diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 3429e45e9..17751947f 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #     that you can split the script_name and path_info via regex
 #   [*uwsgi*]              - location of uwsgi (host:port)
 #   [*uwsgi_params*]       - optional alternative uwsgi_params file to use
+#   [*uwsgi_read_timeout*]   - optional value for uwsgi_read_timeout
 #   [*ssl*]                  - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for
 #     this location.
 #   [*ssl_only*]             - Required if the SSL and normal vHost have the
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@
   $fastcgi_split_path   = undef,
   $uwsgi                = undef,
   $uwsgi_params         = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/uwsgi_params",
+  $uwsgi_read_timeout   = undef,
   $ssl                  = false,
   $ssl_only             = false,
   $location_alias       = undef,
@@ -238,6 +240,9 @@
     validate_string($uwsgi)
   }
   validate_string($uwsgi_params)
+  if ($uwsgi_read_timeout != undef) {
+    validate_string($uwsgi_read_timeout)
+  }
 
   validate_bool($internal)
 
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 7fcf4dd10..e63a5043b 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #   [*fastcgi*]             - location of fastcgi (host:port)
 #   [*fastcgi_params*]      - optional alternative fastcgi_params file to use
 #   [*fastcgi_script*]      - optional SCRIPT_FILE parameter
+#   [*uwsgi_read_timeout*]  - optional value for uwsgi_read_timeout
 #   [*ssl*]                 - Indicates whether to setup SSL bindings for this
 #     vhost.
 #   [*ssl_cert*]            - Pre-generated SSL Certificate file to reference
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@
   $fastcgi_script               = undef,
   $uwsgi                        = undef,
   $uwsgi_params                 = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/uwsgi_params",
+  $uwsgi_read_timeout           = undef,
   $index_files                  = [
     'index.html',
     'index.htm',
@@ -418,6 +420,9 @@
     validate_string($uwsgi)
   }
   validate_string($uwsgi_params)
+  if ($uwsgi_read_timeout != undef) {
+    validate_string($uwsgi_read_timeout)
+  }
   validate_array($index_files)
   if ($autoindex != undef) {
     validate_string($autoindex)
@@ -619,6 +624,7 @@
       fastcgi_script              => $fastcgi_script,
       uwsgi                       => $uwsgi,
       uwsgi_params                => $uwsgi_params,
+      uwsgi_read_timeout          => $uwsgi_read_timeout,
       try_files                   => $try_files,
       www_root                    => $www_root,
       autoindex                   => $autoindex,
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
index ade90dd73..444de037d 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_location_spec.rb
@@ -567,6 +567,12 @@
           attr: 'uwsgi',
           value: 'value',
           match: %r{\s+uwsgi_pass\s+value;}
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'should set uwsgi_read_timeout',
+          attr: 'uwsgi_read_timeout',
+          value: '300s',
+          match: %r{\s+uwsgi_read_timeout\s+300s;}
         }
       ].each do |param|
         context "when #{param[:attr]} is #{param[:value]}" do
diff --git a/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb b/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb
index a20cc4685..0cfb43b56 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/locations/uwsgi.erb
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
 <% end -%>
     include <%= @uwsgi_params %>;
     uwsgi_pass <%= @uwsgi %>;
+<% if @uwsgi_read_timeout-%>
+    uwsgi_read_timeout <%= @uwsgi_read_timeout %>;
+<% end -%>