diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
index 43c58b74a4..dad7c4c9d8 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.test.ts
@@ -5290,3 +5290,136 @@ describe('requirePageBoundary edge cases', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('alternateHeaders (odd/even header differentiation)', () => {
+  // Two tall paragraphs (400px each) that force a 2-page layout.
+  const tallBlock = (id: string): FlowBlock => ({
+    kind: 'paragraph',
+    id,
+    runs: [],
+  });
+  const tallMeasure = makeMeasure([400]);
+
+  it('selects even/odd header heights when alternateHeaders is true', () => {
+    const options: LayoutOptions = {
+      pageSize: { w: 600, h: 800 },
+      margins: { top: 50, right: 50, bottom: 50, left: 50, header: 30 },
+      alternateHeaders: true,
+      headerContentHeights: {
+        odd: 80, // Odd pages: header pushes body start down
+        even: 40, // Even pages: smaller header
+      },
+    };
+
+    const layout = layoutDocument([tallBlock('p1'), tallBlock('p2')], [tallMeasure, tallMeasure], options);
+
+    expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    // Page 1 is odd (documentPageNumber=1) → uses 'odd' header height (80px)
+    // Body should start at max(margin.top, margin.header + headerContentHeight) = max(50, 30+80) = 110
+    const p1Fragment = layout.pages[0].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p1');
+    expect(p1Fragment).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p1Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(110, 0);
+
+    // Page 2 is even (documentPageNumber=2) → uses 'even' header height (40px)
+    // Body should start at max(margin.top, margin.header + headerContentHeight) = max(50, 30+40) = 70
+    const p2Fragment = layout.pages[1].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p2');
+    expect(p2Fragment).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p2Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(70, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('uses default header height for all pages when alternateHeaders is false', () => {
+    const options: LayoutOptions = {
+      pageSize: { w: 600, h: 800 },
+      margins: { top: 50, right: 50, bottom: 50, left: 50, header: 30 },
+      alternateHeaders: false,
+      headerContentHeights: {
+        default: 60,
+        odd: 80,
+        even: 40,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const layout = layoutDocument([tallBlock('p1'), tallBlock('p2')], [tallMeasure, tallMeasure], options);
+
+    expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    // Both pages use 'default' header height (60px)
+    // Body start = max(50, 30+60) = 90
+    const p1Fragment = layout.pages[0].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p1');
+    const p2Fragment = layout.pages[1].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p2');
+    expect(p1Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(90, 0);
+    expect(p2Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(90, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to false when alternateHeaders is omitted', () => {
+    const options: LayoutOptions = {
+      pageSize: { w: 600, h: 800 },
+      margins: { top: 50, right: 50, bottom: 50, left: 50, header: 30 },
+      // alternateHeaders not set
+      headerContentHeights: {
+        default: 60,
+        odd: 80,
+        even: 40,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const layout = layoutDocument([tallBlock('p1'), tallBlock('p2')], [tallMeasure, tallMeasure], options);
+
+    expect(layout.pages).toHaveLength(2);
+
+    // Both pages should use 'default' (60px), not odd/even
+    const p1Fragment = layout.pages[0].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p1');
+    const p2Fragment = layout.pages[1].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p2');
+    expect(p1Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(90, 0);
+    expect(p2Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(90, 0);
+  });
+
+  it('first page uses first variant when titlePg is enabled with alternateHeaders', () => {
+    const sectionBreak: SectionBreakBlock = {
+      kind: 'sectionBreak',
+      id: 'sb',
+      attrs: { isFirstSection: true, source: 'sectPr', sectionIndex: 0 },
+      pageSize: { w: 600, h: 800 },
+      margins: { top: 50, right: 50, bottom: 50, left: 50, header: 30 },
+    };
+
+    const options: LayoutOptions = {
+      pageSize: { w: 600, h: 800 },
+      margins: { top: 50, right: 50, bottom: 50, left: 50, header: 30 },
+      alternateHeaders: true,
+      sectionMetadata: [{ sectionIndex: 0, titlePg: true }],
+      headerContentHeights: {
+        first: 100, // First page: tallest header
+        odd: 80,
+        even: 40,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const layout = layoutDocument(
+      [sectionBreak, tallBlock('p1'), tallBlock('p2'), tallBlock('p3')],
+      [{ kind: 'sectionBreak' }, tallMeasure, tallMeasure, tallMeasure],
+      options,
+    );
+
+    expect(layout.pages.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+
+    // Page 1 (first page of section, titlePg=true) → 'first' variant → 100px
+    // Body start = max(50, 30+100) = 130
+    const p1Fragment = layout.pages[0].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p1');
+    expect(p1Fragment).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p1Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(130, 0);
+
+    // Page 2 (documentPageNumber=2, even) → 'even' variant → 40px
+    // Body start = max(50, 30+40) = 70
+    const p2Fragment = layout.pages[1].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p2');
+    expect(p2Fragment).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p2Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(70, 0);
+
+    // Page 3 (documentPageNumber=3, odd) → 'odd' variant → 80px
+    // Body start = max(50, 30+80) = 110
+    const p3Fragment = layout.pages[2].fragments.find((f) => f.blockId === 'p3');
+    expect(p3Fragment).toBeDefined();
+    expect(p3Fragment!.y).toBeCloseTo(110, 0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
index 1cb5e155ae..2ed055ce9e 100644
--- a/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/layout-engine/layout-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -526,6 +526,13 @@ export type LayoutOptions = {
    * behavior for paragraph-free overlays.
