diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ceb3d2d0..dfc547d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## {{ UNRELEASED_VERSION }} - [{{ UNRELEASED_DATE }}]({{ UNRELEASED_LINK }})
 
+* Enabled `mod_headers` and `mod_expires` Apache modules by default [#243](https://github.com/lando/php/issues/243)
 * Fixed xdebug log file ownership issue when `build_as_root` or `run_as_root` creates `/tmp/xdebug.log` as root [#242](https://github.com/lando/php/pull/242)
 
 ## v1.11.2 - [February 25, 2026](https://github.com/lando/php/releases/tag/v1.11.2)
diff --git a/builders/php.js b/builders/php.js
index 5745f1b1..3d1ebf4b 100644
--- a/builders/php.js
+++ b/builders/php.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ module.exports = {
       '/helpers',
     ],
     confSrc: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'config'),
-    command: ['sh -c \'a2enmod rewrite && apache2-foreground\''],
+    command: ['sh -c \'a2enmod rewrite headers expires && apache2-foreground\''],
     composer_version: true,
     phpServer: 'apache',
     defaultFiles: {
diff --git a/examples/8.4/.htaccess b/examples/8.4/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a26e0808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/8.4/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<IfModule mod_headers.c>
+  Header set X-Lando-Test "blazes"
+</IfModule>
+
+<IfModule mod_expires.c>
+  ExpiresActive On
+  ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 hour"
+</IfModule>
diff --git a/examples/8.4/README.md b/examples/8.4/README.md
index adcc5350..cbe81b00 100644
--- a/examples/8.4/README.md
+++ b/examples/8.4/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ lando exec defaults -- composer --version --no-ansi | tee >(cat 1>&2) | grep -q
 lando php -i | grep memory_limit | grep -e "-1"
 lando exec defaults -- php -i | grep "memory_limit" | grep -e "-1"
 
+# Should have mod_headers enabled and working
+lando exec defaults -- curl -sI http://localhost | grep -i "X-Lando-Test: blazes"
+
+# Should have mod_expires enabled and working
+lando exec defaults -- curl -sI http://localhost | grep -i "Expires:"
+
 # Should not enable xdebug by default
 lando exec defaults -- php -m | grep xdebug || echo $? | grep 1