diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/sql.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/sql.py
index 0d2e5281d0..e0701cf8ed 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/sql.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/sql.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import re
 import json
+import types
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.typing as npt
 import ifcopenshell
@@ -316,6 +317,14 @@ class sqlite(file):
         # The best option we've got for mimicing `file.schema_identifier`.
         return self._schema
 
+    @property
+    def header(self) -> types.SimpleNamespace:
+        # Mimicking `file_header` object from `ifcopenshell.file`.
+        header = types.SimpleNamespace(
+            file_description=types.SimpleNamespace(description=(self.mvd_str,)),
+        )
+        return header
+
 
 class sqlite_entity(entity_instance):
     sqlite_wrapper: sqlite_wrapper
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/stream.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/stream.py
index fdade150be..655dc2d9cd 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/stream.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/stream.py
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ try:
                 f"No `wrapped_data` for {class_name}. `ifcopenshell.{class_name}` is probably confused with `ifcopenshell.file`."
             )
 
+        @property
+        def header(self) -> NoReturn:
+            raise NotImplementedError("`stream.header` is not implemented yet.")
+
         @property
         def schema(self) -> ifcopenshell.util.schema.IFC_SCHEMA:
             return self._schema