diff --git a/nginx-controller/controller/controller.go b/nginx-controller/controller/controller.go
index 266dc1e74d..5405e15e4d 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/controller/controller.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/controller/controller.go
@@ -364,6 +364,33 @@ func (lbc *LoadBalancerController) syncCfgm(key string) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if proxyProtocol, exists, err := nginx.GetMapKeyAsBool(cfgm.Data, "proxy-protocol", cfgm); exists {
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				cfg.ProxyProtocol = proxyProtocol
+			}
+		}
+
+		// ngx_http_realip_module
+		if realIPHeader, exists := cfgm.Data["real-ip-header"]; exists {
+			cfg.RealIPHeader = realIPHeader
+		}
+		if setRealIPFrom, exists, err := nginx.GetMapKeyAsStringSlice(cfgm.Data, "set-real-ip-from", cfgm); exists {
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				cfg.SetRealIPFrom = setRealIPFrom
+			}
+		}
+		if realIPRecursive, exists, err := nginx.GetMapKeyAsBool(cfgm.Data, "real-ip-recursive", cfgm); exists {
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Error(err)
+			} else {
+				cfg.RealIPRecursive = realIPRecursive
+			}
+		}
+
 		if logFormat, exists := cfgm.Data["log-format"]; exists {
 			cfg.MainLogFormat = logFormat
 		}
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/config.go b/nginx-controller/nginx/config.go
index 90837ec919..25e2c31adf 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/config.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/config.go
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ type Config struct {
 	ProxyBuffers                  string
 	ProxyBufferSize               string
 	ProxyMaxTempFileSize          string
+	ProxyProtocol                 bool
 	HSTS                          bool
 	HSTSMaxAge                    int64
 	HSTSIncludeSubdomains         bool
+
+	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_realip_module.html
+	RealIPHeader    string
+	SetRealIPFrom   []string
+	RealIPRecursive bool
 }
 
 // NewDefaultConfig creates a Config with default values
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/configurator.go b/nginx-controller/nginx/configurator.go
index 3ca905853f..e88dd15080 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/configurator.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/configurator.go
@@ -105,9 +105,13 @@ func (cnf *Configurator) generateNginxCfg(ingEx *IngressEx, pems map[string]stri
 		server := Server{
 			Name:                  serverName,
 			HTTP2:                 ingCfg.HTTP2,
+			ProxyProtocol:         ingCfg.ProxyProtocol,
 			HSTS:                  ingCfg.HSTS,
 			HSTSMaxAge:            ingCfg.HSTSMaxAge,
 			HSTSIncludeSubdomains: ingCfg.HSTSIncludeSubdomains,
+			RealIPHeader:          ingCfg.RealIPHeader,
+			SetRealIPFrom:         ingCfg.SetRealIPFrom,
+			RealIPRecursive:       ingCfg.RealIPRecursive,
 		}
 
 		if pemFile, ok := pems[serverName]; ok {
@@ -149,9 +153,13 @@ func (cnf *Configurator) generateNginxCfg(ingEx *IngressEx, pems map[string]stri
 		server := Server{
 			Name:                  emptyHost,
 			HTTP2:                 ingCfg.HTTP2,
+			ProxyProtocol:         ingCfg.ProxyProtocol,
 			HSTS:                  ingCfg.HSTS,
 			HSTSMaxAge:            ingCfg.HSTSMaxAge,
 			HSTSIncludeSubdomains: ingCfg.HSTSIncludeSubdomains,
+			RealIPHeader:          ingCfg.RealIPHeader,
+			SetRealIPFrom:         ingCfg.SetRealIPFrom,
+			RealIPRecursive:       ingCfg.RealIPRecursive,
 		}
 
 		if pemFile, ok := pems[emptyHost]; ok {
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/convert.go b/nginx-controller/nginx/convert.go
index c5033b7c81..adbede444e 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/convert.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/convert.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package nginx
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -38,3 +39,12 @@ func GetMapKeyAsInt(m map[string]string, key string, context apiObject) (int64,
 	}
 	return 0, false, nil
 }
+
+// GetMapKeyAsStringSlice tries to find and parse a key in the map as string slice splitting it on ','
+func GetMapKeyAsStringSlice(m map[string]string, key string, context apiObject) ([]string, bool, error) {
+	if str, exists := m[key]; exists {
+		slice := strings.Split(str, ",")
+		return slice, exists, nil
+	}
+	return nil, false, nil
+}
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/convert_test.go b/nginx-controller/nginx/convert_test.go
index d37ce72554..01719efb20 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/convert_test.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/convert_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package nginx
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -153,3 +154,36 @@ func TestGetMapKeyAsIntErrorMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("The error message does not match expectations:\nGot: %v\nExpected: %v", err, expected)
 	}
 }
+
+//
+// GetMapKeyAsStringSlice
+//
+func TestGetMapKeyAsStringSlice(t *testing.T) {
+	configMap := configMap
+	configMap.Data = map[string]string{
+		"key": "1.String,2.String,3.String",
+	}
+
+	slice, exists, err := GetMapKeyAsStringSlice(configMap.Data, "key", &configMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		t.Errorf("The key 'key' must exist in the configMap")
+	}
+	expected := []string{"1.String", "2.String", "3.String"}
+	t.Log(expected)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, slice) {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected return value:\nGot: %#v\nExpected: %#v", slice, expected)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetMapKeyAsStringSliceNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	configMap := configMap
+	configMap.Data = map[string]string{}
+
+	_, exists, _ := GetMapKeyAsStringSlice(configMap.Data, "key", &configMap)
+	if exists {
+		t.Errorf("The key 'key' must not exist in the configMap")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/ingress.tmpl b/nginx-controller/nginx/ingress.tmpl
index 78c2278561..d32ac2f1fd 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/ingress.tmpl
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/ingress.tmpl
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ upstream {{$upstream.Name}} {
 
 {{range $server := .Servers}}
 server {
-	listen 80;
+	listen 80{{if $server.ProxyProtocol}} proxy_protocol{{end}};
 	{{if $server.SSL}}
-	listen 443 ssl{{if $server.HTTP2}} http2{{end}};
+	listen 443 ssl{{if $server.HTTP2}} http2{{end}}{{if $server.ProxyProtocol}} proxy_protocol{{end}};
 	ssl_certificate {{$server.SSLCertificate}};
 	ssl_certificate_key {{$server.SSLCertificateKey}};
 	{{end}}
+	{{range $setRealIPFrom := $server.SetRealIPFrom}}
+	set_real_ip_from {{$setRealIPFrom}};{{end}}
+	{{if $server.RealIPHeader}}real_ip_header {{$server.RealIPHeader}};{{end}}
+	{{if $server.RealIPRecursive}}real_ip_recursive on;{{end}}
 
 	{{if $server.Name}}
 	server_name {{$server.Name}};
diff --git a/nginx-controller/nginx/nginx.go b/nginx-controller/nginx/nginx.go
index 2d2fb17050..909e0a1dc6 100644
--- a/nginx-controller/nginx/nginx.go
+++ b/nginx-controller/nginx/nginx.go
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ type Server struct {
 	SSLCertificate        string
 	SSLCertificateKey     string
 	HTTP2                 bool
+	ProxyProtocol         bool
 	HSTS                  bool
 	HSTSMaxAge            int64
 	HSTSIncludeSubdomains bool
+
+	// http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_realip_module.html
+	RealIPHeader    string
+	SetRealIPFrom   []string
+	RealIPRecursive bool
 }
 
 // Location describes an NGINX location