diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
index 4a7402407bc..8b2daa23a79 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/VDataTable.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import { computed, toRef } from 'vue'
 import { genericComponent, propsFactory, useRender } from '@/util'
 
 // Types
-import type { UnwrapRef } from 'vue'
+import type { DeepReadonly, UnwrapRef } from 'vue'
 import type { Group } from './composables/group'
-import type { CellProps, DataTableItem, InternalDataTableHeader, RowProps } from './types'
+import type { CellProps, DataTableHeader, DataTableItem, InternalDataTableHeader, RowProps } from './types'
 import type { VDataTableHeadersSlots } from './VDataTableHeaders'
 import type { VDataTableRowsSlots } from './VDataTableRows'
 import type { GenericProps, SelectItemKey } from '@/util'
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export const VDataTable = genericComponent<new <T extends readonly any[], V>(
     rowProps?: RowProps<ItemType<T>>
     cellProps?: CellProps<ItemType<T>>
     itemSelectable?: SelectItemKey<ItemType<T>>
+    headers?: DeepReadonly<DataTableHeader<ItemType<T>>[]>
     modelValue?: V
     'onUpdate:modelValue'?: (value: V) => void
   },
diff --git a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/types.ts b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/types.ts
index 3bb5a61a54d..1faee9aafd9 100644
--- a/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/types.ts
+++ b/packages/vuetify/src/components/VDataTable/types.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import type { SelectItemKey } from '@/util'
 
 export type DataTableCompareFunction<T = any> = (a: T, b: T) => number
 
-export type DataTableHeader = {
+export type DataTableHeader<T = Record<string, any>> = {
   key?: 'data-table-group' | 'data-table-select' | 'data-table-expand' | (string & {})
-  value?: SelectItemKey
+  value?: SelectItemKey<T>
   title?: string
 
   fixed?: boolean
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type DataTableHeader = {
   sort?: DataTableCompareFunction
   filter?: FilterFunction
 
-  children?: DataTableHeader[]
+  children?: DataTableHeader<T>[]
 }
 
 export type InternalDataTableHeader = Omit<DataTableHeader, 'key' | 'value' | 'children'> & {