diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 6036f4ddc..f84fd2210 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   $client_body_buffer_size        = '128k',
   $client_max_body_size           = '10m',
   $client_body_timeout            = '60',
+  $daemon                         = undef,
   $send_timeout                   = '60',
   $lingering_timeout              = '5',
   $events_use                     = false,
@@ -277,6 +278,10 @@
     owner  => $daemon_user,
   }
 
+  if ($daemon) {
+    validate_re($daemon, '^(on|off)$')
+  }
+
   file {$proxy_temp_path:
     ensure => directory,
     owner  => $daemon_user,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index af2d63940..9d7c6966f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   $client_body_temp_path          = undef,
   $client_max_body_size           = undef,
   $events_use                     = undef,
+  $daemon                         = undef,
   $fastcgi_cache_inactive         = undef,
   $fastcgi_cache_key              = undef,
   $fastcgi_cache_keys_zone        = undef,
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@
       sites_available_owner          => $sites_available_owner,
       sites_available_group          => $sites_available_group,
       sites_available_mode           => $sites_available_mode,
+      daemon                         => $daemon,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
index a9af8a969..54f80e127 100644
--- a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,24 @@
           value: 'test-user',
           match: 'user test-user;'
         },
+        {
+          title: 'should not set daemon',
+          attr: 'daemon',
+          value: :undef,
+          notmatch: %r{^\s*daemon\s+}
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should set daemon on',
+          attr: 'daemon',
+          value: 'on',
+          match: %r{^daemon\s+on;$}
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should set daemon off',
+          attr: 'daemon',
+          value: 'off',
+          match: %r{^daemon\s+off;$}
+        },
         {
           title: 'should set worker_processes',
           attr: 'worker_processes',
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index f6dcc606c..328733a71 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # MANAGED BY PUPPET
+<% if @daemon -%>
+daemon <%= @daemon %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if @super_user -%>
 user <%= @daemon_user %>;
 <% end -%>