diff --git a/library/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml
index 6391301..cf21aa9 100644
--- a/library/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ nginx_css_js_cache_expire: -1
 
 nginx_reverse_proxy: False
 nginx_define_x_real_ip: False
+nginx_set_original_uri: True
 nginx_proxy_buffering: "on"
 nginx_proxy_redirect: "off"
 nginx_proxy_buffer_size: 128k
diff --git a/library/roles/nginx/templates/nginx-proxy-params.conf.j2 b/library/roles/nginx/templates/nginx-proxy-params.conf.j2
index 7a92c12..2d834a4 100644
--- a/library/roles/nginx/templates/nginx-proxy-params.conf.j2
+++ b/library/roles/nginx/templates/nginx-proxy-params.conf.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ proxy_set_header Host $host;
 proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
+{% if nginx_set_original_uri %}
+proxy_set_header nginx-request-uri $request_uri;
+{% endif %}
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
 proxy_buffering {{ nginx_proxy_buffering }};