diff --git a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
index 4a51d7c..6c9e3a8 100644
--- a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
+++ b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
 
         if getattr(message, "alternative_subtype", None):
             if message.alternative_subtype == "mandrill":
+                self._build_advanced_message_dict(message)
                 if message.alternatives:
                     self._add_alternatives(message)
 
@@ -109,6 +110,25 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
             "to": self.recipients
         }
 
+    def _build_advanced_message_dict(self, message):
+        """
+        Builds advanced message dict and attaches any accepted extra headers.
+        """
+        self.msg_dict.update({
+            "from_name": message.from_name,
+            "tags": message.tags,
+            "track_opens": message.track_opens,
+        })
+
+        if message.extra_headers:
+            accepted_headers = {}
+
+            for k in message.extra_headers.keys():
+                if k.startswith("X-") or k == "Reply-To":
+                    accepted_headers.update(
+                        {"%s" % k: message.extra_headers[k]})
+            self.msg_dict.update({"headers": accepted_headers})
+
     def _add_alternatives(self, message):
         """
         There can be only one! ... alternative attachment.
@@ -123,9 +143,6 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
                 "check the alternatives you have attached to your message.")
 
         self.msg_dict.update({
-            "from_name": message.from_name,
             "html": message.alternatives[0][0],
-            "tags": message.tags,
-            "track_opens": message.track_opens,
             "track_clicks": message.track_clicks
         })
diff --git a/djrill/tests.py b/djrill/tests.py
index 70bd17b..dcedda2 100644
--- a/djrill/tests.py
+++ b/djrill/tests.py
@@ -8,21 +8,26 @@ from djrill.mail import DjrillMessage
 class DjrillMessageTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.subject = "Djrill baby djrill."
+        self.from_name = "Tarzan"
         self.from_email = "test@example"
         self.to = ["King Kong <kingkong@example.com>",
             "Cheetah <cheetah@example.com", "bubbles@example.com"]
         self.text_content = "Wonderful fallback text content."
         self.html_content = "<h1>That's a nice HTML email right there.</h1>"
+        self.headers = {"Reply-To": "tarzan@example.com"}
         self.tags = ["track", "this"]
 
     def test_djrill_message_success(self):
         msg = DjrillMessage(self.subject, self.text_content, self.from_email,
-            self.to, tags=self.tags)
+            self.to, tags=self.tags, headers=self.headers,
+            from_name=self.from_name)
 
         self.assertIsInstance(msg, DjrillMessage)
         self.assertEqual(msg.body, self.text_content)
         self.assertEqual(msg.recipients(), self.to)
         self.assertEqual(msg.tags, self.tags)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.extra_headers, self.headers)
+        self.assertEqual(msg.from_name, self.from_name)
 
     def test_djrill_message_html_success(self):
         msg = DjrillMessage(self.subject, self.text_content, self.from_email,