diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiter.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiter.java
index 76c66fb8b..4a43b16d1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiter.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 import javax.validation.constraints.Min;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
  * https://gist.github.com/ptarjan/e38f45f2dfe601419ca3af937fff574d#file-1-check_request_rate_limiter-rb-L11-L34.
  *
  * @author Spencer Gibb
+ * @author Ronny Bräunlich
  */
 @ConfigurationProperties("spring.cloud.gateway.redis-rate-limiter")
 public class RedisRateLimiter extends AbstractRateLimiter<RedisRateLimiter.Config>
@@ -266,11 +268,15 @@ public class RedisRateLimiter extends AbstractRateLimiter<RedisRateLimiter.Confi
 	}
 
 	@NotNull
-	public HashMap<String, String> getHeaders(Config config, Long tokensLeft) {
-		HashMap<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
-		headers.put(this.remainingHeader, tokensLeft.toString());
-		headers.put(this.replenishRateHeader, String.valueOf(config.getReplenishRate()));
-		headers.put(this.burstCapacityHeader, String.valueOf(config.getBurstCapacity()));
+	public Map<String, String> getHeaders(Config config, Long tokensLeft) {
+		Map<String, String> headers = new HashMap<>();
+		if (isIncludeHeaders()) {
+			headers.put(this.remainingHeader, tokensLeft.toString());
+			headers.put(this.replenishRateHeader,
+					String.valueOf(config.getReplenishRate()));
+			headers.put(this.burstCapacityHeader,
+					String.valueOf(config.getBurstCapacity()));
+		}
 		return headers;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiterTests.java b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiterTests.java
index e56e5cfa3..c4183bdf7 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiterTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-gateway-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/gateway/filter/ratelimit/RedisRateLimiterTests.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import static org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironmen
  * https://gist.github.com/ptarjan/e38f45f2dfe601419ca3af937fff574d#file-1-check_request_rate_limiter-rb-L36-L62
  *
  * @author Spencer Gibb
+ * @author Ronny Bräunlich
  */
 @RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
 @SpringBootTest(webEnvironment = RANDOM_PORT)
@@ -110,6 +111,25 @@ public class RedisRateLimiterTests extends BaseWebClientTests {
 				"request_rate_limiter.{1}.tokens", "request_rate_limiter.{1}.timestamp");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void redisRateLimiterDoesNotSendHeadersIfDeactivated() throws Exception {
+		assumeThat("Ignore on Circle", System.getenv("CIRCLECI"), is(nullValue()));
+
+		String id = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+		String routeId = "myroute";
+
+		rateLimiter.setIncludeHeaders(false);
+
+		Response response = rateLimiter.isAllowed(routeId, id).block();
+		assertThat(response.isAllowed()).isTrue();
+		assertThat(response.getHeaders())
+				.doesNotContainKey(RedisRateLimiter.REMAINING_HEADER);
+		assertThat(response.getHeaders())
+				.doesNotContainKey(RedisRateLimiter.REPLENISH_RATE_HEADER);
+		assertThat(response.getHeaders())
+				.doesNotContainKey(RedisRateLimiter.BURST_CAPACITY_HEADER);
+	}
+
 	@EnableAutoConfiguration
 	@SpringBootConfiguration
 	@Import(BaseWebClientTests.DefaultTestConfig.class)