diff --git a/packages/native-stack/src/types.tsx b/packages/native-stack/src/types.tsx
index 7ca194fc..a7d6f90f 100644
--- a/packages/native-stack/src/types.tsx
+++ b/packages/native-stack/src/types.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   NavigationHelpers,
   NavigationProp,
   ParamListBase,
+  Route,
   RouteProp,
   StackActionHelpers,
   StackNavigationState,
@@ -60,11 +61,39 @@ export type NativeStackNavigationHelpers = NavigationHelpers<
 // We want it to be an empty object because navigator does not have any additional props
 export type NativeStackNavigationConfig = {};
 
+export type NativeStackHeaderProps = {
+  /**
+   * Options for the back button.
+   */
+  back?: {
+    /**
+     * Title of the previous screen.
+     */
+    title: string;
+  };
+  /**
+   * Options for the current screen.
+   */
+  options: NativeStackNavigationOptions;
+  /**
+   * Route object for the current screen.
+   */
+  route: Route<string>;
+  /**
+   * Navigation prop for the header.
+   */
+  navigation: NativeStackNavigationProp<ParamListBase>;
+};
+
 export type NativeStackNavigationOptions = {
   /**
    * String that can be displayed in the header as a fallback for `headerTitle`.
    */
   title?: string;
+  /**
+   * Function that given `HeaderProps` returns a React Element to display as a header.
+   */
+  header?: (props: NativeStackHeaderProps) => React.ReactNode;
   /**
    * Whether the back button is visible in the header.
    * You can use it to show a back button alongside `headerLeft` if you have specified it.
diff --git a/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.native.tsx b/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.native.tsx
index b70e9738..bbf19d24 100644
--- a/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.native.tsx
+++ b/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.native.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   getDefaultHeaderHeight,
+  getHeaderTitle,
   HeaderHeightContext,
   HeaderShownContext,
   SafeAreaProviderCompat,
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ const MaybeNestedStack = ({
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) => {
   const { colors } = useTheme();
-  const { headerShown = true, contentStyle } = options;
+  const { header, headerShown = true, contentStyle } = options;
 
   const isHeaderInModal = isAndroid
     ? false
-    : presentation !== 'card' && headerShown === true;
+    : presentation !== 'card' && headerShown === true && header === undefined;
 
   const headerShownPreviousRef = React.useRef(headerShown);
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ const MaybeNestedStack = ({
 type SceneViewProps = {
   index: number;
   descriptor: NativeStackDescriptor;
+  previousDescriptor?: NativeStackDescriptor;
   onWillDisappear: () => void;
   onAppear: () => void;
   onDisappear: () => void;
@@ -128,15 +130,17 @@ type SceneViewProps = {
 
 const SceneView = ({
   descriptor,
+  previousDescriptor,
   index,
   onWillDisappear,
   onAppear,
   onDisappear,
   onDismissed,
 }: SceneViewProps) => {
-  const { route, options, render } = descriptor;
+  const { route, navigation, options, render } = descriptor;
   const {
     gestureEnabled,
+    header,
     headerShown,
     animationTypeForReplace = 'pop',
     animation,
@@ -199,11 +203,28 @@ const SceneView = ({
             isHeaderInPush !== false ? headerHeight : parentHeaderHeight ?? 0
           }
         >
-          <HeaderConfig
-            {...options}
-            route={route}
-            headerShown={isHeaderInPush}
-          />
+          {header !== undefined && headerShown !== false ? (
+            // TODO: expose custom header height
+            header({
+              back: previousDescriptor
+                ? {
+                    title: getHeaderTitle(
+                      previousDescriptor.options,
+                      previousDescriptor.route.name
+                    ),
+                  }
+                : undefined,
+              options,
+              route,
+              navigation,
+            })
+          ) : (
+            <HeaderConfig
+              {...options}
+              route={route}
+              headerShown={isHeaderInPush}
+            />
+          )}
           <MaybeNestedStack
             options={options}
             route={route}
@@ -244,43 +265,52 @@ function NativeStackViewInner({ state, navigation, descriptors }: Props) {
 
   return (
     <ScreenStack style={styles.container}>
-      {state.routes.map((route, index) => (
-        <SceneView
-          key={route.key}
-          index={index}
-          descriptor={descriptors[route.key]}
-          onWillDisappear={() => {
-            navigation.emit({
-              type: 'transitionStart',
-              data: { closing: true },
-              target: route.key,
-            });
-          }}
-          onAppear={() => {
-            navigation.emit({
-              type: 'transitionEnd',
-              data: { closing: false },
-              target: route.key,
-            });
-          }}
-          onDisappear={() => {
-            navigation.emit({
-              type: 'transitionEnd',
-              data: { closing: true },
-              target: route.key,
-            });
-          }}
-          onDismissed={() => {
-            navigation.dispatch({
-              ...StackActions.pop(),
-              source: route.key,
-              target: state.key,
-            });
+      {state.routes.map((route, index) => {
+        const descriptor = descriptors[route.key];
+        const previousKey = state.routes[index - 1]?.key;
+        const previousDescriptor = previousKey
+          ? descriptors[previousKey]
+          : undefined;
 
