diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.cpp
index 4b29695b7..3a293200f 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ httpClient::httpClient() {
     _reuse = false;
     _https = false;
 
+    _userAgent = "ESP8266httpClient";
+
     _headerKeysCount = 0;
     _currentHeaders = NULL;
 
@@ -210,6 +212,15 @@ void httpClient::setReuse(bool reuse) {
     _reuse = reuse;
 }
 
+/**
+ * set User Agent
+ * @param userAgent const char *
+ */
+void httpClient::setUserAgent(const char * userAgent) {
+    _userAgent = userAgent;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * send a GET request
  * @return http code
@@ -502,9 +513,10 @@ bool httpClient::sendHeader(const char * type) {
     if(!connected()) {
         return false;
     }
+
     String header = String(type) + " " + _url + " HTTP/1.1\r\n"
             "Host: " + _host + "\r\n"
-            "User-Agent: ESP8266httpClient\r\n"
+            "User-Agent: " + _userAgent + "\r\n"
             "Connection: ";
 
     if(_reuse) {
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.h b/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.h
index d05ebba49..8c7dc1425 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpClient/src/ESP8266httpClient.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef ESP8266HTTPCLIENT_H_
 #define ESP8266HTTPCLIENT_H_
 
-#define DEBUG_HTTPCLIENT(...) Serial1.printf( __VA_ARGS__ )
+//#define DEBUG_HTTPCLIENT(...) Serial1.printf( __VA_ARGS__ )
 
 #ifndef DEBUG_HTTPCLIENT
 #define DEBUG_HTTPCLIENT(...)
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class httpClient {
         bool connected(void);
 
         void setReuse(bool reuse); /// keep-alive
+        void setUserAgent(const char * userAgent);
 
         /// request handling
         int GET();
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ class httpClient {
         bool _https;
         String _httpsFingerprint;
 
-        String  _Headers;
+        String _Headers;
+        String _userAgent;
 
         /// Response handling
         RequestArgument* _currentHeaders;