diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 8dd57d10d..4aae9e279 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
   $nginx_error_log        = $nginx::params::nx_nginx_error_log,
   $http_access_log        = $nginx::params::nx_http_access_log,
   $proxy_buffer_size      = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_buffer_size,
+  $gzip                   = $nginx::params::nx_gzip,
 ) inherits nginx::params {
 
   if $caller_module_name != $module_name {
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5eeac1c88..4bc00ebbb 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
     http_cfg_append        => $http_cfg_append,
     nginx_error_log        => $nginx_error_log,
     http_access_log        => $http_access_log,
+    gzip                   => $gzip,
     require                => Class['nginx::package'],
     notify                 => Class['nginx::service'],
   }