diff --git a/v2/header.go b/v2/header.go
index 6488461f..453fab7e 100644
--- a/v2/header.go
+++ b/v2/header.go
@@ -31,9 +31,15 @@ package gax
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2/callctx"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -117,3 +123,46 @@ func XGoogHeader(keyval ...string) string {
 	}
 	return buf.String()[1:]
 }
+
+// InsertMetadataIntoOutgoingContext is for use by the Google Cloud Libraries
+// only.
+//
+// InsertMetadataIntoOutgoingContext returns a new context that merges the
+// provided keyvals metadata pairs with any existing metadata/headers in the
+// provided context. keyvals should have a corresponding value for every key
+// provided. If there is an odd number of keyvals this method will panic.
+// Existing values for keys will not be overwritten, instead provided values
+// will be appended to the list of existing values.
+func InsertMetadataIntoOutgoingContext(ctx context.Context, keyvals ...string) context.Context {
+	return metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, insertMetadata(ctx, keyvals...))
+}
+
+// BuildHeaders is for use by the Google Cloud Libraries only.
+//
+// BuildHeaders returns a new http.Header that merges the provided
+// keyvals header pairs with any existing metadata/headers in the provided
+// context. keyvals should have a corresponding value for every key provided.
+// If there is an odd number of keyvals this method will panic.
+// Existing values for keys will not be overwritten, instead provided values
+// will be appended to the list of existing values.
+func BuildHeaders(ctx context.Context, keyvals ...string) http.Header {
+	return http.Header(insertMetadata(ctx, keyvals...))
+}
+
+func insertMetadata(ctx context.Context, keyvals ...string) metadata.MD {
+	if len(keyvals)%2 != 0 {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("gax: an even number of key value pairs must be provided, got %d", len(keyvals)))
+	}
+	out, ok := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		out = metadata.MD(make(map[string][]string))
+	}
+	headers := callctx.HeadersFromContext(ctx)
+	for k, v := range headers {
+		out[k] = append(out[k], v...)
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(keyvals); i = i + 2 {
+		out[keyvals[i]] = append(out[keyvals[i]], keyvals[i+1])
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/v2/header_test.go b/v2/header_test.go
index 94b5ccf8..74b2e046 100644
--- a/v2/header_test.go
+++ b/v2/header_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@
 package gax
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2/callctx"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
 
 func TestXGoogHeader(t *testing.T) {
@@ -89,3 +93,64 @@ func TestGoVersion(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestInsertMetadataIntoOutgoingContext(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tst := range []struct {
+		// User-provided metadata set in context
+		userMd metadata.MD
+		// User-provided headers set in context
+		userHeaders []string
+		// Client-provided headers passed to func
+		clientHeaders []string
+		want          metadata.MD
+	}{
+		{
+			userMd: metadata.Pairs("key_1", "val_1", "key_2", "val_21"),
+			want:   metadata.Pairs("key_1", "val_1", "key_2", "val_21"),
+		},
+		{
+			userHeaders: []string{"key_2", "val_22"},
+			want:        metadata.Pairs("key_2", "val_22"),
+		},
+		{
+			clientHeaders: []string{"key_2", "val_23", "key_2", "val_24"},
+			want:          metadata.Pairs("key_2", "val_23", "key_2", "val_24"),
+		},
+		{
+			userMd:        metadata.Pairs("key_1", "val_1", "key_2", "val_21"),
+			userHeaders:   []string{"key_2", "val_22"},
+			clientHeaders: []string{"key_2", "val_23", "key_2", "val_24"},
+			want:          metadata.Pairs("key_1", "val_1", "key_2", "val_21", "key_2", "val_22", "key_2", "val_23", "key_2", "val_24"),
+		},
+	} {
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		if tst.userMd != nil {
+			ctx = metadata.NewOutgoingContext(ctx, tst.userMd)
+		}
+		ctx = callctx.SetHeaders(ctx, tst.userHeaders...)
+
+		ctx = InsertMetadataIntoOutgoingContext(ctx, tst.clientHeaders...)
+
+		got, _ := metadata.FromOutgoingContext(ctx)
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(tst.want, got); diff != "" {
+			t.Errorf("InsertMetadata(ctx, %q) mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", tst.clientHeaders, diff)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	// User-provided metadata set in context
+	existingMd := metadata.Pairs("key_1", "val_1", "key_2", "val_21")
+	ctx := metadata.NewOutgoingContext(context.Background(), existingMd)
+	// User-provided headers set in context
+	ctx = callctx.SetHeaders(ctx, "key_2", "val_22")
+	// Client-provided headers
+	keyvals := []string{"key_2", "val_23", "key_2", "val_24"}
+
+	got := BuildHeaders(ctx, keyvals...)
+
+	want := http.Header{"key_1": []string{"val_1"}, "key_2": []string{"val_21", "val_22", "val_23", "val_24"}}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(want, got); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("InsertMetadata(ctx, %q) mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", keyvals, diff)
+	}
+}