diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
index 90260d49..15ecd3e7 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ server {
 
     client_max_body_size 100M;
 
+    {% if haproxy_ips is defined %}
+    # We are behind haproxy
+    {% for ip in haproxy_ips %}
+    set_real_ip_from {{ ip }};
+    {% endfor %}
+    real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For;
+    {% endif %}
+
     include /etc/nginx/snippets/nginx-server-ssl.conf;
 
     # redirect server error pages to the static page /50x.html