diff --git a/node-eclib.js b/node-eclib.js
index c0ab34e..490ba67 100644
--- a/node-eclib.js
+++ b/node-eclib.js
@@ -226,7 +226,21 @@ ECLib.prototype = {
             hd: 0,
             ct: 0
         };
-    }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Add header to a fragment
+     * @param {Buffer} fragment - fragment for adding header
+     * @param {Number} fragment_index - index of fragment
+     * @param {Number} object_size - object size (without alignment)
+     * @param {Number} fragment_size - object size (without header)
+     * @return {undefined}
+     */
+    addFragmentHeader: function(fragment, fragment_index, object_size,
+                                fragment_size) {
+        return addon.EclAddFragmentHeader(this.ins_id, fragment,
+            fragment_index, object_size, fragment_size, this.opt.ct, 1);
+    },
 }
 
 module.exports = ECLib;
diff --git a/src/cpp/libmain.cpp b/src/cpp/libmain.cpp
index 6c23a02..dddd0c3 100644
--- a/src/cpp/libmain.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/libmain.cpp
@@ -117,3 +117,31 @@ NAN_METHOD(EclGetFragmentSize) {
     Nan::HandleScope scope;
     info.GetReturnValue().Set(Nan::New("C++ GetFragmentSize").ToLocalChecked());
 }
+
+NAN_METHOD(EclAddFragmentHeader) {
+    Nan::HandleScope scope;
+
+    if (info.Length() != 7) {
+        Nan::ThrowTypeError("Wrong number of arguments EclAddFragmentHeader");
+        return ;
+    }
+
+    ec_checksum_type_t ct;
+    ec_backend_t instance;
+
+    int desc = Nan::To<int>(info[0]).FromJust();
+    char *frag = node::Buffer::Data(info[1]);
+    int frag_idx = Nan::To<int>(info[2]).FromJust();
+    int64_t obj_size = Nan::To<int64_t>(info[3]).FromJust();
+    int frag_size = Nan::To<int>(info[4]).FromJust();
+    int _ct = Nan::To<int>(info[5]).FromJust();
+    int add_cs = Nan::To<int>(info[6]).FromJust();
+
+    ct  = get_ec_checksum_type(_ct);
+
+    instance = liberasurecode_backend_instance_get_by_desc(desc);
+
+    init_fragment_header(frag);
+    add_fragment_metadata(instance, frag, frag_idx, obj_size, frag_size, ct,
+                            add_cs);
+}
diff --git a/src/cpp/libmain.h b/src/cpp/libmain.h
index a8a542e..fe23b7f 100644
--- a/src/cpp/libmain.h
+++ b/src/cpp/libmain.h
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef ECLIB_LIBMAIN_H
-# define ECLIB_LIBMAIN_H
+#define ECLIB_LIBMAIN_H
 
 #include <nan.h>
 #include <liberasurecode/erasurecode.h>
+#include <liberasurecode/erasurecode_backend.h>
 #include <liberasurecode/erasurecode_helpers.h>
+extern "C" {
+#include <liberasurecode/erasurecode_helpers_ext.h>
+#include <liberasurecode/erasurecode_postprocessing.h>
+}
 
 NAN_METHOD(EclCreate);
 NAN_METHOD(EclDestroy);
@@ -38,5 +43,6 @@ NAN_METHOD(EclVerifyStripeMetadata);
 NAN_METHOD(EclGetAlignedDataSize);
 NAN_METHOD(EclGetMinimumEncodeSize);
 NAN_METHOD(EclGetFragmentSize);
+NAN_METHOD(EclAddFragmentHeader);
 
 #endif /* ECLIB_LIBMAIN_H */
diff --git a/src/cpp/node-eclib.cpp b/src/cpp/node-eclib.cpp
index 2e61c7c..79a1667 100644
--- a/src/cpp/node-eclib.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/node-eclib.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ NAN_MODULE_INIT(Init) {
   NAN_EXPORT(target, EclGetAlignedDataSize);
   NAN_EXPORT(target, EclGetMinimumEncodeSize);
   NAN_EXPORT(target, EclGetFragmentSize);
+  NAN_EXPORT(target, EclAddFragmentHeader);
 }
 
 NODE_MODULE(node_eclib, Init)
diff --git a/test/functional/header.js b/test/functional/header.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85c2de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/header.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var eclib = require('../../index');
+var enums = eclib.enums;
+var ECLibUtil = eclib.util;
+var buffertools = require("buffertools");
+var crypto = require('crypto');
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+var k = 10;
+var m = 5;
+
+var ec = new eclib({
+  "bc_id": enums.BackendId["EC_BACKEND_JERASURE_RS_VAND"],
+  "k": k,
+  "m": m,
+  "w": 8,
+  "hd": m + 1,
+  "ct": 2,
+});
+
+ec.init();
+
+function genFrags(fragSize) {
+    var arr = [];
+    for (var idx = 0; idx < k; idx++) {
+        arr.push(crypto.randomBytes(fragSize));
+    }
+    return arr;
+}
+
+var headerSize = 80;
+var initHeader = new Buffer(headerSize);
+buffertools.fill(initHeader, 0);
+
+var fragSize = 256;
+var objSize = k * fragSize;
+var frags = genFrags(fragSize);
+var data = Buffer.concat(frags, objSize);
+
+describe('create fragment header', function(done) {
+    before('add init header', function(done) {
+        frags.forEach(function(frag, idx) {
+            frags[idx] = Buffer.concat([initHeader, frag],
+                fragSize + headerSize);
+        });
+        done();
+    });
+
+    it('should be OK', function(done) {
+        frags.forEach(function(frag, fragIdx) {
+            ec.addFragmentHeader(frag, fragIdx, objSize, fragSize);
+        });
+
+        ec.encode(data, function(status, dataFragments, parityFragments,
+            fragmentLength) {
+            assert.equal(status, 0);
+
+            // check headered fragments and encoded ones
+            dataFragments.forEach(function(frag, fragIdx) {
+                assert.equal(buffertools.compare(frags[fragIdx], frag), 0);
+            });
+
+            done();
+        });
+    });
+});