diff --git a/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php b/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
index 8c708d5f3..f66d55937 100644
--- a/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
+++ b/modules/backend/classes/ListColumn.php
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class ListColumn
      */
     public $cssClass;
 
+    /**
+     * @var string Specify a CSS class to attach to the list header cell element.
+     */
+    public $headCssClass;
+
     /**
      * @var string Specify a format or style for the column value, such as a Date.
      */
@@ -138,6 +143,9 @@ class ListColumn
         if (isset($config['cssClass'])) {
             $this->cssClass = $config['cssClass'];
         }
+        if (isset($config['headCssClass'])) {
+            $this->headCssClass = $config['headCssClass'];
+        }
         if (isset($config['searchable'])) {
             $this->searchable = $config['searchable'];
         }
diff --git a/modules/backend/widgets/lists/partials/_list_head_row.htm b/modules/backend/widgets/lists/partials/_list_head_row.htm
index f0a13406e..c962b4947 100644
--- a/modules/backend/widgets/lists/partials/_list_head_row.htm
+++ b/modules/backend/widgets/lists/partials/_list_head_row.htm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <?php if ($showSorting && $column->sortable): ?>
             <th
                 <?php if ($column->width): ?>style="width: <?= $column->width ?>"<?php endif ?>
-                class="<?= $this->sortColumn==$column->columnName?'sort-'.$this->sortDirection.' active':'sort-desc' ?> list-cell-name-<?= $column->getName() ?> list-cell-type-<?= $column->type ?> <?= $column->getAlignClass() ?>"
+                class="<?= $this->sortColumn==$column->columnName?'sort-'.$this->sortDirection.' active':'sort-desc' ?> list-cell-name-<?= $column->getName() ?> list-cell-type-<?= $column->type ?> <?= $column->getAlignClass() ?> <?= $column->headCssClass ?>"
                 >
                 <a
                     href="javascript:;"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <?php else: ?>
             <th
                 <?php if ($column->width): ?>style="width: <?= $column->width ?>"<?php endif ?>
-                class="list-cell-name-<?= $column->getName() ?> list-cell-type-<?= $column->type ?> <?= $column->getAlignClass() ?>"
+                class="list-cell-name-<?= $column->getName() ?> list-cell-type-<?= $column->type ?> <?= $column->getAlignClass() ?> <?= $column->headCssClass ?>"
                 >
                 <span><?= $this->getHeaderValue($column) ?></span>
             </th>