diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53e68e164..9bfc8e751 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1335,6 +1335,21 @@ Sets the order of processing Allow and Deny statements as per [Apache core docum
     }
 ```
 
+######`sethandler`
+
+Sets a `SetHandler` directive as per the [Apache Core documentation](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#sethandler). An example:
+
+```puppet
+    apache::vhost { 'sample.example.net':
+      docroot     => '/path/to/directory',
+      directories => [ 
+        { path       => '/path/to/directory', 
+          sethandler => 'None', 
+        }
+      ],
+    }
+```
+
 ######`passenger_enabled`
 
 Sets the value for the [PassengerEnabled](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide%20Apache.html#PassengerEnabled) directory to 'on' or 'off'. Requires `apache::mod::passenger` to be included.
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
index a2fa41940..01c9dcbb0 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
@@ -252,6 +252,38 @@ class { 'apache': }
         shell("/usr/bin/curl -sSf files.example.net:80/private.html", {:acceptable_exit_codes => 22}).stderr.should match(/curl: \(22\) The requested URL returned error: 403/)
       end
     end
+
+    describe 'SetHandler directive' do
+      it 'should configure a vhost with a SetHandler directive' do
+        pp = <<-EOS
+          class { 'apache': }
+          apache::mod { 'status': }
+          host { 'files.example.net': ip => '127.0.0.1', }
+          apache::vhost { 'files.example.net':
+            docroot     => '/var/www/files',
+            directories => [
+              { path => '/var/www/files', },
+              { path => '/server-status', provider => 'location', sethandler => 'server-status', },
+            ],
+          }
+          file { '/var/www/files/index.html':
+            ensure  => file,
+            content => "Hello World\\n",
+          }
+        EOS
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+      end
+
+      describe service($service_name) do
+        it { should be_enabled }
+        it { should be_running }
+      end
+
+      it 'should answer to files.example.net' do
+        shell("/usr/bin/curl -sSf files.example.net:80/index.html").stdout.should eq("Hello World\n")
+        shell("/usr/bin/curl -sSf files.example.net:80/server-status?auto").stdout.should match(/Scoreboard: /)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   case fact('lsbdistcodename')
diff --git a/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb b/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
index b16ce8840..234fdbd0b 100644
--- a/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@
             'options'           => '-MultiViews',
             'order'             => 'deny,yned',
             'passenger_enabled' => 'onf',
+            'sethandler'        => 'None',
           },
           :match    => [
             /^  <Directory "\/opt\/app">$/,
@@ -695,6 +696,7 @@
             /^    Deny from google.com$/,
             /^    Options -MultiViews$/,
             /^    Order deny,yned$/,
+            /^    SetHandler None$/,
             /^    PassengerEnabled onf$/,
             /^  <\/Directory>$/,
           ],
diff --git a/templates/vhost/_directories.erb b/templates/vhost/_directories.erb
index 516d0798d..efa26ce4e 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_directories.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_directories.erb
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
     AddHandler <%= addhandler['handler'] %> <%= Array(addhandler['extensions']).join(' ') %>
       <%- end -%>
     <%- end -%>
+    <%- if directory['sethandler'] and directory['sethandler'] != '' -%>
+    SetHandler <%= directory['sethandler'] %>
+    <%- end -%>
     <%- if directory['passenger_enabled'] and directory['passenger_enabled'] != '' -%>
     PassengerEnabled <%= directory['passenger_enabled'] %>
     <%- end -%>