def quote_header_value(value, extra_chars='', allow_token=True):
    """Quote a header value if necessary.

    :param value: the value to quote.
    :param extra_chars: a list of extra characters to skip quoting.
    :param allow_token: if this is enabled token values are returned
        unchanged.
    """
    value = to_string(value)
    if allow_token:
        token_chars = HEADER_TOKEN_CHARS | set(extra_chars)
        if set(value).issubset(token_chars):
            return value
    return '"%s"' % value.replace('\\', '\\\\').replace('"', '\\"')