diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8e4fa81..1d8b1aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -154,6 +154,16 @@ The rule works with both unix and windows line endings. For ESLint `--fix`, the
 ```
 Possible values are `unix` for `\n` and `windows` for `\r\n` line endings.
 
+### ESlint disable comments
+
+Sometimes you want to add a eslint-disable for the whole file before the header. This can be done by adding a settings as follows:
+
+```json
+"rules": {
+    "header/header": [2, "block", ["Copyright 2018", "My Company"], {"allowDisableFirst": true}]
+}
+```
+
 ## Examples
 
 The following examples are all valid.
diff --git a/lib/rules/header.js b/lib/rules/header.js
index 3504b6f..a864934 100644
--- a/lib/rules/header.js
+++ b/lib/rules/header.js
@@ -26,18 +26,30 @@ function excludeShebangs(comments) {
 // are ONLY separated by a single newline. Note that this does not actually
 // check if they are at the start of the file since that is already checked by
 // hasHeader().
-function getLeadingComments(context, node) {
+function getLeadingComments(context, node, allowDisableFirst) {
     var all = excludeShebangs(context.getSourceCode().getAllComments(node.body.length ? node.body[0] : node));
-    if (all[0].type.toLowerCase() === "block") {
-        return [all[0]];
+
+    if (allowDisableFirst) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < all.length; ++i) {
+            if (all[i].type.toLowerCase() === "block") {
+                if (all[i].value.trim().indexOf("eslint-disable") === -1) {
+                    return [all[i]];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (all[0].type.toLowerCase() === "block") {
+            return [all[0]];
+        }
     }
-    for (var i = 1; i < all.length; ++i) {
-        var txt = context.getSourceCode().getText().slice(all[i - 1].range[1], all[i].range[0]);
+
+    for (var j = 1; j < all.length; ++j) {
+        var txt = context.getSourceCode().getText().slice(all[j - 1].range[1], all[j].range[0]);
         if (!txt.match(/^(\r\n|\r|\n)$/)) {
             break;
         }
     }
-    return all.slice(0, i);
+    return all.slice(0, j);
 }
 
 function genCommentBody(commentType, textArray, eol, numNewlines) {
@@ -85,6 +97,15 @@ function findSettings(options) {
     return null;
 }
 
+function getAllowDisableFirst(options) {
+    var settings = findSettings(options);
+    if (settings && settings.allowDisableFirst === true) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 function getEOL(options) {
     var settings = findSettings(options);
     if (settings && settings.lineEndings === "unix") {
@@ -127,6 +148,7 @@ module.exports = {
         var options = context.options;
         var numNewlines = options.length > 2 ? options[2] : 1;
         var eol = getEOL(options);
+        var allowDisableFirst = getAllowDisableFirst(options);
 
         // If just one option then read comment from file
         if (options.length === 1 || (options.length === 2 && findSettings(options))) {
@@ -172,7 +194,7 @@ module.exports = {
                         fix: genPrependFixer(commentType, node, fixLines, eol, numNewlines)
                     });
                 } else {
-                    var leadingComments = getLeadingComments(context, node);
+                    var leadingComments = getLeadingComments(context, node, allowDisableFirst);
 
                     if (!leadingComments.length) {
                         context.report({
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/header.js b/tests/lib/rules/header.js
index b42f8f0..a50d77a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/header.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/header.js
@@ -123,7 +123,11 @@ ruleTester.run("header", rule, {
                 " * Copyright",
                 " "
             ], 0]
-        }
+        },
+        {
+            code: "/* eslint-disable max-lines */\n/**\n * Copyright 2020\n * My Company\n **/\n\n/*Log number one*/\nconsole.log(1);",
+            options: ["block", "*\n * Copyright 2020\n * My Company\n *", 2, {"allowDisableFirst": true}],
+        },
     ],
     invalid: [
         {