diff --git a/manifests/vhost.pp b/manifests/vhost.pp
index f2e736cbf..579748233 100644
--- a/manifests/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/vhost.pp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     $php_admin_flags             = [],
     $php_admin_values            = [],
     $no_proxy_uris               = [],
+    $proxy_preserve_host         = false,
     $redirect_source             = '/',
     $redirect_dest               = undef,
     $redirect_status             = undef,
diff --git a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
index 7e0221f95..2c5e24ede 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_proxy.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   ## Proxy rules
   ProxyRequests Off
 <%- end -%>
+<% if @proxy_preserve_host %>
+  ProxyPreserveHost On
+<% end %>
 <% [@proxy_pass].flatten.compact.each do |proxy| %>
   ProxyPass <%= proxy['path'] %> <%= proxy['url'] %>
   <Location <%= proxy['path']%>>