diff --git a/lib/faraday/utils/headers.rb b/lib/faraday/utils/headers.rb
index 90b8be24f..d4f80868a 100644
--- a/lib/faraday/utils/headers.rb
+++ b/lib/faraday/utils/headers.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ def delete(key)
         super(key)
       end
 
+      def dig(key, *rest)
+        key = KeyMap[key]
+        key = @names.fetch(key.downcase, key)
+        super(key, *rest)
+      end
+
       def include?(key)
         @names.include? key.downcase
       end
diff --git a/spec/faraday/utils/headers_spec.rb b/spec/faraday/utils/headers_spec.rb
index 66751f7f6..238bfd990 100644
--- a/spec/faraday/utils/headers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/faraday/utils/headers_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
     it { expect(subject.delete('content-type')).to be_nil }
   end
 
+  describe '#dig' do
+    before { subject['Content-Type'] = 'application/json' }
+
+    it { expect(subject&.dig('Content-Type')).to eq('application/json') }
+    it { expect(subject&.dig('CONTENT-TYPE')).to eq('application/json') }
+    it { expect(subject&.dig(:content_type)).to eq('application/json') }
+    it { expect(subject&.dig('invalid')).to be_nil }
+  end
+
   describe '#parse' do
     context 'when response headers leave http status line out' do
       let(:headers) { "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: text/html\r\n\r\n" }