diff --git a/django_celery_beat/admin.py b/django_celery_beat/admin.py
index 2c462656..89db3757 100644
--- a/django_celery_beat/admin.py
+++ b/django_celery_beat/admin.py
@@ -249,11 +249,18 @@ def run_tasks(self, request, queryset):
             return
 
         task_ids = [
-            task.apply_async(args=args, kwargs=kwargs, queue=queue,
-                             periodic_task_name=periodic_task_name)
+            task.apply_async(
+                args=args,
+                kwargs=kwargs,
+                queue=queue,
+                headers={'periodic_task_name': periodic_task_name}
+            )
             if queue and len(queue)
-            else task.apply_async(args=args, kwargs=kwargs,
-                                  periodic_task_name=periodic_task_name)
+            else task.apply_async(
+                args=args,
+                kwargs=kwargs,
+                headers={'periodic_task_name': periodic_task_name}
+            )
             for task, args, kwargs, queue, periodic_task_name in tasks
         ]
         tasks_run = len(task_ids)
diff --git a/django_celery_beat/schedulers.py b/django_celery_beat/schedulers.py
index 846b97a9..30b1ae76 100644
--- a/django_celery_beat/schedulers.py
+++ b/django_celery_beat/schedulers.py
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ def __init__(self, model, app=None):
         if getattr(model, 'expires_', None):
             self.options['expires'] = getattr(model, 'expires_')
 
-        self.options['headers'] = loads(model.headers or '{}')
-        self.options['periodic_task_name'] = model.name
+        headers = loads(model.headers or '{}')
+        headers['periodic_task_name'] = model.name
+        self.options['headers'] = headers
 
         self.total_run_count = model.total_run_count
         self.model = model
diff --git a/t/unit/test_schedulers.py b/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
index d070bb45..109f2e31 100644
--- a/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
+++ b/t/unit/test_schedulers.py
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ def test_entry(self):
         assert e.options['exchange'] == 'foo'
         assert e.options['routing_key'] == 'cpu'
         assert e.options['priority'] == 1
-        assert e.options['headers'] == {'_schema_name': 'foobar'}
-        assert e.options['periodic_task_name'] == m.name
+        assert e.options['headers']['_schema_name'] == 'foobar'
+        assert e.options['headers']['periodic_task_name'] == m.name
 
         right_now = self.app.now()
         m2 = self.create_model_interval(
@@ -869,3 +869,16 @@ def test_run_tasks(self):
         assert len(self.request._messages._queued_messages) == 1
         queued_message = self.request._messages._queued_messages[0].message
         assert queued_message == '2 tasks were successfully run'
+
+    @pytest.mark.timeout(5)
+    def test_run_task_headers(self, monkeypatch):
+        def mock_apply_async(*args, **kwargs):
+            self.captured_headers = kwargs.get('headers', {})
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr('celery.app.task.Task.apply_async',
+                            mock_apply_async)
+        ma = PeriodicTaskAdmin(PeriodicTask, self.site)
+        self.request = self.patch_request(self.request_factory.get('/'))
+        ma.run_tasks(self.request, PeriodicTask.objects.filter(id=self.m1.id))
+        assert 'periodic_task_name' in self.captured_headers
+        assert self.captured_headers['periodic_task_name'] == self.m1.name