diff --git a/spnego/http.go b/spnego/http.go
index 0cb28449..c174e73c 100644
--- a/spnego/http.go
+++ b/spnego/http.go
@@ -157,9 +157,10 @@ func respUnauthorizedNegotiate(resp *http.Response) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// SetSPNEGOHeader gets the service ticket and sets it as the SPNEGO authorization header on HTTP request object.
-// To auto generate the SPN from the request object pass a null string "".
-func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
+func setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string, headerName string) error {
+    // Common SPNEGO logic...
+    // Generate the SPNEGO token, etc.
+
 	if spn == "" {
 		h := strings.TrimSuffix(strings.SplitN(r.URL.Host, ":", 2)[0], ".")
 		name, err := net.LookupCNAME(h)
@@ -185,10 +186,21 @@ func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
 		return krberror.Errorf(err, krberror.EncodingError, "could not marshal SPNEGO")
 	}
 	hs := "Negotiate " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(nb)
-	r.Header.Set(HTTPHeaderAuthRequest, hs)
+	r.Header.Set(headerName, hs)
+  
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SetSPNEGOHeader gets the service ticket and sets it as the SPNEGO authorization header on HTTP request object.
+// To auto generate the SPN from the request object pass a null string "".
+func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
+    return setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl, r, spn, HTTPHeaderAuthRequest)
+}
+
+func SetSPNEGOProxyAuthorizationHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
+    return setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl, r, spn, HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest)
+}
+
 // Service side functionality //
 
 type ctxKey string
@@ -206,6 +218,8 @@ const (
 	CTXKeyCredentials ctxKey = "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/CTXKeyCredentials"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthRequest is the header that will hold authn/z information.
 	HTTPHeaderAuthRequest = "Authorization"
+  	// HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest is the header that will hold proxy authn/z information.
+	HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest = "Proxy-Authorization"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthResponse is the header that will hold SPNEGO data from the server.
 	HTTPHeaderAuthResponse = "WWW-Authenticate"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthResponseValueKey is the key in the auth header for SPNEGO.
@@ -290,4 +304,4 @@ func spnegoResponseReject(s *SPNEGO, w http.ResponseWriter, format string, v ...
 func spnegoResponseAcceptCompleted(s *SPNEGO, w http.ResponseWriter, format string, v ...interface{}) {
 	s.Log(format, v...)
 	w.Header().Set(HTTPHeaderAuthResponse, spnegoNegTokenRespKRBAcceptCompleted)
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/v8/spnego/http.go b/v8/spnego/http.go
index 6bc2c0ed..527c7b57 100644
--- a/v8/spnego/http.go
+++ b/v8/spnego/http.go
@@ -191,10 +191,40 @@ func setRequestSPN(r *http.Request) (types.PrincipalName, error) {
 	r.Host = h
 	return types.NewPrincipalName(nametype.KRB_NT_PRINCIPAL, "HTTP/"+h), nil
 }
+func GetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) (string, error) {
+	// Common SPNEGO logic...
+	// Generate the SPNEGO token, etc.
+
+	if spn == "" {
+		pn, err := setRequestSPN(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		spn = pn.PrincipalNameString()
+	}
+	cl.Log("using SPN %s", spn)
+	s := SPNEGOClient(cl, spn)
+	err := s.AcquireCred()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not acquire client credential: %v", err)
+	}
+	st, err := s.InitSecContext()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not initialize context: %v", err)
+	}
+	nb, err := st.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", krberror.Errorf(err, krberror.EncodingError, "could not marshal SPNEGO")
+	}
+	hs := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(nb)
+
+	return hs, nil
+}
+
+func setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string, headerName string) error {
+	// Common SPNEGO logic...
+	// Generate the SPNEGO token, etc.
 
-// SetSPNEGOHeader gets the service ticket and sets it as the SPNEGO authorization header on HTTP request object.
-// To auto generate the SPN from the request object pass a null string "".
-func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
 	if spn == "" {
 		pn, err := setRequestSPN(r)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -217,10 +247,21 @@ func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
 		return krberror.Errorf(err, krberror.EncodingError, "could not marshal SPNEGO")
 	}
 	hs := "Negotiate " + base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(nb)
-	r.Header.Set(HTTPHeaderAuthRequest, hs)
+	r.Header.Set(headerName, hs)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SetSPNEGOHeader gets the service ticket and sets it as the SPNEGO authorization header on HTTP request object.
+// To auto generate the SPN from the request object pass a null string "".
+func SetSPNEGOHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
+	return setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl, r, spn, HTTPHeaderAuthRequest)
+}
+
+func SetSPNEGOProxyAuthorizationHeader(cl *client.Client, r *http.Request, spn string) error {
+	return setSPNEGOHeaderCommon(cl, r, spn, HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest)
+}
+
 // Service side functionality //
 
 const (
@@ -236,6 +277,8 @@ const (
 	ctxCredentials = "github.com/jcmturner/gokrb5/v8/ctxCredentials"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthRequest is the header that will hold authn/z information.
 	HTTPHeaderAuthRequest = "Authorization"
+	// HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest is the header that will hold proxy authn/z information.
+	HTTPHeaderProxyAuthRequest = "Proxy-Authorization"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthResponse is the header that will hold SPNEGO data from the server.
 	HTTPHeaderAuthResponse = "WWW-Authenticate"
 	// HTTPHeaderAuthResponseValueKey is the key in the auth header for SPNEGO.