diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 11924bfd0..575cd515b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ Unlike most other hooks, this hook triggers once if there are any changed files
         - --hook-config=--custom-marker-end             # String. Defaults to "<!-- END_TF_DOCS -->" (v1.93+), "<!-- END OF PRE-COMMIT-TERRAFORM DOCS HOOK -->" (<v1.93).
                                                         # Set to use custom marker which helps you with using other formats like asciidoc.
                                                         # For Asciidoc this could be "--hook-config=--custom-marker-end=// END_TF_DOCS"
+        - --hook-config=--custom-doc-header             # String. Defaults to "# "
+                                                        # Set to use custom marker which helps you with using other formats like asciidoc.
+                                                        # For Asciidoc this could be "--hook-config=--custom-marker-end=\= "
     ```
 
 4. If you want to use a terraform-docs config file, you must supply the path to the file, relative to the git repo root path:
diff --git a/hooks/terraform_docs.sh b/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
index 936c59de1..c789afefc 100755
--- a/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
+++ b/hooks/terraform_docs.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ readonly SCRIPT_DIR
 
 insertion_marker_begin="<!-- BEGIN_TF_DOCS -->"
 insertion_marker_end="<!-- END_TF_DOCS -->"
+doc_header="# "
 
 # Old markers used by the hook before the introduction of the terraform-docs markers
 readonly old_insertion_marker_begin="<!-- BEGINNING OF PRE-COMMIT-TERRAFORM DOCS HOOK -->"
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ function terraform_docs {
         insertion_marker_end=$value
         common::colorify "yellow" "INFO: --custom-marker-end is used and the marker is set to \"$value\"."
         ;;
+      --custom-doc-header)
+        doc_header=$value
+        common::colorify "yellow" "INFO: --custom-doc-header is used and the marker is set to \"$value\"."
+        ;;
     esac
   done
 
@@ -206,7 +211,7 @@ function terraform_docs {
 
       # Use of insertion markers, where there is no existing README file
       {
-        echo -e "# ${PWD##*/}\n"
+        echo -e "${doc_header}${PWD##*/}\n"
         echo "$insertion_marker_begin"
         echo "$insertion_marker_end"
       } >> "$output_file"