diff --git a/default.epub b/default.epub
index a30de3a45..74c1dc6aa 100644
--- a/default.epub
+++ b/default.epub
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ $endif$
 $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$css$" />
 $endfor$
+$for(header-includes)$
+  $header-includes$
+$endfor$
 </head>
 <body$if(coverpage)$ id="cover"$endif$>
 $if(titlepage)$
@@ -43,7 +46,13 @@ $if(rights)$
   <div class="rights">$rights$</div>
 $endif$
 $else$
+$for(include-before)$
+$include-before$
+$endfor$
 $body$
+$for(include-after)$
+$include-after$
+$endfor$
 $endif$
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/default.epub3 b/default.epub3
index 421088ec2..a8d6c1716 100644
--- a/default.epub3
+++ b/default.epub3
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ $endif$
 $for(css)$
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="$css$" />
 $endfor$
+$for(header-includes)$
+  $header-includes$
+$endfor$
 </head>
 <body$if(coverpage)$ id="cover"$endif$>
 $if(titlepage)$
@@ -49,7 +52,13 @@ $if(rights)$
 $endif$
 </section>
 $else$
+$for(include-before)$
+$include-before$
+$endfor$
 $body$
+$for(include-after)$
+$include-after$
+$endfor$
 $endif$
 </body>
 </html>