diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index b18717d2..c945b12e 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
 #   (optional) Type of authentication to be used.
 #   Defaults to 'keystone'
 #
+# [*enable_proxy_headers_parsing*]
+#   (Optional) Enable paste middleware to handle SSL requests through
+#   HTTPProxyToWSGI middleware.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # = DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*keystone_identity_uri*]
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ class aodh::api (
   $service_name                   = $::aodh::params::api_service_name,
   $sync_db                        = false,
   $auth_strategy                  = 'keystone',
+  $enable_proxy_headers_parsing   = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $keystone_identity_uri          = undef,
   $keystone_user                  = undef,
@@ -202,4 +208,7 @@ as a standalone service, or httpd for being run by a httpd server")
     'api/port': value => $port;
   }
 
+  oslo::middleware { 'aodh_config':
+    enable_proxy_headers_parsing => $enable_proxy_headers_parsing,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/adds-enable-proxy-headers-parsing-531db7e45428d03d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/adds-enable-proxy-headers-parsing-531db7e45428d03d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f798751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/adds-enable-proxy-headers-parsing-531db7e45428d03d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - This adds the enable_proxy_headers parsing option which is used by the
+    http_proxy_to_wsgi middleware.
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
index 81b0d52a..4c277141 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_api_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
     it 'configures api' do
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/host').with_value( params[:host] )
       is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('api/port').with_value( params[:port] )
+      is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('oslo_middleware/enable_proxy_headers_parsing').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
     end
 
     [{:enabled => true}, {:enabled => false}].each do |param_hash|
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ describe 'aodh::api' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('aodh::db::sync') }
     end
 
+    context 'with enable_proxy_headers_parsing' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({:enable_proxy_headers_parsing => true })
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('oslo_middleware/enable_proxy_headers_parsing').with_value(true) }
+    end
 
     context 'with deprecated parameters' do
       before do