diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56f19204..0c223761 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ docx.table [['Header 1','Header 2'],['Cell 1', 'Cell 2']] do
   border_line    :single    # sets the border style. defaults to :single. see OOXML docs for details.
   border_size    4          # sets the border width. defaults to 0. units in twips.
   border_spacing 4          # sets the spacing around the border. defaults to 0. units in twips.
+  repeat_header 1			# sets the number of header rows that is repeated on each page. defaults to 0.
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model.rb b/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model.rb
index c0458e55..e4478369 100644
--- a/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model.rb
+++ b/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ class TableModel < BaseModel
         const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_LINE,       :single)
         const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SIZE,       0)          # units in 1/8 points
         const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SPACING,    0)
-        const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_REPEAT_HEADER,     false)
-        const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_HEADER_ROWS,       1)
+        const_set(:DEFAULT_TABLE_REPEAT_HEADER,     0)
         
         # accessors
         attr_reader :table_align
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ class TableModel < BaseModel
         attr_reader :table_border_horizontal  # returns border model
         attr_reader :table_border_vertical    # returns border model
         attr_reader :table_repeat_header
-        attr_reader :table_header_rows
         
         # initialization
         def initialize(options={}, &block)
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ def initialize(options={}, &block)
           @table_border_size    = DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SIZE
           @table_border_spacing = DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SPACING
           @table_repeat_header  = DEFAULT_TABLE_REPEAT_HEADER
-          @table_header_rows    = DEFAULT_TABLE_HEADER_ROWS
           
           super options, &block
         end
@@ -125,16 +122,9 @@ def cell_style(models, options={})
         
         
         #=============== SETTERS ==============================
-
-        # booleans
-        [:repeat_header].each do |m|
-          define_method "#{ m }" do |value|
-            instance_variable_set("@table_#{ m }", !!value)
-          end
-        end
         
         # integers
-        [:border_size, :border_spacing, :width, :header_rows].each do |m|
+        [:border_size, :border_spacing, :width, :repeat_header].each do |m|
           define_method "#{ m }" do |value|
             instance_variable_set("@table_#{ m }", value.to_i)
           end
@@ -209,7 +199,7 @@ def option_keys
           k << [:data, :align, :width]
           k << [:border_color, :border_line, :border_size, :border_spacing]
           k << [:border_bottom, :border_left, :border_right, :border_top, :border_horizontal, :border_vertical]
-          k << [:repeat_header, :header_rows]
+          k << [:repeat_header]
           k.flatten
         end
         
diff --git a/lib/caracal/renderers/document_renderer.rb b/lib/caracal/renderers/document_renderer.rb
index 772e8fe2..8c89728d 100644
--- a/lib/caracal/renderers/document_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/caracal/renderers/document_renderer.rb
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ def render_table(xml, model)
           rowspan_hash = {}
           model.rows.each_with_index do |row, index|
             xml['w'].tr do
-              if model.table_repeat_header
-                if index < model.table_header_rows
+              if model.table_repeat_header > 0
+                if index < model.table_repeat_header
                   xml['w'].trPr do
                     xml['w'].tblHeader
                   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model_spec.rb b/spec/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model_spec.rb
index b3f30083..63648bfe 100644
--- a/spec/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/caracal/core/models/table_model_spec.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       it { expect(described_class::DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_LINE).to    eq :single }
       it { expect(described_class::DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SIZE).to    eq 0 }
       it { expect(described_class::DEFAULT_TABLE_BORDER_SPACING).to eq 0 }
+      it { expect(described_class::DEFAULT_TABLE_REPEAT_HEADER).to  eq 0 }
     end
     
     # accessors
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
       it { expect(subject.table_border_line).to    eq :double }
       it { expect(subject.table_border_size).to    eq 8 }
       it { expect(subject.table_border_spacing).to eq 4 }
+      it { expect(subject.table_repeat_header).to  eq 0 }
     end
     
   end
@@ -179,6 +181,13 @@
       it { expect(subject.table_width).to eq 7500 }
     end
     
+    # .repeat_header
+    describe '.repeat_header' do
+      before { subject.repeat_header(2) }
+      
+      it { expect(subject.table_repeat_header).to eq 2 }
+    end
+    
     
     
     
@@ -212,7 +221,8 @@
       let(:expected1)  { [:data, :align, :width] }
       let(:expected2)  { [:border_color, :border_line, :border_size, :border_spacing] }
       let(:expected3)  { [:border_top, :border_bottom, :border_left, :border_right, :border_horizontal, :border_vertical] }
-      let(:expected)   { (expected1 + expected2 + expected3).sort }
+      let(:expected4)  { [:repeat_header] }
+      let(:expected)   { (expected1 + expected2 + expected3 + expected4).sort }
       
       it { expect(actual).to eq expected }
     end