diff --git a/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2 b/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
index 21445fd..5aa6d96 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/haproxy.cfg.j2
@@ -292,11 +292,17 @@ backend {{ srv.acl_name }}_bck
 {% else %}
     mode http
     option httpchk
-    {% if srv.enable_websocket is defined and srv.enable_websocket %}
+{% if srv.enable_websocket is defined and srv.enable_websocket %}
     option http-server-close
     timeout tunnel {{ haproxy_tunnel_timeout | default('1h') }}
-    {% endif %}
+{% endif %}
     balance {{ srv.balance_type | default('roundrobin') }}
+{% if srv.backend_additional_options is defined %}
+{% for bck_opt in srv.backend_additional_options %}
+    {{ bck_opt }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% endif %}
 {% if srv.http_check_enabled is defined and srv.http_check_enabled %}
     http-check send {{ srv.http_check }}
     http-check expect {{ srv.http_check_expect }}