diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 1f44fba34..353e5b192 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
   $location_cfg_append  = undef,
   $location_custom_cfg_prepend  = undef,
   $location_custom_cfg_append   = undef,
+  $include              = undef,
   $try_files            = undef,
   $proxy_cache          = false,
   $proxy_cache_valid    = false,
@@ -258,6 +259,9 @@
   if ($location_cfg_append != undef) {
     validate_hash($location_cfg_append)
   }
+  if ($include != undef) {
+    validate_array($include)
+  }
   if ($try_files != undef) {
     validate_array($try_files)
   }
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
index 9fc3989a9..dc49fbe87 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@
             '    test3 subtest2 "sub test value2";',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          :title => 'should contain include directives',
+          :attr  => 'include',
+          :value => [ '/file1', '/file2' ],
+          :match => [
+            %r'^\s+include\s+/file1;',
+            %r'^\s+include\s+/file2;',
+          ],
+        },
         {
           :title => 'should contain custom appended directives',
           :attr  => 'location_custom_cfg_append',
diff --git a/templates/vhost/location_footer.erb b/templates/vhost/location_footer.erb
index 3dc8db678..b947d69b9 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/location_footer.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/location_footer.erb
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
     <%- Array(@raw_append).each do |line| -%>
     <%= line %>
     <%- end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @include -%>
+  <% @include.each do |include_file| -%>
+    include <%= include_file %>;
+  <%- end -%>
 <% end -%>
   }