Abstract: An auxiliary headrest for an automobile has a U-shaped cushion body of relatively soft foam material including a back cushion portion and spaced side cushion portions extending forwardly of the back cushion portion to define a space receiving the back of a user's head; a rearwardly extending support member is spaced from the medial horizontal plane of the cushion body and is positioned between the built-in headrest and the top of the back of an automobile seat for maintaining the auxiliary headrest forwardly of the built-in headrest. The height of the U-shaped cushion can be varied by inverting the headrest.