diff --git a/src/http/header/any_or_some.rs b/src/http/header/any_or_some.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5a37e495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/http/header/any_or_some.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+use std::{
+    fmt::{self, Write as _},
+    str,
+};
+
+/// A wrapper for types used in header values where wildcard (`*`) items are allowed but the
+/// underlying type does not support them.
+///
+/// For example, we use the `language-tags` crate for the [`AcceptLanguage`](super::AcceptLanguage)
+/// typed header but it does parse `*` successfully. On the other hand, the `mime` crate, used for
+/// [`Accept`](super::Accept), has first-party support for wildcard items so this wrapper is not
+/// used in those header types.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Hash)]
+pub enum AnyOrSome<T> {
+    /// A wildcard value.
+    Any,
+
+    /// A valid `T`.
+    Item(T),
+}
+
+impl<T> AnyOrSome<T> {
+    /// Returns true if item is wildcard (`*`) variant.
+    pub fn is_any(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Any)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if item is a valid item (`T`) variant.
+    pub fn is_item(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Item(_))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns reference to value in `Item` variant, if it is set.
+    pub fn item(&self) -> Option<&T> {
+        match self {
+            AnyOrSome::Item(ref item) => Some(item),
+            AnyOrSome::Any => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Consumes the container, returning the value in the `Item` variant, if it is set.
+    pub fn into_item(self) -> Option<T> {
+        match self {
+            AnyOrSome::Item(item) => Some(item),
+            AnyOrSome::Any => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: fmt::Display> fmt::Display for AnyOrSome<T> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            AnyOrSome::Any => f.write_char('*'),
+            AnyOrSome::Item(item) => fmt::Display::fmt(item, f),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T: str::FromStr> str::FromStr for AnyOrSome<T> {
+    type Err = T::Err;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.trim() {
+            "*" => Ok(Self::Any),
+            other => other.parse().map(AnyOrSome::Item),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
index 1dd2d268c..490d36558 100644
--- a/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
+++ b/src/http/header/cache_control.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ common_header! {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Example Values
-    ///
     /// * `no-cache`
     /// * `private, community="UCI"`
     /// * `max-age=30`