    */
   allowSectionBreakOnlyPageFallback?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether the document has odd/even header/footer differentiation enabled.
+   * Corresponds to the w:evenAndOddHeaders element in OOXML settings.xml.
+   * When true, odd pages use the 'odd' variant and even pages use the 'even' variant.
+   * When false or omitted, all pages use the 'default' variant.
+   */
+  alternateHeaders?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type HeaderFooterConstraints = {
@@ -667,13 +674,15 @@ export function layoutDocument(blocks: FlowBlock[], measures: Measure[], options
   /**
    * Determines the header/footer variant type for a given page based on section settings.
    *
-   * @param sectionPageNumber - The page number within the current section (1-indexed)
+   * @param sectionPageNumber - The page number within the current section (1-indexed), used for titlePg
+   * @param documentPageNumber - The absolute document page number (1-indexed), used for even/odd
    * @param titlePgEnabled - Whether the section has "different first page" enabled
-   * @param alternateHeaders - Whether the section has odd/even differentiation enabled
+   * @param alternateHeaders - Whether the document has odd/even differentiation enabled
    * @returns The variant type: 'first', 'even', 'odd', or 'default'
    */
   const getVariantTypeForPage = (
     sectionPageNumber: number,
+    documentPageNumber: number,
     titlePgEnabled: boolean,
     alternateHeaders: boolean,
   ): 'default' | 'first' | 'even' | 'odd' => {
@@ -681,9 +690,10 @@ export function layoutDocument(blocks: FlowBlock[], measures: Measure[], options
     if (sectionPageNumber === 1 && titlePgEnabled) {
       return 'first';
     }
-    // Alternate headers (even/odd differentiation)
+    // Alternate headers: even/odd based on document page number, matching
+    // the rendering side (getHeaderFooterTypeForSection in headerFooterUtils.ts)
     if (alternateHeaders) {
-      return sectionPageNumber % 2 === 0 ? 'even' : 'odd';
+      return documentPageNumber % 2 === 0 ? 'even' : 'odd';
     }
     return 'default';
   };
@@ -1284,11 +1294,10 @@ export function layoutDocument(blocks: FlowBlock[], measures: Measure[], options
         // Get section metadata for titlePg setting
         const sectionMetadata = sectionMetadataList[activeSectionIndex];
         const titlePgEnabled = sectionMetadata?.titlePg ?? false;
-        // TODO: Support alternateHeaders (odd/even) when needed
-        const alternateHeaders = false;
+        const alternateHeaders = options.alternateHeaders ?? false;
 
         // Determine which header/footer variant applies to this page
-        const variantType = getVariantTypeForPage(sectionPageNumber, titlePgEnabled, alternateHeaders);
+        const variantType = getVariantTypeForPage(sectionPageNumber, newPageNumber, titlePgEnabled, alternateHeaders);
 
         // Resolve header/footer refs for margin calculation using OOXML inheritance model.
         // This must match the rendering logic in PresentationEditor to ensure margins
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
index 64498efb5d..b55bfa4dfa 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/PresentationEditor.ts
@@ -4238,10 +4238,12 @@ export class PresentationEditor extends EventEmitter {
         ? buildSemanticFootnoteBlocks(footnotesLayoutInput, this.#layoutOptions.semanticOptions?.footnotesMode)
         : [];
       const blocksForLayout = semanticFootnoteBlocks.length > 0 ? [...blocks, ...semanticFootnoteBlocks] : blocks;
-      const layoutOptions =
-        !isSemanticFlow && footnotesLayoutInput
+      const layoutOptions = {
+        ...(!isSemanticFlow && footnotesLayoutInput
           ? { ...baseLayoutOptions, footnotes: footnotesLayoutInput }
-          : baseLayoutOptions;
+          : baseLayoutOptions),
+        alternateHeaders: Boolean((this.#editor as EditorWithConverter).converter?.pageStyles?.alternateHeaders),
+      };
       const previousBlocks = this.#layoutState.blocks;
       const previousLayout = this.#layoutState.layout;
       const previousMeasures = this.#layoutState.measures;
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/types.ts b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/types.ts
index 0328fcb44c..e442a6f34e 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/types.ts
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/editors/v1/core/presentation-editor/types.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export type ResolvedLayoutOptions =
       margins: ResolvedMarginsBase;
       columns?: { count: number; gap: number };
       sectionMetadata: SectionMetadata[];
+      alternateHeaders?: boolean;
     }
   | {
       flowMode: 'semantic';