diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Settings.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Settings.php
index 020a82e3..fce8d7b1 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Settings.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Section/Settings.php
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ class PHPWord_Section_Settings
      */
     private $pageNumberingStart;
 
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $headerHeight;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $footerHeight;
+
     /**
      * Create new Section Settings
      */
@@ -178,6 +188,8 @@ class PHPWord_Section_Settings
         $this->_borderRightColor = null;
         $this->_borderBottomSize = null;
         $this->_borderBottomColor = null;
+        $this->headerHeight = 720; // set default header and footer to 720 twips (.5 inches)
+        $this->footerHeight = 720;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -568,4 +580,42 @@ class PHPWord_Section_Settings
     {
         return $this->pageNumberingStart;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get Header Height
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getHeaderHeight() {
+      return $this->headerHeight;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set Header Height
+     *
+     * @param int $pValue
+     */
+    public function setHeaderHeight($pValue = '') {
+      $this->headerHeight = $pValue;
+      return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get Footer Height
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getFooterHeight() {
+      return $this->footerHeight;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set Footer Height
+     *
+     * @param int $pValue
+     */
+    public function setFooterHeight($pValue = '') {
+      $this->footerHeight = $pValue;
+      return $this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Document.php b/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Document.php
index 41718f6e..8722e53b 100755
--- a/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Document.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPWord/Writer/Word2007/Document.php
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ class PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_Document extends PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_Base
         $marginRight = $settings->getMarginRight();
         $marginBottom = $settings->getMarginBottom();
 
+        $headerHeight = $settings->getHeaderHeight();
+        $footerHeight = $settings->getFooterHeight();
+
         $borders = $settings->getBorderSize();
 
         $objWriter->startElement('w:sectPr');
@@ -175,8 +178,8 @@ class PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_Document extends PHPWord_Writer_Word2007_Base
         $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:right', $marginRight);
         $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:bottom', $marginBottom);
         $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:left', $marginLeft);
-        $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:header', '720');
-        $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:footer', '720');
+        $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:header', $headerHeight);
+        $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:footer', $footerHeight);
         $objWriter->writeAttribute('w:gutter', '0');
         $objWriter->endElement();
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 7b5375b4..bf07c48a 100755
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Changes in branch for release 0.7.1 :
 - Feature:  (RomanSyroeshko)  GH-56 GH-57       - Template : Permit to save a template generated as a file (PHPWord_Template::saveAs())
 - Feature:  (gabrielbull)                       - Word2007 : Support sections page numbering
 - Feature:  (gabrielbull)                       - Word2007 : Added support for line height
+- Feature:  (JillElaine)      GH-5              - Word2007 : Added support for page header & page footer height
 - QA:       (Progi1984)                         - UnitTests
 
 Changes in branch for release 0.7.0 :
diff --git a/samples/Sample_03_Sections.php b/samples/Sample_03_Sections.php
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d2231dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/Sample_03_Sections.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+error_reporting(E_ALL);
+
+if(php_sapi_name() == 'cli' && empty($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
+  define('EOL', PHP_EOL);
+} else {
+  define('EOL', '<br />');
+}
+
+require_once '../Classes/PHPWord.php';
+
+// New Word Document
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Create new PHPWord object' , EOL;
+$PHPWord = new PHPWord();
+
+// New portrait section
+$section = $PHPWord->createSection(array('borderColor' => '00FF00', 'borderSize' => 12));
+$section->addText('I am placed on a default section.');
+
+// New landscape section
+$section = $PHPWord->createSection(array('orientation' => 'landscape'));
+$section->addText('I am placed on a landscape section. Every page starting from this section will be landscape style.');
+$section->addPageBreak();
+$section->addPageBreak();
+
+// New portrait section
+$section = $PHPWord->createSection(array('marginLeft' => 600, 'marginRight' => 600, 'marginTop' => 600, 'marginBottom' => 600));
+$section->addText('This section uses other margins.');
+
+// New portrait section with Header & Footer
+$section = $PHPWord->createSection(array('marginLeft' => 200, 'marginRight' => 200, 'marginTop' => 200, 'marginBottom' => 200, 'headerHeight' => 50, 'footerHeight' => 50,));
+$section->addText('This section and we play with header/footer height.');
+$section->createHeader()->addText('Header');
+$section->createFooter()->addText('Footer');
+
+// Save File
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to Word2007 format' , EOL;
+$objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'Word2007');
+$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.docx', __FILE__));
+
+/*echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to OpenDocumentText format' , EOL;
+$objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'ODText');
+$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.odt', __FILE__));
+
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Write to RTF format' , EOL;
+$objWriter = PHPWord_IOFactory::createWriter($PHPWord, 'RTF');
+$objWriter->save(str_replace('.php', '.rtf', __FILE__));*/
+
+
+// Echo memory peak usage
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Peak memory usage: ' , (memory_get_peak_usage(true) / 1024 / 1024) , ' MB' , EOL;
+
+// Echo done
+echo date('H:i:s') , ' Done writing file' , EOL;