diff --git a/lib/logster.ex b/lib/logster.ex
index 560e139..5c03c48 100644
--- a/lib/logster.ex
+++ b/lib/logster.ex
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ defmodule Logster do
       extra_fields: Application.get_env(:logster, :extra_fields, []),
       excludes: Application.get_env(:logster, :excludes, []),
       renames: Application.get_env(:logster, :renames, []),
+      filter_headers: Application.get_env(:logster, :filter_headers, []),
       filter_parameters:
         Application.get_env(:logster, :filter_parameters, @default_filter_parameters)
     }
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ defmodule Logster do
     # add items in reverse order of how we want them to appear in the log message.
     []
     |> maybe_put_duration(duration_us, log_config)
+    |> maybe_put_filter_headers(conn, log_config)
     |> maybe_put_headers(conn, log_config)
     |> maybe_put_status(conn, log_config)
     |> maybe_put_query(conn, log_config)
@@ -191,6 +193,17 @@ defmodule Logster do
     microseconds / 1000
   end
 
+  defp maybe_put_filter_headers(fields, _conn, %{filter_headers: []}), do: fields
+
+  defp maybe_put_filter_headers(fields, conn, %{filter_headers: filter_headers}) do
+    headers =
+      conn.req_headers
+      |> Enum.reject(fn {k, _} -> Enum.member?(filter_headers, k) end)
+      |> Enum.into(%{}, fn {k, v} -> {k, v} end)
+
+    fields |> Keyword.put(:headers, headers)
+  end
+
   defp maybe_put_headers(fields, _conn, %{headers: []}), do: fields
 
   defp maybe_put_headers(fields, conn, %{headers: log_headers}) do
diff --git a/test/logster/plug_test.exs b/test/logster/plug_test.exs
index 4927d66..24154e0 100644
--- a/test/logster/plug_test.exs
+++ b/test/logster/plug_test.exs
@@ -282,4 +282,31 @@ defmodule Logster.PlugTest do
     refute headers["my-header-two"]
     refute headers["my-header-three"]
   end
+
+  @tag with_config: [filter_headers: ["my-header-one"]]
+  test "[String] log headers with filtering by key" do
+    message =
+      conn(:post, "/hello/world", [])
+      |> put_req_header("my-header-one", "test-value-1")
+      |> put_req_header("my-header-two", "test-value-2")
+      |> call_and_capture_log(MyPlug)
+
+    refute message =~ ~s("test-value-1")
+    assert message =~ ~s("test-value-2")
+  end
+
+  @tag with_config: [
+         headers: ["my-header-one", "my-header-two"],
+         filter_headers: ["my-header-one"]
+       ]
+  test "[String] log only specified headers even with filter_headers settings" do
+    message =
+      conn(:post, "/hello/world", [])
+      |> put_req_header("my-header-one", "test-value-1")
+      |> put_req_header("my-header-two", "test-value-2")
+      |> call_and_capture_log(MyPlug)
+
+    assert message =~ ~s("test-value-1")
+    assert message =~ ~s("test-value-2")
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/logster_test.exs b/test/logster_test.exs
index d4674ea..4d710e4 100644
--- a/test/logster_test.exs
+++ b/test/logster_test.exs
@@ -945,6 +945,22 @@ defmodule Logster.Test do
       assert {:headers, %{"host" => "example.com", "accept" => "text/html"}} in fields
     end
 
+    @tag with_config: [filter_headers: ["content-type"]]
+    test "adds all the headers excluding specified" do
+      fields =
+        %Plug.Conn{
+          state: :set_chunked,
+          req_headers: [
+            {"content-type", "application/json"},
+            {"host", "example.com"},
+            {"accept", "text/html"}
+          ]
+        }
+        |> Logster.get_conn_fields(0)
+
+      assert {:headers, %{"host" => "example.com", "accept" => "text/html"}} in fields
+    end
+
     @tag with_config: [extra_fields: [:host]]
     test "includes host when enabled in config" do
       fields =