diff --git a/markitzero.go b/markitzero.go
index 36a50b8..dfe263d 100644
--- a/markitzero.go
+++ b/markitzero.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var re_zerolink = regexp.MustCompile(`\[([^]]*)\]\(([^)]*\)?)\)`)
 var re_imgfix = regexp.MustCompile(`<img ([^>]*)>`)
 var re_lister = regexp.MustCompile(`((^|\n)(\+|-).*)+\n?`)
 var re_tabler = regexp.MustCompile(`((^|\n)\|.*)+\n?`)
+var re_header = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\n)(#+) (.*)`)
 
 var lighter = synlight.New(synlight.Options{Format: synlight.HTML})
 
@@ -135,6 +136,11 @@ func markitzero(s string) string {
 		r.WriteString("</table><p>")
 		return r.String()
 	})
+	s = re_header.ReplaceAllStringFunc(s, func(s string) string {
+		m := re_header.FindStringSubmatch(s)
+		num := len(m[2])
+		return fmt.Sprintf("<h%d>%s</h%d><p>", num, m[3], num)
+	})
 
 	// restore images
 	s = strings.Replace(s, "&lt;img x&gt;", "<img x>", -1)
diff --git a/markitzero_test.go b/markitzero_test.go
index 208e159..4d49ff6 100644
--- a/markitzero_test.go
+++ b/markitzero_test.go
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ para
 	doonezerotest(t, input, output)
 }
 
+func TestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `hello
+## fruits
+Love 'em. Eat 'em.
+`
+	output := `hello<h2>fruits</h2><p>Love 'em. Eat 'em.`
+	doonezerotest(t, input, output)
+}
+
 var benchData, simpleData string
 
 func init() {