diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15d7f62..43c1954 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
     #auth_request_set:
       #name: $auth_user
       #value: $upstream_http_x_user
+    client_max_body_size: 1m
     proxy_hide_headers: [] # A list of headers which shouldn't be passed to the application
     add_headers:
       strict_transport_security:
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           #auth_request_set:
             #name: $auth_user
             #value: $upstream_http_x_user
+          client_max_body_size: 1m
           #returns:
             #return302:
               #code: 302
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1cd312b..686fcb8 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
     #auth_request_set:
       #name: $auth_user
       #value: $upstream_http_x_user
+    client_max_body_size: 1m
     proxy_hide_headers: [] # A list of headers which shouldn't be passed to the application
     add_headers:
       strict_transport_security:
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           #auth_request_set:
             #name: $auth_user
             #value: $upstream_http_x_user
+          client_max_body_size: 1m
           #returns:
             #return302:
               #code: 302
diff --git a/templates/http/default.conf.j2 b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
index 3437c44..ff32f40 100644
--- a/templates/http/default.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ server {
 {% if item.value.auth_request_set is defined %}
     auth_request_set {{ item.value.auth_request_set.name }} {{ item.value.auth_request_set.value }};
 {% endif %}
+{% if item.value.client_max_body_size is defined and item.value.client_max_body_size %}
+    client_max_body_size {{ item.value.client_max_body_size }};
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy is defined and item.value.reverse_proxy %}
 {% for location in item.value.reverse_proxy.locations %}
@@ -254,6 +257,9 @@ server {
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_ignore_headers is defined %}
         proxy_ignore_headers {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_ignore_headers | join(" ") }};
 {% endif %}
+{% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].client_max_body_size is defined and item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].client_max_body_size %}
+        client_max_body_size {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].client_max_body_size }};
+{% endif %}
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_cookie_path is defined %}
         proxy_cookie_path {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_cookie_path.path }} {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_cookie_path.replacement }};
 {% endif %}