diff --git a/examples/WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication/MainApp.cs b/examples/WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication/MainApp.cs
index 0bf8fccd..2d2b97aa 100644
--- a/examples/WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication/MainApp.cs
+++ b/examples/WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication/MainApp.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ namespace WireMock.Net.ConsoleApplication
                     .WithHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
                     .WithBody(@"{ ""result"": ""data deleted with 200""}"));
 
+            server
+                .Given(Request.Create()
+                    .WithPath("/reject")
+                    .WithHeader("x", "1", MatchBehaviour.RejectOnMatch)
+                    .UsingAnyMethod())
+                .RespondWith(Response.Create()
+                    .WithBody(@"{ ""result"": ""reject""}"));
+
             server
                 .Given(Request.Create().WithPath("/nobody").UsingGet())
                 .RespondWith(Response.Create().WithDelay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1))
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.cs
index a735e564..a8b1b853 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
     /// </summary>
     public interface IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder : IBodyRequestBuilder, IRequestMatcher, IParamsRequestBuilder
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// WithHeader: matching based on name, pattern and matchBehaviour.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
+        /// <param name="pattern">The pattern.</param>
+        /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        IRequestBuilder WithHeader([NotNull] string name, string pattern, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// WithHeader: matching based on name, pattern, ignoreCase and matchBehaviour.
         /// </summary>
@@ -21,6 +30,15 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
         /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
         IRequestBuilder WithHeader([NotNull] string name, string pattern, bool ignoreCase = true, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// WithHeader: matching based on name, patterns and matchBehaviour.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name">The name.</param>
+        /// <param name="patterns">The patterns.</param>
+        /// <param name="matchBehaviour">The match behaviour.</param>
+        /// <returns>The <see cref="IRequestBuilder"/>.</returns>
+        IRequestBuilder WithHeader([NotNull] string name, string[] patterns, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// WithHeader: matching based on name, patterns, ignoreCase and matchBehaviour.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
index c2051d9e..d22274b1 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/RequestBuilders/Request.cs
@@ -312,6 +312,12 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.WithHeader(string, string, MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder WithHeader(string name, string pattern, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour)
+        {
+            return WithHeader(name, pattern, true, matchBehaviour);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.WithHeader(string, string, bool, MatchBehaviour)"/>
         public IRequestBuilder WithHeader(string name, string pattern, bool ignoreCase = true, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
         {
@@ -322,6 +328,12 @@ namespace WireMock.RequestBuilders
             return this;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.WithHeader(string, string[], MatchBehaviour)"/>
+        public IRequestBuilder WithHeader(string name, string[] patterns, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour)
+        {
+            return WithHeader(name, patterns, true, matchBehaviour);
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc cref="IHeadersAndCookiesRequestBuilder.WithHeader(string, string[], bool, MatchBehaviour)"/>
         public IRequestBuilder WithHeader(string name, string[] patterns, bool ignoreCase = true, MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch)
         {
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherMapper.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherMapper.cs
index 9e2343d2..b1f0f376 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherMapper.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherMapper.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ namespace WireMock.Serialization
 
             string[] patterns = matcher is IStringMatcher stringMatcher ? stringMatcher.GetPatterns() : new string[0];
             bool? ignorecase = matcher is IIgnoreCaseMatcher ignoreCaseMatcher ? ignoreCaseMatcher.IgnoreCase : (bool?)null;
+            bool? rejectOnMatch = matcher.MatchBehaviour == MatchBehaviour.RejectOnMatch ? true : (bool?) null;
 
             return new MatcherModel
             {
+                RejectOnMatch = rejectOnMatch,
                 IgnoreCase = ignorecase,
                 Name = matcher.Name,
                 Pattern = patterns.Length == 1 ? patterns.First() : null,
diff --git a/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherModelMapper.cs b/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherModelMapper.cs
index 2aea737d..91852d14 100644
--- a/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherModelMapper.cs
+++ b/src/WireMock.Net/Serialization/MatcherModelMapper.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace WireMock.Serialization
             string matcherType = parts.Length > 1 ? parts[1] : null;
 
             string[] patterns = matcher.Patterns ?? new[] { matcher.Pattern };
-            var matchBehaviour = matcher.RejectOnMatch == true ? MatchBehaviour.RejectOnMatch : MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch;
+            MatchBehaviour matchBehaviour = matcher.RejectOnMatch == true ? MatchBehaviour.RejectOnMatch : MatchBehaviour.AcceptOnMatch;
 
             switch (matcherName)
             {