diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 704a88a..832a9e2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ nginx_http_template:
           proxy_ignore_headers:
             - Vary
             - Cache-Control
+          proxy_redirect: false
           websocket: false
           auth_basic: null
           auth_basic_file: null
diff --git a/templates/http/default.conf.j2 b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
index 13d728d..480efdd 100644
--- a/templates/http/default.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/http/default.conf.j2
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ server {
         auth_basic_user_file {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].auth_basic_file }};
 {% endif %}
         proxy_pass {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_pass }};
-
+{% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_redirect is defined %}
+        proxy_redirect {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_redirect | ternary(item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_redirect, "off") }};
+{% endif %}
 {% if item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_cache is defined %}
         proxy_cache {{ item.value.reverse_proxy.locations[location].proxy_cache }};
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/tests/playbooks/nginx-http-template.yml b/tests/playbooks/nginx-http-template.yml
index 6dc169e..088b1ab 100644
--- a/tests/playbooks/nginx-http-template.yml
+++ b/tests/playbooks/nginx-http-template.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
               proxy_ignore_headers:
                 - Vary
                 - Cache-Control
+              proxy_redirect: false
             backend:
               location: /backend
               proxy_pass: http://backend_servers/
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
                 - http_500
                 - http_502
                 - http_503
+              proxy_redirect: default
         upstreams:
           frontend_upstream:
             name: frontend_servers