diff --git a/src/renderGraphiQL.ts b/src/renderGraphiQL.ts
index a62edd4..9730ec8 100644
--- a/src/renderGraphiQL.ts
+++ b/src/renderGraphiQL.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ export interface GraphiQLOptions {
    */
   headerEditorEnabled?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * An optional boolean which enables headers to be saved to local
+   * storage when true.
+   * Defaults to false.
+   */
+  shouldPersistHeaders?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * By passing an object you may change the theme of GraphiQL.
    */
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ export function renderGraphiQL(
   const operationName = data.operationName;
   const defaultQuery = options?.defaultQuery;
   const headerEditorEnabled = options?.headerEditorEnabled;
+  const shouldPersistHeaders = options?.shouldPersistHeaders;
   const editorTheme = getEditorThemeParams(options?.editorTheme);
 
   return `<!--
@@ -246,6 +254,7 @@ add "&raw" to the end of the URL within a browser.
         operationName: ${safeSerialize(operationName)},
         defaultQuery: ${safeSerialize(defaultQuery)},
         headerEditorEnabled: ${safeSerialize(headerEditorEnabled)},
+        shouldPersistHeaders: ${safeSerialize(shouldPersistHeaders)}
       }),
       document.getElementById('graphiql')
     );