diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 65d1a1d..ddfcbc0 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ pub fn build() -> App<'static, 'static> {
                 .number_of_values(1)
                 .help("Attach hyperlink to filenames"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("header")
+                .long("header")
+                .help("Display block headers"),
+        )
 }
 
 fn validate_date_argument(arg: String) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/src/config_file.rs b/src/config_file.rs
index b4820c6..ac996ac 100644
--- a/src/config_file.rs
+++ b/src/config_file.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub total_size: Option<bool>,
     pub symlink_arrow: Option<String>,
     pub hyperlink: Option<HyperlinkOption>,
+    pub header: Option<bool>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Deserialize)]
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ impl Config {
             total_size: None,
             symlink_arrow: None,
             hyperlink: None,
+            header: None
         }
     }
 
@@ -388,6 +390,7 @@ mod tests {
                 total_size: Some(false),
                 symlink_arrow: Some("⇒".into()),
                 hyperlink: Some(HyperlinkOption::Never),
+                header: None
             },
             c
         );
diff --git a/src/flags.rs b/src/flags.rs
index 75f3c63..81de10d 100644
--- a/src/flags.rs
+++ b/src/flags.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub mod sorting;
 pub mod symlink_arrow;
 pub mod symlinks;
 pub mod total_size;
+pub mod header;
 
 pub use blocks::Block;
 pub use blocks::Blocks;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ pub use sorting::Sorting;
 pub use symlink_arrow::SymlinkArrow;
 pub use symlinks::NoSymlink;
 pub use total_size::TotalSize;
+pub use header::Header;
 
 use crate::config_file::Config;
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ pub struct Flags {
     pub total_size: TotalSize,
     pub symlink_arrow: SymlinkArrow,
     pub hyperlink: HyperlinkOption,
+    pub header: Header,
 }
 
 impl Flags {
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ impl Flags {
             total_size: TotalSize::configure_from(matches, config),
             symlink_arrow: SymlinkArrow::configure_from(matches, config),
             hyperlink: HyperlinkOption::configure_from(matches, config),
+            header: Header::configure_from(matches, config),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/flags/header.rs b/src/flags/header.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..973c45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/flags/header.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! This module defines the [Header] flag. To set it up from [ArgMatches], a [Config] and its
+//! [Default] value, use the [configure_from](Configurable::configure_from) method.
+
+use super::Configurable;
+
+use crate::config_file::Config;
+
+use clap::ArgMatches;
+
+/// The flag showing whether to display block headers.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+pub struct Header(pub bool);
+
+impl Configurable<Self> for Header {
+    /// Get a potential `Header` value from [ArgMatches].
+    ///
+    /// If the "header" argument is passed, this returns a `Header` with value `true` in a
+    /// [Some]. Otherwise this returns [None].
+    fn from_arg_matches(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Option<Self> {
+        if matches.is_present("header") {
+            Some(Self(true))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get a potential `Header` value from a [Config].
+    ///
+    /// If the `Config::header` has value,
+    /// this returns it as the value of the `Header`, in a [Some].
+    /// Otherwise this returns [None].
+    fn from_config(config: &Config) -> Option<Self> {
+        config.header.map(Self)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::Header;
+
+    use crate::app;
+    use crate::config_file::Config;
+    use crate::flags::Configurable;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_arg_matches_none() {
+        let argv = vec!["lsd"];
+        let matches = app::build().get_matches_from_safe(argv).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(None, Header::from_arg_matches(&matches));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_arg_matches_true() {
+        let argv = vec!["lsd", "--header"];
+        let matches = app::build().get_matches_from_safe(argv).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(Some(Header(true)), Header::from_arg_matches(&matches));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_config_none() {
+        assert_eq!(None, Header::from_config(&Config::with_none()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_config_true() {
+        let mut c = Config::with_none();
+        c.header = Some(true);
+        assert_eq!(Some(Header(true)), Header::from_config(&c));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_config_false() {
+        let mut c = Config::with_none();
+        c.header = Some(false);
+        assert_eq!(Some(Header(false)), Header::from_config(&c));
+    }
+}
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