diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessor.java b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessor.java
index d452456acab..ab39f57211b 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessor.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessor.java
@@ -123,12 +123,16 @@ public class MessageHeaderAccessor {
 	@Nullable
 	private IdGenerator idGenerator;
 
+	private MessageHeaderAccessor(@Nullable MessageHeaders headers) {
+		this.headers = new MutableMessageHeaders(headers);
+	}
+
 
 	/**
 	 * A constructor to create new headers.
 	 */
 	public MessageHeaderAccessor() {
-		this(null);
+		this((MessageHeaders) null);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -136,7 +140,26 @@ public class MessageHeaderAccessor {
 	 * @param message a message to copy the headers from, or {@code null} if none
 	 */
 	public MessageHeaderAccessor(@Nullable Message<?> message) {
-		this.headers = new MutableMessageHeaders(message != null ? message.getHeaders() : null);
+		this(message != null ? message.getHeaders() : null);
+	}
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an instance from a plain {@link Map}.
+	 * @param map the raw headers
+	 * @since 6.2
+	 */
+	public static MessageHeaderAccessor fromMap(@Nullable Map<String, Object> map) {
+		return fromMessageHeaders(new MessageHeaders(map));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create an instance from an existing {@link MessageHeaders} instance.
+	 * @param headers the headers
+	 * @since 6.2
+	 */
+	public static MessageHeaderAccessor fromMessageHeaders(@Nullable MessageHeaders headers) {
+		return new MessageHeaderAccessor(headers);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessorTests.java b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessorTests.java
index afe8edea4c8..370eff28676 100644
--- a/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/support/MessageHeaderAccessorTests.java
@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ class MessageHeaderAccessorTests {
 		assertThat(accessor.toMap()).isEmpty();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void fromEmptyMap() {
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMap(Collections.emptyMap());
+		assertThat(accessor.toMap()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void fromNullMap() {
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMap(null);
+		assertThat(accessor.toMap()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void fromEmptyMessageHeaders() {
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMessageHeaders(new MessageHeaders(Collections.emptyMap()));
+		assertThat(accessor.toMap()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void fromNullMessageHeaders() {
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMessageHeaders(null);
+		assertThat(accessor.toMap()).isEmpty();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void existingHeaders() {
 		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
@@ -62,6 +86,32 @@ class MessageHeaderAccessorTests {
 		assertThat(actual.get("bar")).isEqualTo("baz");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void fromMapWithExistingHeaders() {
+		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+		map.put("foo", "bar");
+		map.put("bar", "baz");
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMap(map);
+		MessageHeaders actual = accessor.getMessageHeaders();
+
+		assertThat(actual).hasSize(3);
+		assertThat(actual.get("foo")).isEqualTo("bar");
+		assertThat(actual.get("bar")).isEqualTo("baz");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void fromMessageHeaderWithExistingHeaders() {
+		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();
+		map.put("foo", "bar");
+		map.put("bar", "baz");
+		MessageHeaderAccessor accessor = MessageHeaderAccessor.fromMessageHeaders(new MessageHeaders(map));
+		MessageHeaders actual = accessor.getMessageHeaders();
+
+		assertThat(actual).hasSize(3);
+		assertThat(actual.get("foo")).isEqualTo("bar");
+		assertThat(actual.get("bar")).isEqualTo("baz");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void existingHeadersModification() throws InterruptedException {
 		Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();