diff --git a/problem-spring-web/src/main/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTrait.java b/problem-spring-web/src/main/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTrait.java
index 89d2448b..ff383714 100644
--- a/problem-spring-web/src/main/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTrait.java
+++ b/problem-spring-web/src/main/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTrait.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ default ResponseEntity<Problem> handleResponseStatusException(
             final ResponseStatusException exception,
             final NativeWebRequest request) {
         String reason = exception.getReason();
-        return create(new HttpStatusAdapter(exception.getStatusCode()),exception, request);
+        return create(new HttpStatusAdapter(exception.getStatusCode()),exception, request, exception.getHeaders());
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/example/ExampleRestController.java b/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/example/ExampleRestController.java
index 893053b3..e2ed8710 100644
--- a/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/example/ExampleRestController.java
+++ b/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/example/ExampleRestController.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import dev.failsafe.CircuitBreaker;
 import dev.failsafe.Failsafe;
 import lombok.Data;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
@@ -112,6 +113,13 @@ private static final class MyResponseStatusException extends ResponseStatusExcep
         MyResponseStatusException() {
             super(HttpStatus.NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public HttpHeaders getHeaders() {
+            var headers = new HttpHeaders();
+            headers.set(HttpHeaders.RETRY_AFTER, "5");
+            return headers;
+        }
     }
 
     @RequestMapping(path = "/nested-throwable", method = GET)
diff --git a/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTraitTest.java b/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTraitTest.java
index 3d0dfc6f..8ad9442b 100644
--- a/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTraitTest.java
+++ b/problem-spring-web/src/test/java/org/zalando/problem/spring/web/advice/general/ResponseStatusAdviceTraitTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ void throwableProblem() throws Exception {
         mvc().perform(request(GET, "http://localhost/api/handler-throwable-extended"))
                 .andExpect(status().isNotImplemented())
                 .andExpect(header().string("Content-Type", is("application/problem+json")))
+                .andExpect(header().string("Retry-After", is("5")))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.type").doesNotExist())
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.title", is("Not Implemented")))
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.status", is(501)));