diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 222dc69..f8c75b5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -52,6 +52,31 @@
               name: gitlab.domain.com
               port: 80
 
+Simple load balancer
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    nginx:
+      server:
+        upstream:
+          horizon-upstream:
+            backend1:
+              address: 10.10.10.113
+              port: 8078
+              opts: weight=3
+            backend2:
+              address: 10.10.10.114
+        site:
+          nginx_proxy_openstack_web:
+            enabled: true
+            type: nginx_proxy
+            name: openstack_web
+            proxy:
+              upstream_proxy_pass: http://horizon-upstream
+            host:
+              name: 192.168.0.1
+              port: 31337
+
 Static site with access policy
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
diff --git a/nginx/files/nginx.conf b/nginx/files/nginx.conf
index 130e664..703fc2e 100644
--- a/nginx/files/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx/files/nginx.conf
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
         #passenger_root /usr;
         #passenger_ruby /usr/bin/ruby;
 
+{% if server.upstream is defined %}
+	## Upstreams
+	include /etc/nginx/upstream.conf;
+{% endif %}
+
         ##
         # Virtual Host Configs
         ##
diff --git a/nginx/files/proxy.conf b/nginx/files/proxy.conf
index 1b56ef3..845d781 100644
--- a/nginx/files/proxy.conf
+++ b/nginx/files/proxy.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
   {%- include "nginx/files/_auth.conf" %}
 
   location / {
+      {%- if site.proxy.upstream_proxy_pass is defined %}
+      proxy_pass {{ site.proxy.upstream_proxy_pass }};
+      {%- else %}
       proxy_pass {{ site.proxy.protocol }}://{{ site.proxy.host }}:{{ site.proxy.port }};
+      {%- endif %}
 
       {%- include "nginx/files/_access_policy.conf" %}
 
diff --git a/nginx/files/upstream.conf b/nginx/files/upstream.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c42c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/files/upstream.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{%- from "nginx/map.jinja" import server with context %}
+
+{%- for upstream_name, backend in server.upstream.iteritems() %}
+upstream {{ upstream_name }} {
+
+{%- for backend_name, backend_item in backend.iteritems() %}
+  server {{ backend_item.get('address', '127.0.0.1') }}:{{ backend_item.get('port', '31337') }} {{ backend_item.get('opts', '') }};
+{%- endfor %}
+
+}
+
+{%- endfor %}
diff --git a/nginx/server.sls b/nginx/server.sls
index 1ca2788..18e0dd9 100644
--- a/nginx/server.sls
+++ b/nginx/server.sls
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@
     - service: nginx_service
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- if server.upstream is defined %}
+/etc/nginx/upstream.conf:
+  file.managed:
+  - source: salt://nginx/files/upstream.conf
+  - template: jinja
+  - require:
+    - pkg: nginx_packages
+  - watch_in:
+    - service: nginx_service
+{%- endif %}
+
 nginx_service:
   service.running:
   - name: {{ server.service }}
diff --git a/tests/pillar/proxy.sls b/tests/pillar/proxy.sls
index 934c4e6..959c9c9 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/proxy.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/proxy.sls
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
     bind:
       address: 127.0.0.1
       protocol: tcp
+    upstream:
+      horizon-upstream:
+        backend1:
+          address: 10.10.10.113
+          port: 8078
+          opts: weight=3
+        backend2:
+          address: 10.10.10.114
     site:
       nginx_proxy_site01:
         enabled: true
@@ -37,4 +45,12 @@
         host:
           name: cloudlab.domain.com
           port: 80
-
+      nginx_proxy_site02:
+        enabled: true
+        type: nginx_proxy
+        name: site02
+        proxy:
+          upstream_proxy_pass: http://horizon-upstream
+        host:
+          name: cloudlab.domain.com
+          port: 31337