diff --git a/apisix/plugins/api-breaker.lua b/apisix/plugins/api-breaker.lua
index bf10e0234870c..5ccf4404082a3 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/api-breaker.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/api-breaker.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ local plugin_name = "api-breaker"
 local ngx = ngx
 local math = math
 local error = error
+local ipairs = ipairs
+
 
 local shared_buffer = ngx.shared["plugin-".. plugin_name]
 if not shared_buffer then
@@ -35,6 +37,25 @@ local schema = {
             minimum = 200,
             maximum = 599,
         },
+        break_response_body = {
+            type = "string"
+        },
+        break_response_headers = {
+            type = "array",
+            items = {
+                type = "object",
+                properties = {
+                    key = {
+                        type = "string",
+                        minLength = 1
+                    },
+                    value = {
+                        type = "string",
+                        minLength = 1
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
         max_breaker_sec = {
             type = "integer",
             minimum = 3,
@@ -158,6 +179,15 @@ function _M.access(conf, ctx)
 
     -- breaker
     if lasttime + breaker_time >= ngx.time() then
+        if conf.break_response_body then
+            if conf.break_response_headers then
+                for _, value in ipairs(conf.break_response_headers) do
+                    local val = core.utils.resolve_var(value.value, ctx.var)
+                    core.response.add_header(value.key, val)
+                end
+            end
+            return conf.break_response_code, conf.break_response_body
+        end
         return conf.break_response_code
     end
 
diff --git a/docs/en/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md b/docs/en/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
index bf1d4a0951a49..9f561c9145f27 100644
--- a/docs/en/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
+++ b/docs/en/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ In an unhealthy state, when a request is forwarded to an upstream service and th
 | Name                    | Type          | Requirement | Default | Valid            | Description                                                                 |
 | ----------------------- | ------------- | ----------- | -------- | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | break_response_code     | integer        | required |            | [200, ..., 599] | Return error code when unhealthy |
+| break_response_body     | string         | optional |            |                 | Return response body when unhealthy |
+| break_response_headers  | array[object]  | optional |            |                 | New headers for the response. The values in the header can contain Nginx variables like `$remote_addr` and `$balancer_ip`. This field is in effective only if `break_response_body` is configured. |
 | max_breaker_sec         | integer        | optional | 300        | >=3             | Maximum breaker time(seconds) |
 | unhealthy.http_statuses | array[integer] | optional | {500}      | [500, ..., 599] | Status codes when unhealthy |
 | unhealthy.failures      | integer        | optional | 3          | >=1             | Number of consecutive error requests that triggered an unhealthy state |
diff --git a/docs/zh/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md b/docs/zh/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
index 0230fc566e890..6672f8d4fa446 100644
--- a/docs/zh/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
+++ b/docs/zh/latest/plugins/api-breaker.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ title: api-breaker
 | 名称                    | 类型           | 必选项 | 默认值     | 有效值          | 描述                             |
 | ----------------------- | -------------- | ------ | ---------- | --------------- | -------------------------------- |
 | break_response_code     | integer        | 必须   | 无         | [200, ..., 599] | 不健康返回错误码                 |
+| break_response_body     | string         | 可选   | 无         |                 | 不健康返回报文                   |
+| break_response_headers  | array[object]  | 可选   | 无         |                 | 不健康返回报文头，这里可以设置多个。这个值能够以 `$var` 的格式包含 Nginx 变量，比如 `$remote_addr $balancer_ip`。该字段仅在 `break_response_body` 被配置时生效 |
 | max_breaker_sec         | integer        | 可选   | 300        | >=3             | 最大熔断持续时间                 |
 | unhealthy.http_statuses | array[integer] | 可选   | {500}      | [500, ..., 599] | 不健康时候的状态码               |
 | unhealthy.failures      | integer        | 可选   | 3          | >=1             | 触发不健康状态的连续错误请求次数 |
diff --git a/t/plugin/api-breaker.t b/t/plugin/api-breaker.t
index 1dc480cfa2f75..e1eccfb2b6b1f 100644
--- a/t/plugin/api-breaker.t
+++ b/t/plugin/api-breaker.t
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ breaker_time: 2
                     "plugins": {
                         "api-breaker": {
                             "break_response_code": 502,
+                            "break_response_body": "{\"message\":\"breaker opened.\"}",
+                            "break_response_headers": [{"key":"Content-Type","value":"application/json"},{"key":"Content-Type","value":"application/json+v1"}],
                             "unhealthy": {
                                 "failures": 3
                             },
@@ -509,6 +511,10 @@ GET /api_breaker?code=500
 ]
 --- error_code eval
 [200, 500, 503, 500, 500, 502]
+--- response_headers eval
+["Content-Type: text/plain", "Content-Type: text/html", "Content-Type: text/html", "Content-Type: text/html", "Content-Type: text/html", "Content-Type: application/json+v1"]
+--- response_body_like eval
+[".*", ".*", ".*", ".*", ".*", "{\"message\":\"breaker opened.\"}"]
 --- no_error_log
 [error]