diff --git a/checks/http.go b/checks/http.go
index 72e2b7d..c994292 100644
--- a/checks/http.go
+++ b/checks/http.go
@@ -157,15 +157,25 @@ func prettyPrintHTTPTest(test api.HTTPRequestTest, variables map[string]string)
 		interpolated := InterpolateVariables(*test.BodyContainsNone, variables)
 		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting response body to not contain: %s", interpolated)
 	}
+	if test.HeadersEqual != nil {
+		interpolatedKey := InterpolateVariables(test.HeadersEqual.Key, variables)
+		interpolatedValue := InterpolateVariables(test.HeadersEqual.Value, variables)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting header to equal: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
+	}
 	if test.HeadersContain != nil {
 		interpolatedKey := InterpolateVariables(test.HeadersContain.Key, variables)
 		interpolatedValue := InterpolateVariables(test.HeadersContain.Value, variables)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting headers to contain: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting header to contain: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
+	}
+	if test.TrailersEqual != nil {
+		interpolatedKey := InterpolateVariables(test.TrailersEqual.Key, variables)
+		interpolatedValue := InterpolateVariables(test.TrailersEqual.Value, variables)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting trailer to equal: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
 	}
 	if test.TrailersContain != nil {
 		interpolatedKey := InterpolateVariables(test.TrailersContain.Key, variables)
 		interpolatedValue := InterpolateVariables(test.TrailersContain.Value, variables)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting trailers to contain: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
+		return fmt.Sprintf("Expecting trailer to contain: '%s: %v'", interpolatedKey, interpolatedValue)
 	}
 	if test.JSONValue != nil {
 		var val any
diff --git a/checks/local.go b/checks/local.go
index 9c5f227..48606ce 100644
--- a/checks/local.go
+++ b/checks/local.go
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ func evaluateHTTPRequestTests(stepIndex int, req api.CLIStepHTTPRequest, result
 			if strings.Contains(result.BodyString, needle) {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("expected response body to not contain %q", needle)
 			}
+		case test.HeadersEqual != nil:
+			err = evaluateHeaderEquals(result.ResponseHeaders, *test.HeadersEqual, result.Variables, "header")
 		case test.HeadersContain != nil:
 			err = evaluateHeaderContains(result.ResponseHeaders, *test.HeadersContain, result.Variables, "header")
+		case test.TrailersEqual != nil:
+			err = evaluateHeaderEquals(result.ResponseTrailers, *test.TrailersEqual, result.Variables, "trailer")
 		case test.TrailersContain != nil:
 			err = evaluateHeaderContains(result.ResponseTrailers, *test.TrailersContain, result.Variables, "trailer")
 		case test.JSONValue != nil:
@@ -185,6 +189,21 @@ func evaluateHTTPRequestTests(stepIndex int, req api.CLIStepHTTPRequest, result
 	return nil
 }
 
+func evaluateHeaderEquals(headers map[string]string, test api.HTTPRequestTestHeader, variables map[string]string, label string) error {
+	key := InterpolateVariables(test.Key, variables)
+	want := InterpolateVariables(test.Value, variables)
+
+	got, ok := findHeaderValue(headers, key)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected %s %q to exist", label, key)
+	}
+	if !strings.EqualFold(got, want) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected %s %q to equal %q, got %q", label, key, want, got)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func evaluateHeaderContains(headers map[string]string, test api.HTTPRequestTestHeader, variables map[string]string, label string) error {
 	key := InterpolateVariables(test.Key, variables)
 	want := InterpolateVariables(test.Value, variables)
@@ -193,7 +212,7 @@ func evaluateHeaderContains(headers map[string]string, test api.HTTPRequestTestH
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected %s %q to exist", label, key)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(got, want) {
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(got), strings.ToLower(want)) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("expected %s %q to contain %q, got %q", label, key, want, got)
