diff --git a/pkg/api/api_plugin.go b/pkg/api/api_plugin.go
index b14afec3a62..751c234bfe8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_plugin.go
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httputil"
 	"net/url"
+	"text/template"
 
 	"gopkg.in/macaron.v1"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware"
 	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
@@ -34,32 +38,28 @@ func InitApiPluginRoutes(r *macaron.Macaron) {
 					handlers = append(handlers, middleware.RoleAuth(m.ROLE_EDITOR, m.ROLE_ADMIN))
 				}
 			}
-			handlers = append(handlers, ApiPlugin(route.Url))
+			handlers = append(handlers, ApiPlugin(route, plugin.IncludedInAppId))
 			r.Route(url, route.Method, handlers...)
 			log.Info("Plugin: Adding route %s", url)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func ApiPlugin(routeUrl string) macaron.Handler {
+func ApiPlugin(route *plugins.ApiPluginRoute, includedInAppId string) macaron.Handler {
 	return func(c *middleware.Context) {
 		path := c.Params("*")
 
-		//Create a HTTP header with the context in it.
-		ctx, err := json.Marshal(c.SignedInUser)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.JsonApiErr(500, "failed to marshal context to json.", err)
-			return
-		}
-		targetUrl, _ := url.Parse(routeUrl)
-		proxy := NewApiPluginProxy(string(ctx), path, targetUrl)
+		proxy := NewApiPluginProxy(c, path, route, includedInAppId)
 		proxy.Transport = dataProxyTransport
 		proxy.ServeHTTP(c.Resp, c.Req.Request)
 	}
 }
 
-func NewApiPluginProxy(ctx string, proxyPath string, targetUrl *url.URL) *httputil.ReverseProxy {
+func NewApiPluginProxy(ctx *middleware.Context, proxyPath string, route *plugins.ApiPluginRoute, includedInAppId string) *httputil.ReverseProxy {
+	targetUrl, _ := url.Parse(route.Url)
+
 	director := func(req *http.Request) {
+
 		req.URL.Scheme = targetUrl.Scheme
 		req.URL.Host = targetUrl.Host
 		req.Host = targetUrl.Host
@@ -69,7 +69,46 @@ func NewApiPluginProxy(ctx string, proxyPath string, targetUrl *url.URL) *httput
 		// clear cookie headers
 		req.Header.Del("Cookie")
 		req.Header.Del("Set-Cookie")
-		req.Header.Add("Grafana-Context", ctx)
+
+		//Create a HTTP header with the context in it.
+		ctxJson, err := json.Marshal(ctx.SignedInUser)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.JsonApiErr(500, "failed to marshal context to json.", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		req.Header.Add("Grafana-Context", string(ctxJson))
+		// add custom headers defined in the plugin config.
+		for _, header := range route.Headers {
+			var contentBuf bytes.Buffer
+			t, err := template.New("content").Parse(header.Content)
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.JsonApiErr(500, fmt.Sprintf("could not parse header content template for header %s.", header.Name), err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			jsonData := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+			if includedInAppId != "" {
+				//lookup appSettings
+				query := m.GetAppSettingByAppIdQuery{OrgId: ctx.OrgId, AppId: includedInAppId}
+
+				if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+					ctx.JsonApiErr(500, "failed to get AppSettings of includedAppId.", err)
+					return
+				}
+
+				jsonData = query.Result.JsonData
+			}
+
+			err = t.Execute(&contentBuf, jsonData)
+			if err != nil {
+				ctx.JsonApiErr(500, fmt.Sprintf("failed to execute header content template for header %s.", header.Name), err)
+				return
+			}
+			log.Debug("Adding header to proxy request. %s: %s", header.Name, contentBuf.String())
+			req.Header.Add(header.Name, contentBuf.String())
+		}
 	}
 
 	return &httputil.ReverseProxy{Director: director}
diff --git a/pkg/models/app_settings.go b/pkg/models/app_settings.go
index 558946d0277..f3b60502cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/models/app_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/models/app_settings.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package models
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	ErrAppSettingNotFound = errors.New("AppSetting not found")
+)
 
 type AppSettings struct {
 	Id       int64
@@ -33,3 +40,9 @@ type GetAppSettingsQuery struct {
 	OrgId  int64
 	Result []*AppSettings
 }
+
+type GetAppSettingByAppIdQuery struct {
+	AppId  string
+	OrgId  int64
+	Result *AppSettings
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
index 0a47b7d18b2..efb16e696d8 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/api_plugin.go
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ApiPluginRoute struct {
-	Path            string          `json:"path"`
-	Method          string          `json:"method"`
-	ReqSignedIn     bool            `json:"reqSignedIn"`
-	ReqGrafanaAdmin bool            `json:"reqGrafanaAdmin"`
-	ReqRole         models.RoleType `json:"reqRole"`
-	Url             string          `json:"url"`
+	Path            string            `json:"path"`
+	Method          string            `json:"method"`
+	ReqSignedIn     bool              `json:"reqSignedIn"`
+	ReqGrafanaAdmin bool              `json:"reqGrafanaAdmin"`
+	ReqRole         models.RoleType   `json:"reqRole"`
+	Url             string            `json:"url"`
+	Headers         []ApiPluginHeader `json:"headers"`
 }
 
 type ApiPlugin struct {
@@ -20,11 +21,18 @@ type ApiPlugin struct {
 	Routes []*ApiPluginRoute `json:"routes"`
 }
 
+type ApiPluginHeader struct {
+	Name    string `json:"name"`
+	Content string `json:"content"`
+}
+
 func (app *ApiPlugin) Load(decoder *json.Decoder, pluginDir string) error {
 	if err := decoder.Decode(&app); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	app.PluginDir = pluginDir
+
 	ApiPlugins[app.Id] = app
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/app_plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/app_plugin.go
index 898065be8a2..d2291d487ac 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/app_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/app_plugin.go
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ func (app *AppPlugin) Load(decoder *json.Decoder, pluginDir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// check if we have child apiPlugins
+	for _, plugin := range ApiPlugins {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(plugin.PluginDir, app.PluginDir) {
+			plugin.IncludedInAppId = app.Id
+			app.Includes = append(app.Includes, AppIncludeInfo{
+				Name: plugin.Name,
+				Id:   plugin.Id,
+				Type: plugin.Type,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
 	Apps[app.Id] = app
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/app_settings.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/app_settings.go
index e9bfbeaa73b..7d9482e7b22 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/app_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/app_settings.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func init() {
 	bus.AddHandler("sql", GetAppSettings)
+	bus.AddHandler("sql", GetAppSettingByAppId)
 	bus.AddHandler("sql", UpdateAppSettings)
 }
 
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@ func GetAppSettings(query *m.GetAppSettingsQuery) error {
 	return sess.Find(&query.Result)
 }
 
+func GetAppSettingByAppId(query *m.GetAppSettingByAppIdQuery) error {
+	appSetting := m.AppSettings{OrgId: query.OrgId, AppId: query.AppId}
+	has, err := x.Get(&appSetting)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if has == false {
+		return m.ErrAppSettingNotFound
+	}
+	query.Result = &appSetting
+	return nil
+}
+
 func UpdateAppSettings(cmd *m.UpdateAppSettingsCmd) error {
 	return inTransaction2(func(sess *session) error {
 		var app m.AppSettings