diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 1e650b943..d655c8921 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
 # This definition creates a new location entry within a virtual host
 #
 # Parameters:
-#   [*ensure*]      - Enables or disables the specified location (present|absent)
-#   [*vhost*]       - Defines the default vHost for this location entry to include with
-#   [*location*]    - Specifies the URI associated with this location entry
-#   [*www_root*]    - Specifies the location on disk for files to be read from. Cannot be set in conjunction with $proxy
-#   [*index_files*] - Default index files for NGINX to read when traversing a directory
-#   [*proxy*]       - Proxy server(s) for a location to connect to. Accepts a single value, can be used in conjunction
-#                     with nginx::resource::upstream
-#   [*ssl*]         - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for this location.
-#   [*option*]      - Reserved for future use
+#   [*ensure*]             - Enables or disables the specified location (present|absent)
+#   [*vhost*]              - Defines the default vHost for this location entry to include with
+#   [*location*]           - Specifies the URI associated with this location entry
+#   [*www_root*]           - Specifies the location on disk for files to be read from. Cannot be set in conjunction with $proxy
+#   [*index_files*]        - Default index files for NGINX to read when traversing a directory
+#   [*proxy*]              - Proxy server(s) for a location to connect to. Accepts a single value, can be used in conjunction
+#                            with nginx::resource::upstream
+#   [*proxy_read_timeout*] - Override the default the proxy read timeout value of 90 seconds
+#   [*ssl*]                - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for this location.
+#   [*option*]             - Reserved for future use
 #
 # Actions:
 #
@@ -25,13 +26,14 @@
 #    vhost    => 'test2.local',
 #  }
 define nginx::resource::location(
-  $ensure      = present,
-  $vhost       = undef,
-  $www_root    = undef,
-  $index_files = ['index.html', 'index.htm', 'index.php'],
-  $proxy       = undef,
-  $ssl         = false,
-  $option      = undef,
+  $ensure             = present,
+  $vhost              = undef,
+  $www_root           = undef,
+  $index_files        = ['index.html', 'index.htm', 'index.php'],
+  $proxy              = undef,
+  $proxy_read_timeout = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_read_timeout,
+  $ssl                = false,
+  $option             = undef,
   $location
 ) {
   File {
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 4349038e5..9df602b3d 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #   [*index_files*]      - Default index files for NGINX to read when traversing a directory
 #   [*proxy*]            - Proxy server(s) for the root location to connect to.  Accepts a single value, can be used in
 #                          conjunction with nginx::resource::upstream
+#   [*proxy_read_timeout*] - Override the default the proxy read timeout value of 90 seconds
 #   [*ssl*]              - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for this vhost.
 #   [*ssl_cert*]         - Pre-generated SSL Certificate file to reference for SSL Support. This is not generated by this module.
 #   [*ssl_key*]          - Pre-generated SSL Key file to reference for SSL Support. This is not generated by this module.
@@ -31,18 +32,19 @@
 #    ssl_key  => '/tmp/server.pem',
 #  }
 define nginx::resource::vhost(
-  $ensure           = 'enable',
-  $listen_ip        = '*',
-  $listen_port      = '80',
-  $ipv6_enable      = false,
-  $ipv6_listen_ip   = '::',
-  $ipv6_listen_port = '80',
-  $ssl              = false,
-  $ssl_cert         = undef,
-  $ssl_key          = undef,
-  $proxy            = undef,
-  $index_files      = ['index.html', 'index.htm', 'index.php'],
-  $www_root         = undef
+  $ensure             = 'enable',
+  $listen_ip          = '*',
+  $listen_port        = '80',
+  $ipv6_enable        = false,
+  $ipv6_listen_ip     = '::',
+  $ipv6_listen_port   = '80',
+  $ssl                = false,
+  $ssl_cert           = undef,
+  $ssl_key            = undef,
+  $proxy              = undef,
+  $proxy_read_timeout = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_read_timeout,
+  $index_files        = ['index.html', 'index.htm', 'index.php'],
+  $www_root           = undef
 ) {
 
   File {
@@ -77,13 +79,14 @@
 
   # Create the default location reference for the vHost
   nginx::resource::location {"${name}-default":
-    ensure   => $ensure,
-    vhost    => $name,
-    ssl      => $ssl,
-    location => '/',
-    proxy    => $proxy,
-    www_root => $www_root,
-    notify   => Class['nginx::service'],
+    ensure             => $ensure,
+    vhost              => $name,
+    ssl                => $ssl,
+    location           => '/',
+    proxy              => $proxy,
+    proxy_read_timeout => $proxy_read_timeout,
+    www_root           => $www_root,
+    notify             => Class['nginx::service'],
   }
 
   # Create a proper file close stub.
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
index bfb5854fd..c653b4d27 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_location_proxy.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
   location <%= location %> {
     proxy_pass <%= proxy %>;
+    proxy_read_timeout <%= proxy_read_timeout %>;
   }