 	}
 
diff --git a/checks/local_test.go b/checks/local_test.go
index a679905..a377a7e 100644
--- a/checks/local_test.go
+++ b/checks/local_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func TestLocalSubmissionEventPassesCLIAndHTTPResults(t *testing.T) {
 		}}},
 		{HTTPRequest: &api.CLIStepHTTPRequest{Tests: []api.HTTPRequestTest{
 			{StatusCode: intPtr(200)},
+			{HeadersEqual: &api.HTTPRequestTestHeader{Key: "Set-Cookie", Value: "session_id=abc123; Path=/"}},
 			{HeadersContain: &api.HTTPRequestTestHeader{Key: "Set-Cookie", Value: "session_id="}},
 			{JSONValue: &api.HTTPRequestTestJSONValue{
 				Path:        ".app",
diff --git a/client/lessons.go b/client/lessons.go
index dedb834..c51ece0 100644
--- a/client/lessons.go
+++ b/client/lessons.go
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ type HTTPRequestTest struct {
 	StatusCode       *int                      `yaml:"statusCode"`
 	BodyContains     *string                   `yaml:"bodyContains"`
 	BodyContainsNone *string                   `yaml:"bodyContainsNone"`
+	HeadersEqual     *HTTPRequestTestHeader    `yaml:"headersEqual"`
 	HeadersContain   *HTTPRequestTestHeader    `yaml:"headersContain"`
+	TrailersEqual    *HTTPRequestTestHeader    `yaml:"trailersEqual"`
 	TrailersContain  *HTTPRequestTestHeader    `yaml:"trailersContain"`
 	JSONValue        *HTTPRequestTestJSONValue `yaml:"jsonValue"`
 }
diff --git a/render/http.go b/render/http.go
index 45eec68..925b835 100644
--- a/render/http.go
+++ b/render/http.go
@@ -21,10 +21,14 @@ func printHTTPRequestResult(result api.HTTPRequestResult) string {
 	filteredHeaders := make(map[string]string)
 	for respK, respV := range result.ResponseHeaders {
 		for _, test := range result.Request.Tests {
-			if test.HeadersContain == nil {
+			testHeader := test.HeadersEqual
+			if testHeader == nil {
+				testHeader = test.HeadersContain
+			}
+			if testHeader == nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			interpolatedTestHeaderKey := checks.InterpolateVariables(test.HeadersContain.Key, result.Variables)
+			interpolatedTestHeaderKey := checks.InterpolateVariables(testHeader.Key, result.Variables)
 			if strings.EqualFold(respK, interpolatedTestHeaderKey) {
 				filteredHeaders[respK] = respV
 			}
@@ -34,11 +38,15 @@ func printHTTPRequestResult(result api.HTTPRequestResult) string {
 	filteredTrailers := make(map[string]string)
 	for respK, respV := range result.ResponseTrailers {
 		for _, test := range result.Request.Tests {
-			if test.TrailersContain == nil {
+			testTrailer := test.TrailersEqual
+			if testTrailer == nil {
+				testTrailer = test.TrailersContain
+			}
+			if testTrailer == nil {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			interpolatedTestTrailerKey := checks.InterpolateVariables(test.TrailersContain.Key, result.Variables)
+			interpolatedTestTrailerKey := checks.InterpolateVariables(testTrailer.Key, result.Variables)
 			if strings.EqualFold(respK, interpolatedTestTrailerKey) {
 				filteredTrailers[respK] = respV
 			}
diff --git a/render/variables.go b/render/variables.go
index fedf01a..034651e 100644
--- a/render/variables.go
+++ b/render/variables.go
@@ -131,10 +131,18 @@ func availableVariablesForHTTPResult(result api.HTTPRequestResult) (entries []va
 		if test.BodyContainsNone != nil {
 			addInterpolationNames(*test.BodyContainsNone, "Body Excludes Test")
 		}
+		if test.HeadersEqual != nil {
+			addInterpolationNames(test.HeadersEqual.Key, "Header Test Key")
+			addInterpolationNames(test.HeadersEqual.Value, "Header Test Value")
+		}
 		if test.HeadersContain != nil {
 			addInterpolationNames(test.HeadersContain.Key, "Header Test Key")
 			addInterpolationNames(test.HeadersContain.Value, "Header Test Value")
 		}
+		if test.TrailersEqual != nil {
+			addInterpolationNames(test.TrailersEqual.Key, "Trailer Test Key")
+			addInterpolationNames(test.TrailersEqual.Value, "Trailer Test Value")
+		}
 		if test.TrailersContain != nil {
 			addInterpolationNames(test.TrailersContain.Key, "Trailer Test Key")
 			addInterpolationNames(test.TrailersContain.Value, "Trailer Test Value")
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 085dad9..6d101d3 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.31.1
+v1.32.0