diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 89472a2..8de651f 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 0.41
 
+  Add X-Spam-Level header in spamassassin plugin (idea from Werner Fleck)
+
   Remove the auth/authnull sample plugin (there are plenty proper examples now
   so we don't have to include this insecure plugin)
 
diff --git a/plugins/spamassassin b/plugins/spamassassin
index acc03fb..09e7c1b 100644
--- a/plugins/spamassassin
+++ b/plugins/spamassassin
@@ -186,11 +186,18 @@ sub hook_data_post { # check_spam
 
   $self->_cleanup_spam_header($transaction, 'X-Spam-Flag');
   $self->_cleanup_spam_header($transaction, 'X-Spam-Status');
+  $self->_cleanup_spam_header($transaction, 'X-Spam-Level');
 
   $transaction->header->add('X-Spam-Flag', 'YES', 0) if ($flag eq 'Yes');
   $transaction->header->add('X-Spam-Status',
 			    "$flag, hits=$hits required=$required\n" .
 			    "\ttests=$tests", 0);
+
+  my $length = int($hits);
+  $length = 1 if $length < 1;
+  $length = 50 if $length > 50;
+  $transaction->header->add('X-Spam-Level', '*' x $length, 0);
+
   $self->log(LOGNOTICE, "check_spam: $flag, hits=$hits, required=$required, " .
 			     "tests=$tests");