diff --git a/docs/extras/headers.md b/docs/extras/headers.md
index 98a844756..2f192b37b 100644
--- a/docs/extras/headers.md
+++ b/docs/extras/headers.md
@@ -66,12 +66,13 @@ pagy_render(Product.all)
 ## Headers
 
 This extra generates the standard `Link` header defined in the
-[RFC-8288](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8288), and adds 3 customizable headers useful for pagination: `Page-Items`, `Total-Pages` and `Total-Count` headers.
+[RFC-8288](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8288), and adds 4 customizable headers useful for pagination: `Current-Page`, `Page-Items`, `Total-Pages` and `Total-Count` headers.
 
 Example of the default HTTP headers produced:
 
 ```
 Link <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel="first", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel="prev", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel="next", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel="last"
+Current-Page 3
 Page-Items 20
 Total-Pages 50 
 Total-Count 1000 
@@ -89,14 +90,15 @@ Example of HTTP headers produced from a `Pagy::Countless` object:
 
 ```
 Link <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel="first", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel="prev", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel="next"
+Current-Page 3
 Page-Items 20 
 ```
 
 ## Variables
 
-| Variable   | Description                                              | Default                                                               |
-|:-----------|:---------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `:headers` | Hash variable to customize/suppress the optional headers | `{ items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }` |
+| Variable   | Description                                              | Default                                                                                     |
+|:-----------|:---------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `:headers` | Hash variable to customize/suppress the optional headers | `{ page: 'Current-Page', items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }` |
 
 As usual, depending on the scope of the customization, you can set the variables globally or for a single pagy instance.
 
@@ -104,10 +106,10 @@ For example, the following will change the header names and will suppres the `:p
 
 ```ruby
 # globally
-Pagy::VARS[:headers] = {items: 'Per-Page', pages: false, count: 'Total'}
+Pagy::VARS[:headers] = {page: 'Current-Page', items: 'Per-Page', pages: false, count: 'Total'}
 
 # or for single instance
-pagy, records = pagy(collection, headers: {items: 'Per-Page', pages: false, count: 'Total'})
+pagy, records = pagy(collection, headers: {page: 'Current-Page', items: 'Per-Page', pages: false, count: 'Total'})
 ```
 
 ## Methods
@@ -133,5 +135,3 @@ This method generates a hash structure of the headers, useful if you want to inc
 ```ruby
 render json: records.as_json.merge!(meta: {pagination: pagy_headers_hash(pagy)})
 ```
-
-
diff --git a/lib/config/pagy.rb b/lib/config/pagy.rb
index 52ba66660..b0313ce8d 100644
--- a/lib/config/pagy.rb
+++ b/lib/config/pagy.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 # Headers extra: http response headers (and other helpers) useful for API pagination
 # See http://ddnexus.github.io/pagy/extras/headers
 # require 'pagy/extras/headers'
-# Pagy::VARS[:headers] = { items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }     # default
+# Pagy::VARS[:headers] = { page: 'Current-Page', items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }     # default
 
 # Support extra: Extra support for features like: incremental, infinite, auto-scroll pagination
 # See https://ddnexus.github.io/pagy/extras/support
diff --git a/lib/pagy/extras/headers.rb b/lib/pagy/extras/headers.rb
index 1e0bd1954..afa4ac658 100644
--- a/lib/pagy/extras/headers.rb
+++ b/lib/pagy/extras/headers.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Pagy
   # Add specialized backend methods to add pagination response headers
   module Backend ; private
 
-    VARS[:headers] = { items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }
+    VARS[:headers] = { page: 'Current-Page', items: 'Page-Items', count: 'Total-Count', pages: 'Total-Pages' }
 
     include Helpers
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def pagy_headers_hash(pagy)
       url_str   = pagy_url_for(Frontend::MARKER, pagy, :url)
       hash      = { 'Link' => Hash[rels.map{|rel, n|[rel, url_str.sub(Frontend::MARKER, n.to_s)] if n}.compact] }
       headers   = pagy.vars[:headers]
+      hash[headers[:page]]  = pagy.page         if headers[:page]
       hash[headers[:items]] = pagy.vars[:items] if headers[:items]
       unless countless
         hash[headers[:pages]] = pagy.pages if headers[:pages]
diff --git a/test/pagy/extras/headers_test.rb b/test/pagy/extras/headers_test.rb
index 930ee9eb7..6773b057f 100644
--- a/test/pagy/extras/headers_test.rb
+++ b/test/pagy/extras/headers_test.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     it 'returns the full headers hash' do
       pagy, _records = @controller.send(:pagy, @collection)
-      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
+      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Current-Page"=>3, "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
     end
 
     it 'returns custom headers hash' do
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@
 
     it 'returns the countless headers hash' do
       pagy, _records = @controller.send(:pagy_countless, @collection)
-      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\"", "Page-Items"=>20})
+      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\"", "Current-Page"=>3, "Page-Items"=>20})
     end
 
     it 'omit prev on first page' do
       pagy, _records = @controller.send(:pagy, @collection, page: 1)
-      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
+      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Current-Page"=>1, "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
     end
 
     it 'omit next on last page' do
       pagy, _records = @controller.send(:pagy, @collection, page: 50)
-      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=49>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
+      @controller.send(:pagy_headers, pagy).must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=49>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Current-Page"=>50, "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
     end
 
   end
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     it 'returns the full headers hash' do
       pagy, _records = @controller.send(:pagy, @collection)
       @controller.send(:pagy_headers_merge, pagy)
-      @controller.send(:response).headers.must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
+      @controller.send(:response).headers.must_equal({"Link"=>"<https://example.com:8080/foo?page=1>; rel=\"first\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=2>; rel=\"prev\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=4>; rel=\"next\", <https://example.com:8080/foo?page=50>; rel=\"last\"", "Current-Page"=>3, "Page-Items"=>20, "Total-Pages"=>50, "Total-Count"=>1000})
     end
 
   end