diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e500cb4f9..e88055652 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1344,6 +1344,8 @@ Set up a virtual host with [WSGI](https://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/).
 
 `wsgi_pass_authorization` the WSGI application handles authorisation instead of Apache when set to 'On'. For more information see [here] (http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/configuration-directives/WSGIPassAuthorization.html).  Defaults to 'undef' where apache will set the defaults setting to 'Off'.
 
+`wsgi_chunked_request` enables support for chunked requests. Defaults to 'undef'.
+
 To set up a virtual host with WSGI
 
 ```puppet
@@ -1358,6 +1360,7 @@ To set up a virtual host with WSGI
          },
       wsgi_process_group          => 'wsgi',
       wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/' => '/var/www/demo.wsgi' },
+      wsgi_chunked_request        => 'On',
     }
 ```
 
diff --git a/manifests/vhost.pp b/manifests/vhost.pp
index 23360bf69..adfd0ac5f 100644
--- a/manifests/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/vhost.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
   $wsgi_process_group          = undef,
   $wsgi_script_aliases         = undef,
   $wsgi_pass_authorization     = undef,
+  $wsgi_chunked_request        = undef,
   $custom_fragment             = undef,
   $itk                         = undef,
   $action                      = undef,
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
index 9ecf34775..5d1fbd078 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/vhost_spec.rb
@@ -1074,7 +1074,8 @@ class { 'apache::mod::wsgi': }
           wsgi_daemon_process_options => {processes => '2'},
           wsgi_process_group          => 'nobody',
           wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/test' => '/test1' },
-    wsgi_pass_authorization     => 'On',
+          wsgi_pass_authorization     => 'On',
+          wsgi_chunked_request        => 'On',
         }
       EOS
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
@@ -1094,7 +1095,8 @@ class { 'apache::mod::wsgi': }
           wsgi_import_script_options  => { application-group => '%{GLOBAL}', process-group => 'wsgi' },
           wsgi_process_group          => 'nobody',
           wsgi_script_aliases         => { '/test' => '/test1' },
-    wsgi_pass_authorization     => 'On',
+          wsgi_pass_authorization     => 'On',
+          wsgi_chunked_request        => 'On',
         }
       EOS
       apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
@@ -1108,6 +1110,7 @@ class { 'apache::mod::wsgi': }
       it { is_expected.to contain 'WSGIProcessGroup nobody' }
       it { is_expected.to contain 'WSGIScriptAlias /test "/test1"' }
       it { is_expected.to contain 'WSGIPassAuthorization On' }
+      it { is_expected.to contain 'WSGIChunkedRequest On' }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb b/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
index d3e49bb3b..7141dc651 100644
--- a/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/vhost_spec.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
             'user'  => 'someuser',
             'group' => 'somegroup'
           },
+          'wsgi_chunked_request'        => 'On',
           'action'                      => 'foo',
           'fastcgi_server'              => 'localhost',
           'fastcgi_socket'              => '/tmp/fastcgi.socket',
diff --git a/templates/vhost/_wsgi.erb b/templates/vhost/_wsgi.erb
index 473b223ab..a0d4ded65 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/_wsgi.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/_wsgi.erb
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
 <% if @wsgi_pass_authorization -%>
   WSGIPassAuthorization <%= @wsgi_pass_authorization %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @wsgi_chunked_request -%>
+  WSGIChunkedRequest <%= @wsgi_chunked_request %>
+<% end -%>