diff --git a/pkg/smokescreen/config.go b/pkg/smokescreen/config.go
index 63897b13..274d670f 100644
--- a/pkg/smokescreen/config.go
+++ b/pkg/smokescreen/config.go
@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	ProxyDialTimeout func(ctx context.Context, network, address string, timeout time.Duration) (net.Conn, error)
 
 	// Custom handler to allow clients to modify reject responses
+	// Deprecated: RejectResponseHandler is deprecated.Please use RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx instead.
 	RejectResponseHandler func(*http.Response)
 
+	// Custom handler to allow clients to modify reject responses
+	// In case RejectResponseHandler is set, this cannot be used.
+	RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx func(*SmokescreenContext, *http.Response)
+
 	// Custom handler to allow clients to modify successful CONNECT responses
 	AcceptResponseHandler func(*SmokescreenContext, *http.Response) error
 
@@ -418,6 +423,13 @@ func (config *Config) SetupTls(certFile, keyFile string, clientCAFiles []string)
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (config *Config) Validate() error {
+	if config.RejectResponseHandler != nil && config.RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx != nil {
+		return errors.New("RejectResponseHandler and RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx cannot be used together")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (config *Config) populateClientCaMap(pemCerts []byte) (ok bool) {
 
 	for len(pemCerts) > 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen.go b/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen.go
index 5dc95135..14295123 100644
--- a/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen.go
+++ b/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen.go
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ func rejectResponse(pctx *goproxy.ProxyCtx, err error) *http.Response {
 	if sctx.cfg.RejectResponseHandler != nil {
 		sctx.cfg.RejectResponseHandler(resp)
 	}
+	if sctx.cfg.RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx != nil {
+		sctx.cfg.RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx(sctx, resp)
+	}
 	return resp
 }
 
@@ -733,9 +736,14 @@ func findListener(ip string, defaultPort uint16) (net.Listener, error) {
 
 func StartWithConfig(config *Config, quit <-chan interface{}) {
 	config.Log.Println("starting")
+	var err error
+
+	if err = config.Validate(); err != nil {
+		config.Log.Fatal("invalid config", err)
+	}
+
 	proxy := BuildProxy(config)
 	listener := config.Listener
-	var err error
 
 	if listener == nil {
 		listener, err = findListener(config.Ip, config.Port)
diff --git a/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen_test.go b/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen_test.go
index 0f7b0120..89718145 100644
--- a/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/smokescreen/smokescreen_test.go
@@ -1067,6 +1067,47 @@ func TestRejectResponseHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestRejectResponseHandlerWithCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+	testHeader := "TestRejectResponseHandlerWithCtxHeader"
+	t.Run("Testing custom reject response handler", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg, err := testConfig("test-local-srv")
+
+		// set a custom RejectResponseHandler that will set a header on every reject response
+		cfg.RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx = func(_ *SmokescreenContext, resp *http.Response) {
+			resp.Header.Set(testHeader, "This header is added by the RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx")
+		}
+		r.NoError(err)
+
+		proxySrv := proxyServer(cfg)
+		r.NoError(err)
+		defer proxySrv.Close()
+
+		// Create a http.Client that uses our proxy
+		client, err := proxyClient(proxySrv.URL)
+		r.NoError(err)
+
+		// Send a request that should be blocked
+		resp, err := client.Get("http://127.0.0.1")
+		r.NoError(err)
+
+		// The RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx should set our custom header
+		h := resp.Header.Get(testHeader)
+		if h == "" {
+			t.Errorf("Expecting header %s to be set by RejectResponseHandler", testHeader)
+		}
+		// Send a request that should be allowed
+		resp, err = client.Get("http://example.com")
+		r.NoError(err)
+
+		// The header set by our custom reject response handler should not be set
+		h = resp.Header.Get(testHeader)
+		if h != "" {
+			t.Errorf("Expecting header %s to not be set by RejectResponseHandler", testHeader)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // Test that Smokescreen calls the custom accept response handler (if defined in the Config struct)
 // after every accepted request
 func TestAcceptResponseHandler(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1494,6 +1535,38 @@ func TestMitm(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestConfigValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("Test invalid config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		conf := NewConfig()
+		conf.ConnectTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+		conf.ExitTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+		conf.AdditionalErrorMessageOnDeny = "Proxy denied"
+		conf.RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx = func(smokescreenContext *SmokescreenContext, response *http.Response) {
+			fmt.Println("RejectResponseHandlerWithCtx")
+		}
+		conf.RejectResponseHandler = func(response *http.Response) {
+			fmt.Println("RejectResponseHandler")
+		}
+		err := conf.Validate()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Test valid config", func(t *testing.T) {
+		conf := NewConfig()
+		conf.ConnectTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+		conf.ExitTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+		conf.AdditionalErrorMessageOnDeny = "Proxy denied"
+
+		conf.RejectResponseHandler = func(response *http.Response) {
+			fmt.Println("RejectResponseHandler")
+		}
+		err := conf.Validate()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	})
+}
+
 func findCanonicalProxyDecision(logs []*logrus.Entry) *logrus.Entry {
 	for _, entry := range logs {
 		if entry.Message == CanonicalProxyDecision {