diff --git a/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaContext.php b/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaContext.php
index 22d4a8e47..a82770ab8 100644
--- a/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaContext.php
+++ b/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaContext.php
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ public function purgeQueue(Queue $queue): void
         throw PurgeQueueNotSupportedException::providerDoestNotSupportIt();
     }
 
+    public static function getLibrdKafkaVersion(): string
+    {
+        if (!defined('RD_KAFKA_VERSION')) {
+            throw new \RuntimeException('RD_KAFKA_VERSION constant is not defined. Phprdkafka is probably not installed');
+        }
+        $major = (RD_KAFKA_VERSION & 0xFF000000) >> 24;
+        $minor = (RD_KAFKA_VERSION & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
+        $patch = (RD_KAFKA_VERSION & 0x0000FF00) >> 8;
+
+        return "$major.$minor.$patch";
+    }
+
     private function getProducer(): VendorProducer
     {
         if (null === $this->producer) {
diff --git a/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaProducer.php b/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaProducer.php
index 3f6d1923f..77ec9115b 100644
--- a/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaProducer.php
+++ b/pkg/rdkafka/RdKafkaProducer.php
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ public function send(Destination $destination, Message $message): void
         $key = $message->getKey() ?: $destination->getKey() ?: null;
 
         $topic = $this->producer->newTopic($destination->getTopicName(), $destination->getConf());
+
+        // Note: Topic::producev method exists in phprdkafka > 3.1.0
+        // Headers in payload are maintained for backwards compatibility with apps that might run on lower phprdkafka version
+        if (method_exists($topic, 'producev')) {
+            // Phprdkafka <= 3.1.0 will fail calling `producev` on librdkafka >= 1.0.0 causing segfault
+            if (version_compare(RdKafkaContext::getLibrdKafkaVersion(), '1.0.0', '>=')
+                && version_compare(phpversion('rdkafka'), '3.1.0', '<=')) {
+                trigger_error(
+                    'Phprdkafka <= 3.1.0 is incompatible with librdkafka 1.0.0 when calling `producev`. '.
+                    'Falling back to `produce` (without message headers) instead.',
+                    E_USER_WARNING
+                );
+            } else {
+                $topic->producev($partition, 0 /* must be 0 */, $payload, $key, $message->getHeaders());
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         $topic->produce($partition, 0 /* must be 0 */, $payload, $key);
     }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rdkafka/Tests/RdKafkaProducerTest.php b/pkg/rdkafka/Tests/RdKafkaProducerTest.php
index be5b94a6a..1f8e7db8b 100644
--- a/pkg/rdkafka/Tests/RdKafkaProducerTest.php
+++ b/pkg/rdkafka/Tests/RdKafkaProducerTest.php
@@ -45,18 +45,20 @@ public function testThrowIfMessageInvalid()
 
     public function testShouldUseSerializerToEncodeMessageAndPutToExpectedTube()
     {
-        $message = new RdKafkaMessage('theBody', ['foo' => 'fooVal'], ['bar' => 'barVal']);
+        $messageHeaders = ['bar' => 'barVal'];
+        $message = new RdKafkaMessage('theBody', ['foo' => 'fooVal'], $messageHeaders);
         $message->setKey('key');
 
         $kafkaTopic = $this->createKafkaTopicMock();
         $kafkaTopic
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('produce')
+            ->method('producev')
             ->with(
                 RD_KAFKA_PARTITION_UA,
                 0,
                 'theSerializedMessage',
-                'key'
+                'key',
+                $messageHeaders
             )
         ;
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ public function testShouldPassNullAsTopicConfigIfNotSetOnTopic()
         $kafkaTopic = $this->createKafkaTopicMock();
         $kafkaTopic
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('produce')
+            ->method('producev')
         ;
 
         $kafkaProducer = $this->createKafkaProducerMock();
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ public function testShouldPassCustomConfAsTopicConfigIfSetOnTopic()
         $kafkaTopic = $this->createKafkaTopicMock();
         $kafkaTopic
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('produce')
+            ->method('producev')
         ;
 
         $kafkaProducer = $this->createKafkaProducerMock();
@@ -165,13 +167,14 @@ public function testShouldAllowGetPreviouslySetSerializer()
 
     public function testShouldAllowSerializersToSerializeKeys()
     {
-        $message = new RdKafkaMessage('theBody', ['foo' => 'fooVal'], ['bar' => 'barVal']);
+        $messageHeaders = ['bar' => 'barVal'];
+        $message = new RdKafkaMessage('theBody', ['foo' => 'fooVal'], $messageHeaders);
         $message->setKey('key');
 
         $kafkaTopic = $this->createKafkaTopicMock();
         $kafkaTopic
             ->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('produce')
+            ->method('producev')
             ->with(
                 RD_KAFKA_PARTITION_UA,
                 0,