diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/NewParamsRestResource.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/NewParamsRestResource.java
index fcb4aa7203ca0..b9e57109a60a9 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/NewParamsRestResource.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/NewParamsRestResource.java
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ public String params(@RestPath String p,
             @RestQuery Optional<String> q2,
             @RestQuery Optional<Integer> q3,
             @RestHeader int h,
+            @RestHeader String xMyHeader,
+            @RestHeader("Test-Header-Param") String testHeaderParam,
+            @RestHeader("") String paramEmpty,
             @RestForm String f,
             @RestMatrix String m,
             @RestCookie String c) {
-        return "params: p: " + p + ", q: " + q + ", h: " + h + ", f: " + f + ", m: " + m + ", c: " + c + ", q2: "
+        return "params: p: " + p + ", q: " + q + ", h: " + h + ", xMyHeader: " + xMyHeader + ", testHeaderParam: "
+                + testHeaderParam + ", paramEmpty: "
+                + paramEmpty + ", f: " + f + ", m: " + m + ", c: "
+                + c + ", q2: "
                 + q2.orElse("empty") + ", q3: " + q3.orElse(-1);
     }
 
diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/SimpleQuarkusRestTestCase.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/SimpleQuarkusRestTestCase.java
index 0af962e3c270f..ece6f57e522ce 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/SimpleQuarkusRestTestCase.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/quarkus-resteasy-reactive/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/resteasy/reactive/server/test/simple/SimpleQuarkusRestTestCase.java
@@ -385,11 +385,16 @@ public void testNewParams() {
                 .queryParam("q", "qv")
                 .queryParam("q3", "999")
                 .header("h", "123")
+                .header("X-My-Header", "test")
+                .header("Test-Header-Param", "test")
+                .header("Param-Empty", "empty")
                 .formParam("f", "fv")
                 .post("/new-params/myklass;m=mv/myregex/params/pv")
                 .then()
                 .log().ifError()
-                .body(Matchers.equalTo("params: p: pv, q: qv, h: 123, f: fv, m: mv, c: cv, q2: empty, q3: 999"));
+                .body(Matchers
+                        .equalTo(
+                                "params: p: pv, q: qv, h: 123, xMyHeader: test, testHeaderParam: test, paramEmpty: empty, f: fv, m: mv, c: cv, q2: empty, q3: 999"));
         RestAssured.get("/new-params/myklass/myregex/sse")
                 .then()
                 .log().ifError()
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/EndpointIndexer.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/EndpointIndexer.java
index 70e3f261bc81b..fd0f82d90f548 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/EndpointIndexer.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/EndpointIndexer.java
@@ -822,7 +822,11 @@ public PARAM extractParameterInfo(ClassInfo currentClassInfo, ClassInfo actualEn
             builder.setType(ParameterType.HEADER);
             convertible = true;
         } else if (restHeaderParam != null) {
-            builder.setName(valueOrDefault(restHeaderParam.value(), sourceName));
+            if (restHeaderParam.value() == null || restHeaderParam.value().asString().isEmpty()) {
+                builder.setName(StringUtil.hyphenate(sourceName));
+            } else {
+                builder.setName(restHeaderParam.value().asString());
+            }
             builder.setType(ParameterType.HEADER);
             convertible = true;
         } else if (formParam != null) {
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/StringUtil.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/StringUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2898c52a40aef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/common/processor/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/common/processor/StringUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package org.jboss.resteasy.reactive.common.processor;
+
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
+
+public class StringUtil {
+
+    public static Iterator<String> camelHumpsIterator(final String str) {
+        return new Iterator<String>() {
+            int idx;
+
+            public boolean hasNext() {
+                return idx < str.length();
+            }
+
+            public String next() {
+                if (idx == str.length())
+                    throw new NoSuchElementException();
+                // known mixed-case rule-breakers
+                if (str.startsWith("JBoss", idx)) {
+                    idx += 5;
+                    return "JBoss";
+                }
+                final int start = idx;
+                int c = str.codePointAt(idx);
+                if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
+                    // an uppercase-starting word
+                    idx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                    if (idx < str.length()) {
+                        c = str.codePointAt(idx);
+                        if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
+                            // all-caps word; need one look-ahead
+                            int nextIdx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                            while (nextIdx < str.length()) {
+                                c = str.codePointAt(nextIdx);
+                                if (Character.isLowerCase(c)) {
+                                    // ended at idx
+                                    return str.substring(start, idx);
+                                }
+                                idx = nextIdx;
+                                nextIdx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                            }
+                            // consumed the whole remainder, update idx to length
+                            idx = str.length();
+                            return str.substring(start);
+                        } else {
+                            // initial caps, trailing lowercase
+                            idx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                            while (idx < str.length()) {
+                                c = str.codePointAt(idx);
+                                if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
+                                    // end
+                                    return str.substring(start, idx);
+                                }
+                                idx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                            }
+                            // consumed the whole remainder
+                            return str.substring(start);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // one-letter word
+                        return str.substring(start);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // a lowercase-starting word
+                    idx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                    while (idx < str.length()) {
+                        c = str.codePointAt(idx);
+                        if (Character.isUpperCase(c)) {
+                            // end
+                            return str.substring(start, idx);
+                        }
+                        idx = str.offsetByCodePoints(idx, 1);
+                    }
+                    // consumed the whole remainder
+                    return str.substring(start);
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static String hyphenate(final String orig) {
+        return String.join("-", (Iterable<String>) () -> camelHumpsIterator(orig));
+    }
+}
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