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = existingHeader :: Nil) }
+    }
+  }
+  "respondWithDefaultHeaders" should {
+    def route(extraHeaders: HttpHeader*) = respondWithDefaultHeaders(customHeader, customHeader2) {
+      respondWithHeaders(extraHeaders: _*) {
+        completeOk
+      }
+    }
+
+    "add the given headers to a response if the header was missing before" in {
+      Get() ~> route() ~> check { response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = customHeader :: customHeader2 :: Nil) }
+    }
+    "don't update an existing header" in {
+      Get() ~> route(existingHeader) ~> check {
+        response shouldEqual HttpResponse(headers = existingHeader :: customHeader2 :: Nil)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/Directives.scala b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/Directives.scala
index a70e732c5e..5681610fee 100644
--- a/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/Directives.scala
+++ b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/Directives.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ trait Directives extends RouteConcatenation
   //with ParameterDirectives
   with PathDirectives
   //with RangeDirectives
-  //with RespondWithDirectives
+  with RespondWithDirectives
   with RouteDirectives
   with SchemeDirectives
 //with SecurityDirectives
diff --git a/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectives.scala b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectives.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa1b400db1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/directives/RespondWithDirectives.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package akka.http.server
+package directives
+
+import akka.http.model._
+import scala.collection.immutable
+
+trait RespondWithDirectives {
+  import BasicDirectives._
+
+  /**
+   * Overrides the given response status on all HTTP responses of its inner Route.
+   */
+  def overrideStatusCode(responseStatus: StatusCode): Directive0 =
+    mapResponse(_.copy(status = responseStatus))
+
+  /**
+   * Unconditionally adds the given response header to all HTTP responses of its inner Route.
+   */
+  def respondWithHeader(responseHeader: HttpHeader): Directive0 = respondWithHeaders(responseHeader)
+
+  /**
+   * Adds the given response header to all HTTP responses of its inner Route,
+   * if the response from the inner Route doesn't already contain a header with the same name.
+   */
+  def respondWithDefaultHeader(responseHeader: HttpHeader): Directive0 = respondWithDefaultHeaders(responseHeader)
+
+  /**
+   * Unconditionally adds the given response headers to all HTTP responses of its inner Route.
+   */
+  def respondWithHeaders(responseHeaders: HttpHeader*): Directive0 =
+    respondWithHeaders(responseHeaders.toVector)
+
+  /**
+   * Unconditionally adds the given response headers to all HTTP responses of its inner Route.
+   */
+  def respondWithHeaders(responseHeaders: immutable.Seq[HttpHeader]): Directive0 =
+    mapResponseHeaders(responseHeaders ++ _)
+
+  /**
+   * Adds the given response headers to all HTTP responses of its inner Route,
+   * if a header already exists it is not added again.
+   */
+  def respondWithDefaultHeaders(responseHeaders: HttpHeader*): Directive0 =
+    respondWithDefaultHeaders(responseHeaders.toVector)
+
+  /* Adds the given response headers to all HTTP responses of its inner Route,
+   * if a header already exists it is not added again.
+   */
+  def respondWithDefaultHeaders(responseHeaders: immutable.Seq[HttpHeader]): Directive0 =
+    mapResponse(_.withDefaultHeaders(responseHeaders))
+}
+
+object RespondWithDirectives extends RespondWithDirectives