diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 565482a31..3b5313a72 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #   [*fastcgi_script*]       - optional SCRIPT_FILE parameter
 #   [*fastcgi_split_path*]   - Allows settings of fastcgi_split_path_info so
 #     that you can split the script_name and path_info via regex
+#   [*uwsgi*]              - location of uwsgi (host:port)
+#   [*uwsgi_params*]       - optional alternative uwsgi_params file to use
 #   [*ssl*]                  - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for
 #     this location.
 #   [*ssl_only*]             - Required if the SSL and normal vHost have the
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@
   $fastcgi_params       = "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/fastcgi_params",
   $fastcgi_script       = undef,
   $fastcgi_split_path   = undef,
+  $uwsgi                = undef,
+  $uwsgi_params         = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/uwsgi_params",
   $ssl                  = false,
   $ssl_only             = false,
   $location_alias       = undef,
@@ -217,6 +221,10 @@
   if ($fastcgi_split_path != undef) {
     validate_string($fastcgi_split_path)
   }
+  if ($uwsgi != undef) {
+    validate_string($uwsgi)
+  }
+  validate_string($uwsgi_params)
 
   validate_bool($internal)
 
@@ -302,13 +310,14 @@
   if ($vhost == undef) {
     fail('Cannot create a location reference without attaching to a virtual host')
   }
-  if (($www_root == undef) and ($proxy == undef) and ($location_alias == undef) and ($stub_status == undef) and ($fastcgi == undef) and ($location_custom_cfg == undef) and ($internal == false)) {
-    fail('Cannot create a location reference without a www_root, proxy, location_alias, fastcgi, stub_status, internal, or location_custom_cfg defined')
+  if (($www_root == undef) and ($proxy == undef) and ($location_alias == undef) and ($stub_status == undef) and ($fastcgi == undef) and ($uwsgi == undef) and ($location_custom_cfg == undef) and ($internal == false)) {
+    fail('Cannot create a location reference without a www_root, proxy, location_alias, fastcgi, uwsgi, stub_status, internal, or location_custom_cfg defined')
   }
   if (($www_root != undef) and ($proxy != undef)) {
     fail('Cannot define both directory and proxy in a virtual host')
   }
 
+  # Use proxy, fastcgi or uwsgi template if $proxy is defined, otherwise use directory template.
   # fastcgi_script is deprecated
   if ($fastcgi_script != undef) {
     warning('The $fastcgi_script parameter is deprecated; please use $fastcgi_param instead to define custom fastcgi_params!')
@@ -329,6 +338,8 @@
     $content_real = template('nginx/vhost/locations/stub_status.erb')
   } elsif ($fastcgi != undef) {
     $content_real = template('nginx/vhost/locations/fastcgi.erb')
+  } elsif ($uwsgi != undef) {
+    $content_real = template('nginx/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb')
   } elsif ($www_root != undef) {
     $content_real = template('nginx/vhost/locations/directory.erb')
   } else {
@@ -343,6 +354,15 @@
     }
   }
 
+  if $ensure == present and $uwsgi != undef and !defined(File[$uwsgi_params]) {
+    file { $uwsgi_params:
+      ensure  => present,
+      mode    => '0770',
+      content => template('nginx/vhost/uwsgi_params.erb'),
+    }
+  }
+
+
   ## Create stubs for vHost File Fragment Pattern
   if ($ssl_only != true) {
     $tmpFile=md5("${vhost_sanitized}-${priority}-${location_sanitized}")
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 874da8de2..2f462a445 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@
   $fastcgi                      = undef,
   $fastcgi_params               = "${::nginx::config::conf_dir}/fastcgi_params",
   $fastcgi_script               = undef,
+  $uwsgi                        = undef,
+  $uwsgi_params                 = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/uwsgi_params",
   $index_files                  = [
     'index.html',
     'index.htm',
@@ -332,6 +334,10 @@
   if ($fastcgi_script != undef) {
     validate_string($fastcgi_script)
   }
+  if ($uwsgi != undef) {
+    validate_string($uwsgi)
+  }
+  validate_string($uwsgi_params)
   validate_array($index_files)
   if ($autoindex != undef) {
     validate_string($autoindex)
@@ -525,6 +531,8 @@
       fastcgi               => $fastcgi,
       fastcgi_params        => $fastcgi_params,
       fastcgi_script        => $fastcgi_script,
+      uwsgi                 => $uwsgi,
+      uwsgi_params          => $uwsgi_params,
       try_files             => $try_files,
       www_root              => $www_root,
       autoindex             => $autoindex,
@@ -569,6 +577,14 @@
     }
   }
 
+  if $uwsgi != undef and !defined(File[$uwsgi_params]) {
+    file { $uwsgi_params:
+      ensure  => present,
+      mode    => '0770',
+      content => template('nginx/vhost/uwsgi_params.erb'),
+    }
+  }
+
   if ($listen_port != $ssl_port) {
     concat::fragment { "${name_sanitized}-header":
       target  => $config_file,
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
index 1196c0137..20a246dc0 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
@@ -519,6 +519,65 @@
       end
     end
 
