diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d19e23e..2396d74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ nginx_main_template:
   conf_file_location: /etc/nginx/
   user: nginx
   worker_processes: auto
+  #worker_rlimit_nofile: 1024
   error_level: warn
   worker_connections: 1024
   http_enable: true
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f7556cb..9ebaea5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ nginx_main_template:
   conf_file_location: /etc/nginx/
   user: nginx
   worker_processes: auto
+  #worker_rlimit_nofile: 1024
   error_level: warn
   worker_connections: 1024
   http_enable: true
diff --git a/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 00f30c0..82a6216 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ load_module modules/ngx_http_modsecurity_module.so;
 user  {{ nginx_main_template.user }};
 worker_processes  {{ nginx_main_template.worker_processes }};
 
+{% if nginx_main_template.worker_rlimit_nofile is defined %}
+worker_rlimit_nofile {{ nginx_main_template.worker_rlimit_nofile }};
+{% endif %}
+
 error_log  /var/log/nginx/error.log {{ nginx_main_template.error_level }};
 pid        /var/run/nginx.pid;