diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28c541d44..1418696bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
   proxy_pass => [
     { 'path' => '/a', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/' },
     { 'path' => '/b', 'url' => 'http://backend-b/' },
-    { 'path' => '/c', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/c' },
+    { 'path' => '/c', 'url' => 'http://backend-a/c', 'params' => 'max=20 ttl=120 retry=300' },
     { 'path' => '/l', 'url' => 'http://backend-xy',
       'reverse_urls' => ['http://backend-x', 'http://backend-y'] },
   ],
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ apache::vhost { 'site.name.fdqn':
 ```
 
 `reverse_urls` is optional and can be an array or a string. It is useful when used with `mod_proxy_balancer`.
+`params` is an optional parameter. It allows to provide the ProxyPass key=value parameters (Connection settings).
 
 #####`rack_base_uris`
 
diff --git a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
index 045c90691..190239de9 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   ProxyPreserveHost On
 <%- end -%>
 <%- [@proxy_pass].flatten.compact.each do |proxy| -%>
-  ProxyPass <%= proxy['path'] %> <%= proxy['url'] %>
+  ProxyPass <%= proxy['path'] %> <%= proxy['url'] %>   <%- if !proxy['params'].nil? -%> <%= proxy['params'] %> <%- end -%>
+
   <Location <%= proxy['path']%>>
   <%- if proxy['reverse_urls'].nil? -%>
     ProxyPassReverse <%= proxy['url'] %>