diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index d9804f2a3..c432f6fb9 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 #     used for mp4 streaming. Default: false
 #   [*flv*]             - Indicates whether or not this loation can be
 #     used for flv streaming. Default: false
+#   [*expires*]         - Setup expires time for locations content
 #
 #
 # Actions:
@@ -192,8 +193,9 @@
   $auth_basic_user_file = undef,
   $rewrite_rules        = [],
   $priority             = 500,
-  $mp4             = false,
-  $flv             = false,
+  $mp4                  = false,
+  $flv                  = false,
+  $expires              = undef,
 ) {
 
   $root_group = $::nginx::config::root_group
@@ -341,6 +343,9 @@
   if (($priority + 0) < 401) or (($priority + 0) > 899) {
     fail('$priority must be in the range 401-899.')
   }
+  if ($expires != undef) {
+    validate_string($expires)
+  }
 
   # # Shared Variables
   $ensure_real = $ensure ? {
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
index 86c054d4a..2d91d103e 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@
           value: 'any',
           match: '    satisfy any;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should set expires',
+          attr: 'expires',
+          value: '33d',
+          match: '    expires 33d;'
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set location_allow',
           attr: 'location_allow',
diff --git a/templates/vhost/location_header.erb b/templates/vhost/location_header.erb
index cd3080573..1f84f5541 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/location_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/location_header.erb
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 <% if @location_satisfy -%>
     satisfy <%= @location_satisfy -%>;
 <% end -%>
+<% if @expires -%>
+    expires <%= @expires %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @location_allow -%>
     <%- @location_allow.each do |allow_rule| -%>
     allow <%= allow_rule %>;