diff --git a/manifests/server.pp b/manifests/server.pp
index ae346933..55c20959 100644
--- a/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/server.pp
@@ -273,6 +273,14 @@
 #   Boolean. Do not start clocking timeouts until a remote peer connects.
 #   Default: false
 #
+# [*sndbuf*]
+#   Integer, Set the TCP/UDP socket send buffer size.
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*rcvbuf*]
+#   Integer, Set the TCP/UDP socket receive buffer size.
+#   Default: undef
+#
 # === Examples
 #
 #   openvpn::client {
@@ -372,6 +380,8 @@
   $persist_tun = false,
   $server_poll_timeout = undef,
   $ping_timer_rem = false,
+  $sndbuf = undef,
+  $rcvbuf = undef,
 ) {
 
   include openvpn
diff --git a/spec/defines/openvpn_server_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openvpn_server_spec.rb
index d1b6f38e..39ec1299 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openvpn_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openvpn_server_spec.rb
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@
 
     it { should_not contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^server-poll-timeout/) }
     it { should_not contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^ping-timer-rem/) }
+    it { should_not contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^sndbuf/) }
+    it { should_not contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^rcvbuf/) }
 
     # OpenVPN easy-rsa CA
     it { should contain_openvpn__ca('test_server').
@@ -243,6 +245,22 @@
     it { should_not contain_openvpn__ca('test_server') }
   end
 
+  context "when altering send and receive buffers" do
+    let(:params) { {
+      'country'       => 'CO',
+      'province'      => 'ST',
+      'city'          => 'Some City',
+      'organization'  => 'example.org',
+      'email'         => 'testemail@example.org',
+      'sndbuf'        => 393216,
+      'rcvbuf'        => 393215,
+    } }
+
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^sndbuf\s+393216$/) }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/openvpn/test_server.conf').with_content(/^rcvbuf\s+393215$/) }
+  end
+
+
   context "when RedHat based machine" do
     let(:params) { {
       'country'       => 'CO',
diff --git a/templates/server.erb b/templates/server.erb
index ea0a0026..2ec6134d 100644
--- a/templates/server.erb
+++ b/templates/server.erb
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ push "<%= item %>"
 <% @route.each do |item| -%>
 route <%= item %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @sndbuf -%>
+sndbuf <%= @sndbuf %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @rcvbuf -%>
+rcvbuf <%= @rcvbuf %>
+<% end -%>
 <% if @keepalive != '' -%>
 keepalive <%= @keepalive %>
 <% end -%>