-            setNextDismissedKey(route.key);
-          }}
-        />
-      ))}
+        return (
+          <SceneView
+            key={route.key}
+            index={index}
+            descriptor={descriptor}
+            previousDescriptor={previousDescriptor}
+            onWillDisappear={() => {
+              navigation.emit({
+                type: 'transitionStart',
+                data: { closing: true },
+                target: route.key,
+              });
+            }}
+            onAppear={() => {
+              navigation.emit({
+                type: 'transitionEnd',
+                data: { closing: false },
+                target: route.key,
+              });
+            }}
+            onDisappear={() => {
+              navigation.emit({
+                type: 'transitionEnd',
+                data: { closing: true },
+                target: route.key,
+              });
+            }}
+            onDismissed={() => {
+              navigation.dispatch({
+                ...StackActions.pop(),
+                source: route.key,
+                target: state.key,
+              });
+
+              setNextDismissedKey(route.key);
+            }}
+          />
+        );
+      })}
     </ScreenStack>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.tsx b/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.tsx
index a74b3cfd..10be0236 100644
--- a/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.tsx
+++ b/packages/native-stack/src/views/NativeStackView.tsx
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ export default function NativeStackView({ state, descriptors }: Props) {
         {state.routes.map((route, i) => {
           const isFocused = state.index === i;
           const canGoBack = i !== 0;
+          const previousKey = state.routes[i - 1]?.key;
+          const previousDescriptor = previousKey
+            ? descriptors[previousKey]
+            : undefined;
           const { options, navigation, render } = descriptors[route.key];
 
           const {
+            header,
             headerShown,
             headerTintColor,
             headerBackImageSource,
@@ -56,57 +61,76 @@ export default function NativeStackView({ state, descriptors }: Props) {
               navigation={navigation}
               headerShown={headerShown}
               header={
-                <Header
-                  title={getHeaderTitle(options, route.name)}
-                  headerTintColor={headerTintColor}
-                  headerLeft={
-                    typeof headerLeft === 'function'
-                      ? ({ tintColor }) => headerLeft({ tintColor })
-                      : headerLeft === undefined && canGoBack
-                      ? ({ tintColor }) => (
-                          <HeaderBackButton
-                            tintColor={tintColor}
-                            backImage={
-                              headerBackImageSource !== undefined
-                                ? () => (
-                                    <Image
-                                      source={headerBackImageSource}
-                                      style={[styles.backImage, { tintColor }]}
-                                    />
-                                  )
-                                : undefined
-                            }
-                            onPress={navigation.goBack}
-                            canGoBack={canGoBack}
-                          />
-                        )
-                      : headerLeft
-                  }
-                  headerRight={
-                    typeof headerRight === 'function'
-                      ? ({ tintColor }) => headerRight({ tintColor })
-                      : headerRight
-                  }
-                  headerTitle={
-                    typeof headerTitle === 'function'
-                      ? ({ children, tintColor }) =>
-                          headerTitle({ children, tintColor })
-                      : headerTitle
-                  }
-                  headerTitleStyle={headerTitleStyle}
-                  headerStyle={[
-                    headerTranslucent
+                header !== undefined ? (
+                  header({
+                    back: previousDescriptor
                       ? {
-                          position: 'absolute',
-                          backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+                          title: getHeaderTitle(
+                            previousDescriptor.options,
+                            previousDescriptor.route.name
+                          ),
                         }
-                      : null,
-                    headerStyle,
-                    headerShadowVisible === false
-                      ? { shadowOpacity: 0, borderBottomWidth: 0 }
-                      : null,
-                  ]}
-                />
+                      : undefined,
+                    options,
+                    route,
+                    navigation,
+                  })
+                ) : (
+                  <Header
+                    title={getHeaderTitle(options, route.name)}
+                    headerTintColor={headerTintColor}
+                    headerLeft={
+                      typeof headerLeft === 'function'
+                        ? ({ tintColor }) => headerLeft({ tintColor })
+                        : headerLeft === undefined && canGoBack
+                        ? ({ tintColor }) => (
+                            <HeaderBackButton
+                              tintColor={tintColor}
+                              backImage={
+                                headerBackImageSource !== undefined
+                                  ? () => (
+                                      <Image
+                                        source={headerBackImageSource}
+                                        style={[
+                                          styles.backImage,
+                                          { tintColor },
+                                        ]}
+                                      />
+                                    )
+                                  : undefined
+                              }
+                              onPress={navigation.goBack}
+                              canGoBack={canGoBack}
+                            />
+                          )
+                        : headerLeft
+                    }
+                    headerRight={
+                      typeof headerRight === 'function'
+                        ? ({ tintColor }) => headerRight({ tintColor })
+                        : headerRight
+                    }
+                    headerTitle={
+                      typeof headerTitle === 'function'
+                        ? ({ children, tintColor }) =>
+                            headerTitle({ children, tintColor })
+                        : headerTitle
+                    }
+                    headerTitleStyle={headerTitleStyle}
+                    headerStyle={[
+                      headerTranslucent
+                        ? {
+                            position: 'absolute',
+                            backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+                          }
+                        : null,
+                      headerStyle,
+                      headerShadowVisible === false
+                        ? { shadowOpacity: 0, borderBottomWidth: 0 }
+                        : null,
+                    ]}
+                  />
+                )
               }
               style={[
                 StyleSheet.absoluteFill,