diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 785ff18..1b783a4 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
 #   [*auth_basic_user_file*]    - This directive sets the htpasswd filename for
 #     the authentication realm.
 #   [*client_max_body_size*]    - This directive sets client_max_body_size.
+#   [*client_body_timeout*]     - Sets how long the server will wait for a 
+#      client body. Default is 60s
+#   [*client_header_timeout*]     - Sets how long the server will wait for a
+#      client header. Default is 60s
 #   [*vhost_cfg_append*]        - It expects a hash with custom directives to
 #     put after everything else inside vhost
 #   [*vhost_cfg_prepend*]       - It expects a hash with custom directives to
@@ -182,6 +186,8 @@ define nginx::resource::vhost (
   $try_files              = undef,
   $auth_basic             = undef,
   $auth_basic_user_file   = undef,
+  $client_body_timeout    = undef,
+  $client_header_timeout  = undef,
   $client_max_body_size   = undef,
   $vhost_cfg_prepend      = undef,
   $vhost_cfg_append       = undef,
@@ -335,6 +341,12 @@ define nginx::resource::vhost (
   if ($log_by_lua_file != undef) {
     validate_string($log_by_lua_file)
   }
+  if ($client_body_timeout != undef) {
+    validate_string($client_body_timeout)
+  }
+  if ($client_header_timeout != undef) {
+    validate_string($client_header_timeout)
+  }
   validate_bool($use_default_location)
   validate_array($rewrite_rules)
   validate_hash($string_mappings)
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
index f774706..1e79c0f 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_header.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ server {
 <% if defined? @auth_basic_user_file -%>
   auth_basic_user_file <%= @auth_basic_user_file %>;
 <% end -%>
+<% if defined? @client_body_timeout -%>
+  client_body_timeout <%= @client_body_timeout %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if defined? @client_header_timeout -%>
+  client_header_timeout <%= @client_header_timeout %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if defined? @client_max_body_size -%>
   client_max_body_size <%= @client_max_body_size %>;
 <% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
index aaf8678..8c72484 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ server {
 <% if defined? @auth_basic_user_file -%>
   auth_basic_user_file      "<%= @auth_basic_user_file %>";
 <% end -%>
+<% if defined? @client_body_timeout -%>
+  client_body_timeout <%= @client_body_timeout %>;
+<% end -%>
+<% if defined? @client_header_timeout -%>
+  client_header_timeout <%= @client_header_timeout %>;
+<% end -%>
 <% if defined? @client_max_body_size -%>
   client_max_body_size <%= @client_max_body_size %>;
 <% end -%>