diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bc6e9f4..6313fd0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ nginx_default_max_buffers_size: 16
 nginx_client_header_buffer_size: '{{ nginx_default_max_buffers_size }}k'
 nginx_client_body_buffer_size: '{{ nginx_default_max_buffers_size }}k'
 nginx_large_client_header_buffers: '4 {{ nginx_default_max_buffers_size }}k'
+nginx_set_chunked_transfer_encoding: false
 
 nginx_enable_compression: true
 nginx_gzip_vary: "on"
diff --git a/templates/nginx-virthost.j2 b/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
index 2a7f9a0..57211f2 100644
--- a/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx-virthost.j2
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ server {
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "frame-src{% for s in nginx_content_security_src_acl %} {{ s }}{% endfor %}; frame-ancestors{% for l in nginx_content_security_ancestor_acl %} {{ l }}{% endfor %};";
     {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
+    {% if nginx_set_chunked_transfer_encoding %}
+    chunked_transfer_encoding on;
+    {% endif %}
     server_tokens {{ item.server_tokens | default('off') }};
 
 {% if item.ssl_enabled and item.ssl_only %}
@@ -303,6 +306,9 @@ server {
     add_header Content-Security-Policy "frame-src{% for s in nginx_content_security_src_acl %} {{ s }}{% endfor %}; frame-ancestors{% for l in nginx_content_security_ancestor_acl %} {{ l }}{% endfor %};";
     {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
+    {% if nginx_set_chunked_transfer_encoding %}
+    chunked_transfer_encoding on;
+    {% endif %}
     server_tokens {{ item.server_tokens | default('off') }};
 
     {% if nginx_cors_enabled %}