+    describe "vhost_location_uwsgi template content" do
+      let :default_params do
+        {
+          :location => 'location',
+          :uwsgi  => 'unix:/home/project/uwsgi.socket',
+          :vhost    => 'vhost1'
+        }
+      end
+
+      [
+        {
+          :title => 'should set www_root',
+          :attr  => 'www_root',
+          :value => '/',
+          :match => %r'\s+root\s+/;'
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set try_file(s)',
+          :attr  => 'try_files',
+          :value => ['name1','name2'],
+          :match => %r'\s+try_files\s+name1 name2;',
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set uwsgi_params',
+          :attr  => 'uwsgi_params',
+          :value => 'value',
+          :match => %r'\s+include\s+value;'
+        },
+        {
+          :title => 'should set uwsgi_pass',
+          :attr  => 'uwsgi',
+          :value => 'value',
+          :match => %r'\s+uwsgi_pass\s+value;'
+        },
+      ].each do |param|
+        context "when #{param[:attr]} is #{param[:value]}" do
+          let :params do default_params.merge({ param[:attr].to_sym => param[:value] }) end
+
+          it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(Digest::MD5.hexdigest("vhost1-500-#{params[:location]}")) }
+          it param[:title] do
+            fragment = Digest::MD5.hexdigest("vhost1-500-#{params[:location]}")
+            matches  = Array(param[:match])
+
+            if matches.all? { |m| m.is_a? Regexp }
+              matches.each { |item| is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(fragment).with_content(item) }
+            else
+              lines = catalogue.resource('concat::fragment', fragment).send(:parameters)[:content].split("\n")
+              expect(lines & matches).to eq(matches)
+            end
+
+            Array(param[:notmatch]).each do |item|
+              is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment(Digest::MD5.hexdigest("vhost1-500-#{params[:location]}")).without_content(item)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+
     describe "vhost_location_proxy template content" do
       [
         {
@@ -642,6 +701,13 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params').with_mode('0770') }
       end
 
+      context 'when uwsgi => "unix:/home/project/uwsgi.socket"' do
+        let :params do { :uwsgi => 'uwsgi_upstream', :vhost => 'vhost1' } end
+
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/nginx/uwsgi_params') }
+      end
+
+
       context 'when ssl_only => true' do
         let :params do { :ssl_only => true, :vhost => 'vhost1', :www_root => '/', } end
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_concat__fragment(Digest::MD5.hexdigest("vhost1-500-rspec-test")) }
@@ -678,7 +744,7 @@
           :vhost => 'vhost1',
         } end
 
-        it { expect { is_expected.to contain_class('nginx::resource::location') }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Cannot create a location reference without a www_root, proxy, location_alias, fastcgi, stub_status, internal, or location_custom_cfg defined/) }
+        it { expect { is_expected.to contain_class('nginx::resource::location') }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Cannot create a location reference without a www_root, proxy, location_alias, fastcgi, uwsgi, stub_status, internal, or location_custom_cfg defined/) }
       end
 
       context "www_root and proxy are set" do
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
index f79fe1b27..39d4327f0 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_vhost_spec.rb
@@ -763,6 +763,15 @@
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params').with_mode('0770') }
       end
 
+      context 'when uwsgi => "uwsgi_upstream"' do
+        let :params do default_params.merge({
+          :uwsgi => 'uwsgi_upstream',
+        }) end
+
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/nginx/uwsgi_params').with_mode('0770') }
+      end
+
+
       context 'when listen_port == ssl_port' do
         let :params do default_params.merge({
           :listen_port => 80,
diff --git a/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb b/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a20cc4685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<% if defined? @www_root -%>
+    root  <%= @www_root %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if @try_files -%>
+    try_files<% @try_files.each do |try| -%> <%= try %><% end -%>;
+<% end -%>
+    include <%= @uwsgi_params %>;
+    uwsgi_pass <%= @uwsgi %>;
diff --git a/templates/vhost/uwsgi_params.erb b/templates/vhost/uwsgi_params.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86b9a2de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/vhost/uwsgi_params.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file managed by puppet on host <%= @fqdn %>
+
+uwsgi_param QUERY_STRING $query_string;
+uwsgi_param REQUEST_METHOD $request_method;
+uwsgi_param CONTENT_TYPE $content_type;
+uwsgi_param CONTENT_LENGTH $content_length;
+uwsgi_param REQUEST_URI $request_uri;
+uwsgi_param PATH_INFO $document_uri;
+uwsgi_param DOCUMENT_ROOT $document_root;
+uwsgi_param SERVER_PROTOCOL $server_protocol;
+uwsgi_param REMOTE_ADDR $remote_addr;
+uwsgi_param REMOTE_PORT $remote_port;
+uwsgi_param SERVER_ADDR $server_addr;
+uwsgi_param SERVER_PORT $server_port;
+uwsgi_param SERVER_NAME $server_name;