diff --git a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
index 0ce3c09..973eaf2 100755
--- a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
+++ b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewManager.m
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@
     else if (section.headerTitle.length)
         return self.defaultTableViewSectionHeight;
     
+    if (section.headerHeight != RETableViewSectionFooterHeightAutomatic) {
+        return section.headerHeight;
+    }
+    
     // Forward to UITableView delegate
     //
     if ([self.delegate conformsToProtocol:@protocol(UITableViewDelegate)] && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:heightForHeaderInSection:)])
@@ -417,6 +421,10 @@
     else if (section.footerTitle.length)
         return self.defaultTableViewSectionHeight;
     
+    if (section.footerHeight != RETableViewSectionFooterHeightAutomatic) {
+        return section.footerHeight;
+    }
+    
     // Forward to UITableView delegate
     //
     if ([self.delegate conformsToProtocol:@protocol(UITableViewDelegate)] && [self.delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(tableView:heightForFooterInSection:)])
diff --git a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.h b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.h
index 5702df0..f894b44 100644
--- a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.h
+++ b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 @class RETableViewManager;
 @class RETableViewCellStyle;
 
+static CGFloat const RETableViewSectionHeaderHeightAutomatic = DBL_MAX;
+static CGFloat const RETableViewSectionFooterHeightAutomatic = DBL_MAX;
+
 /**
  Table view section.
  */
@@ -48,6 +51,16 @@
  */
 @property (copy, readwrite, nonatomic) NSString *footerTitle;
 
+/**
+ The height of the header of the specified section of the table view.
+ */
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) CGFloat headerHeight;
+
+/**
+ The height of the footer of the specified section of the table view.
+ */
+@property (assign, readwrite, nonatomic) CGFloat footerHeight;
+
 /**
  A view object to display in the header of the specified section of the table view.
  */
diff --git a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.m b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.m
index b7403e3..b870089 100644
--- a/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.m
+++ b/RETableViewManager/RETableViewSection.m
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
     if (!self)
         return nil;
     
-    self.mutableItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+    _mutableItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+    _headerHeight = RETableViewSectionHeaderHeightAutomatic;
+    _footerHeight = RETableViewSectionFooterHeightAutomatic;
     
     return self;
 }