diff --git a/lib/filters/http-headers.js b/lib/filters/http-headers.js
index 024c402b02..7e0a14c9a3 100644
--- a/lib/filters/http-headers.js
+++ b/lib/filters/http-headers.js
@@ -9,10 +9,16 @@ const SetCookie = require('set-cookie-serde')
 module.exports = httpHeaders
 
 function httpHeaders (obj) {
-  const headers = obj.context && obj.context.request && obj.context.request.headers
+  const requestHeaders = obj.context && obj.context.request && obj.context.request.headers
+  const responseHeaders = obj.context && obj.context.response && obj.context.response.headers
 
-  if (!headers) return obj
+  if (requestHeaders) filterSensitiveHeaders(requestHeaders)
+  if (responseHeaders) filterSensitiveHeaders(responseHeaders)
 
+  return obj
+}
+
+function filterSensitiveHeaders (headers) {
   for (const key in headers) {
     switch (key.toLowerCase()) {
       case 'authorization':
@@ -41,8 +47,6 @@ function httpHeaders (obj) {
         break
     }
   }
-
-  return obj
 }
 
 function stringify (value) {
diff --git a/test/filters.js b/test/filters.js
index 2ff1157a67..08612c5ed2 100644
--- a/test/filters.js
+++ b/test/filters.js
@@ -10,17 +10,26 @@ function makeTransactionWithHeaders (headers) {
     context: {
       request: {
         headers
+      },
+      response: {
+        headers
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-function getHeaders (result) {
+function getRequestHeaders (result) {
   try {
     return result.context.request.headers
   } catch (err) {}
 }
 
+function getResponseHeaders (result) {
+  try {
+    return result.context.response.headers
+  } catch (err) {}
+}
+
 test('set-cookie', function (t) {
   const filters = new Filters()
 
@@ -35,7 +44,14 @@ test('set-cookie', function (t) {
     })
   )
 
-  t.deepEqual(getHeaders(result), {
+  t.deepEqual(getRequestHeaders(result), {
+    'set-cookie': [
+      'password=%5BREDACTED%5D',
+      'card=%5BREDACTED%5D; Secure'
+    ]
+  })
+
+  t.deepEqual(getResponseHeaders(result), {
     'set-cookie': [
       'password=%5BREDACTED%5D',
       'card=%5BREDACTED%5D; Secure'