diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f742feb..c47e669 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ nginx_main_template:
     access_log_location:
       - name: main
         location: /var/log/nginx/access.log
+    tcp_nopush: true
+    tcp_nodelay: true
     keepalive_timeout: 65
     cache: false
     rate_limit: false
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 864e1aa..263e499 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ nginx_main_template:
     access_log_location:
       - name: main
         location: /var/log/nginx/access.log
+    tcp_nopush: true
+    tcp_nodelay: true
     keepalive_timeout: 65
     cache: false
     rate_limit: false
diff --git a/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 8a2c608..d4f7814 100644
--- a/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ http {
 {% endfor %}
 
     sendfile        on;
-    #tcp_nopush     on;
+
+{% if nginx_main_template.http_settings.tcp_nopush is defined and nginx_main_template.tcp_nopush %}
+    tcp_nopush      on;
+{% endif %}
+{% if nginx_main_template.http_settings.tcp_nodelay is defined and nginx_main_template.tcp_nodelay %}
+    tcp_nodelay     on;
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if nginx_main_template.http_settings.server_tokens is defined and nginx_main_template.http_settings.server_tokens | length %}
     server_tokens {{ nginx_main_template.http_settings.server_tokens }};