diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 52f66fc..bfab2fe 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class nginx::config(
   $proxy_redirect                 = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_redirect,
   $proxy_send_timeout             = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_send_timeout,
   $proxy_set_header               = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header,
+  $sendfile                       = $nginx::params::nx_sendfile,
   $server_tokens                  = $nginx::params::nx_server_tokens,
   $super_user                     = $nginx::params::nx_super_user,
   $types_hash_bucket_size         = $nginx::params::nx_types_hash_bucket_size,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 57b814d..fbd918f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ class nginx (
     proxy_redirect                 => $proxy_redirect,
     proxy_send_timeout             => $proxy_send_timeout,
     proxy_set_header               => $proxy_set_header,
+    sendfile                       => $sendfile,
     server_tokens                  => $server_tokens,
     super_user                     => $super_user,
     vhost_purge                    => $vhost_purge,