diff --git a/includes/emails/class-wc-email.php b/includes/emails/class-wc-email.php
index e19345b01ed..7a5441e4872 100644
--- a/includes/emails/class-wc-email.php
+++ b/includes/emails/class-wc-email.php
@@ -289,7 +289,12 @@ class WC_Email extends WC_Settings_API {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function get_headers() {
-		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_email_headers', "Content-Type: " . $this->get_content_type() . "\r\n", $this->id, $this->object );
+		if ( $this->id == 'new_order' ) { 
+			$header = "Content-Type: " . $this->get_content_type() . "\r\n Reply-to:" .$this->object->billing_first_name.' '.$this->object->billing_last_name.' <'.$this->object->billing_email.'>' . "\r\n";
+		} else { 
+			$header = "Content-Type: " . $this->get_content_type() . "\r\n";
+		}
+		return apply_filters( 'woocommerce_email_headers', $header, $this->id, $this->object );
 	}
 
 	/**