diff --git a/manifests/mod/geoip.pp b/manifests/mod/geoip.pp
index 4e87cb96a..1f8fb08ee 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/geoip.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/geoip.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   $output                     = 'All',
   $enable_utf8                = undef,
   $scan_proxy_headers         = undef,
+  $scan_proxy_header_field    = undef,
   $use_last_xforwarededfor_ip = undef,
 ) {
   ::apache::mod { 'geoip': }
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
   # - output
   # - enable_utf8
   # - scan_proxy_headers
+  # - scan_proxy_header_field
   # - use_last_xforwarededfor_ip
   file { 'geoip.conf':
     ensure  => file,
diff --git a/templates/mod/geoip.conf.erb b/templates/mod/geoip.conf.erb
index 84b5dfe92..00e61d98b 100644
--- a/templates/mod/geoip.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/mod/geoip.conf.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ GeoIPEnableUTF8 <%= scope.function_bool2httpd([@enable_utf8]) %>
 <% if ! @scan_proxy_headers.nil? -%>
 GeoIPScanProxyHeaders <%= scope.function_bool2httpd([@scan_proxy_headers]) %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if ! @scan_proxy_header_field.nil? -%>
+GeoIPScanProxyHeaderField <%= @scan_proxy_header_field %>
+<% end -%>
 <% if ! @use_last_xforwarededfor_ip.nil? -%>
 GeoIPUseLastXForwardedForIP <%= scope.function_bool2httpd([@use_last_xforwarededfor_ip]) %>
 <% end -%>