diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 233f78e69..92fd40ae8 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 #     The same zone can be used in multiple places.
 #   [*proxy_cache_valid*]     - This directive sets the time for caching
 #     different replies.
+#   [*proxy_method*]         - If defined, overrides the HTTP method of the
+#     request to be passed to the backend.
+#   [*proxy_set_body*]       - If defined, sets the body passed to the backend.
 #   [*auth_basic*]            - This directive includes testing name and password
 #     with HTTP Basic Authentication.
 #   [*auth_basic_user_file*]  - This directive sets the htpasswd filename for
@@ -111,6 +114,8 @@
   $try_files            = undef,
   $proxy_cache          = false,
   $proxy_cache_valid    = false,
+  $proxy_method         = undef,
+  $proxy_set_body       = undef,
   $auth_basic           = undef,
   $auth_basic_user_file = undef,
   $priority             = 500
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index aefc2725c..673284231 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 #     The same zone can be used in multiple places.
 #   [*proxy_cache_valid*]       - This directive sets the time for caching
 #     different replies.
+#   [*proxy_method*]            - If defined, overrides the HTTP method of the
+#     request to be passed to the backend.
+#   [*proxy_set_body*]          - If defined, sets the body passed to the backend.
 #   [*auth_basic*]              - This directive includes testing name and
 #      password with HTTP Basic Authentication.
 #   [*auth_basic_user_file*]    - This directive sets the htpasswd filename for
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@
   $proxy_set_header       = [],
   $proxy_cache            = false,
   $proxy_cache_valid      = false,
+  $proxy_method           = undef,
+  $proxy_set_body         = undef,
   $fastcgi                = undef,
   $fastcgi_params         = '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params',
   $fastcgi_script         = undef,
@@ -215,6 +220,8 @@
       proxy_read_timeout  => $proxy_read_timeout,
       proxy_cache         => $proxy_cache,
       proxy_cache_valid   => $proxy_cache_valid,
+      proxy_method        => $proxy_method,
+      proxy_set_body      => $proxy_set_body,
       fastcgi             => $fastcgi,
       fastcgi_params      => $fastcgi_params,
       fastcgi_script      => $fastcgi_script,
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
index 666b6f877..22a89af47 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,30 @@
           :value    => false,
           :notmatch => /proxy_cache/
         },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set proxy_method',
+          :attr  => 'proxy_method',
+          :value => 'value',
+          :match => '    proxy_method        value;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should not set proxy_method',
+          :attr  => 'proxy_method',
+          :value => false,
+          :notmatch => /proxy_method/,
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set proxy_set_body',
+          :attr  => 'proxy_set_body',
+          :value => 'value',
+          :match => '    proxy_set_body      value;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should not set proxy_set_body',
+          :attr  => 'proxy_set_body',
+          :value => false,
+          :notmatch => /proxy_set_body/,
+        },
         {
           :title => 'should set proxy_pass',
           :attr  => 'proxy',
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
index 33fe51495..1b7eb4c67 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 <% end -%>
     proxy_pass          <%= @proxy %>;
     proxy_read_timeout  <%= @proxy_read_timeout %>;
+<% if @proxy_method -%>
+    proxy_method        <%= @proxy_method %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if @proxy_set_body -%>
+    proxy_set_body      <%= @proxy_set_body %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @location_cfg_append -%><% @location_cfg_append.sort_by {|k,v| k}.each do |key,value| -%>
     <%= key %> <%= value %>;
 <% end -%><% end -%>