diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a920e2d..0ac937d 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@
               verify_depth: 1
               session_cache: 'shared:SSL:15m'
               session_timeout: '15m'
+              strict_transport_security:
+                max_age: 16000000
+                include_subdomains: False
+                always: true
+                enabled: true
 
 Nginx stats server (required by collectd nginx plugin)
 
diff --git a/nginx/files/_ssl.conf b/nginx/files/_ssl.conf
index ac188f1..cd30666 100644
--- a/nginx/files/_ssl.conf
+++ b/nginx/files/_ssl.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+  {%- from "nginx/files/headers/_strict_transport_security.conf" import strict_transport_security %}
+
   {%- if site.get('ssl', {'enabled': False}).get('enabled', False) %}
 
   {%- set ca_file=site.ssl.get('ca_file', '') %}
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@
       {%- if site.ssl.verify_depth is defined %}
   ssl_verify_depth {{ site.ssl.verify_depth }};
       {%- endif %}
+  {{ strict_transport_security(site) | indent(2) }}
     {%- else %}
       {#- Using this file is deprecated, it may be silensly removed in future. All options are now set from _ssl.conf #}
       {#- Please check README about new option types #}
diff --git a/nginx/files/headers/_strict_transport_security.conf b/nginx/files/headers/_strict_transport_security.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4961e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/files/headers/_strict_transport_security.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{%- macro strict_transport_security(site) %}
+{%- if site.ssl.strict_transport_security is defined and site.ssl.strict_transport_security.get('enabled', True) %}
+  {%- set max_age = site.ssl.strict_transport_security.get('max_age', '16000000') %}
+  {%- set include_subdomains = site.ssl.strict_transport_security.get('include_subdomains', False) %}
+  {%- set always = site.ssl.strict_transport_security.get('always', True) %}
+add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age={{ max_age }};{%- if include_subdomains %} includeSubDomains{%- endif %}"{%- if always %} always{%- endif %};
+{%- endif %}
+{%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/nginx/files/proxy.conf b/nginx/files/proxy.conf
index 82958c6..6687ad5 100644
--- a/nginx/files/proxy.conf
+++ b/nginx/files/proxy.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 {%- include "nginx/files/_limit.conf" %}
 
+{%- from "nginx/files/headers/_strict_transport_security.conf" import strict_transport_security %}
+
 server {
 
   {%- include "nginx/files/_name.conf" %}
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@
 
       {%- if site.get('ssl', {'enabled': False}).get('enabled', False) %}
       add_header Front-End-Https on;
+      {{ strict_transport_security(site) | indent(6) }}
       {%- endif %}
 
       {%- if location.websocket is defined %}
diff --git a/tests/pillar/proxy_with_ssl.sls b/tests/pillar/proxy_with_ssl.sls
index a6e498b..824fa07 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/proxy_with_ssl.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/proxy_with_ssl.sls
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@
             file: '/etc/ssl/client_cert.pem'
             enabled: False
           verify_client: 'off'
+          strict_transport_security:
+            max_age: 16000000
+            include_subdomains: True
+            always: True
       nginx_proxy_site02:
         enabled: true
         type: nginx_proxy