diff --git a/manifests/pxe.pp b/manifests/pxe.pp
index f16595fe..3bfc9a7d 100644
--- a/manifests/pxe.pp
+++ b/manifests/pxe.pp
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 #   (optional) Log facility of the dnsmasq process to server tftp server.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*manage_http_server*]
+#   (optional) Set up Apache HTTP Server.
+#   Defaults to true
+#
 class ironic::pxe (
   $package_ensure          = 'present',
   $manage_service          = true,
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ class ironic::pxe (
   $uefi_pxe_bootfile_name  = 'bootx64.efi',
   $tftp_use_xinetd         = $::ironic::params::xinetd_available,
   $dnsmasq_log_facility    = undef,
+  $manage_http_server      = true,
 ) inherits ironic::params {
 
   include ironic::deps
@@ -146,15 +151,6 @@ class ironic::pxe (
     tag     => 'ironic-tftp-file',
   }
 
-  file { $http_root_real:
-    ensure  => 'directory',
-    seltype => 'httpd_sys_content_t',
-    owner   => $::ironic::params::user,
-    group   => $::ironic::params::group,
-    require => Anchor['ironic::config::begin'],
-    before  => Anchor['ironic::config::end'],
-  }
-
   if $tftp_use_xinetd {
     if ! $::ironic::params::xinetd_available {
       fail('xinetd is not available in this distro. Please use tftp_use_xinetd=false')
@@ -338,12 +334,24 @@ class ironic::pxe (
 
   File["${tftp_root_real}"] -> File<| tag == 'ironic-tftp-file' |>
 
-  include apache
+  # HTTP server
+  if $manage_http_server {
+    file { $http_root_real:
+      ensure  => 'directory',
+      seltype => 'httpd_sys_content_t',
+      owner   => $::ironic::params::user,
+      group   => $::ironic::params::group,
+      require => Anchor['ironic::config::begin'],
+      before  => Anchor['ironic::config::end'],
+    }
 
-  apache::vhost { 'ipxe_vhost':
-    priority => 10,
-    options  => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks'],
-    docroot  => $http_root_real,
-    port     => $http_port_real,
+    include apache
+
+    apache::vhost { 'ipxe_vhost':
+      priority => 10,
+      options  => ['Indexes','FollowSymLinks'],
+      docroot  => $http_root_real,
+      port     => $http_port_real,
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/manage_http_server-bc9a073ba0c997ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/manage_http_server-bc9a073ba0c997ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bf6af70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/manage_http_server-bc9a073ba0c997ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``ironic::pxe::manage_http_server`` parameter has been added. When
+    this parameter is set to ``false``, the ``ironic::pxe`` class does not
+    manage the Apache HTTP Server.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
index ad172d4f..665893a0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_pxe_spec.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,18 @@ describe 'ironic::pxe' do
         is_expected.not_to contain_file('/var/lib/ironic/tftpboot/chain.c32')
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when http server disabled' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :manage_http_server => false,
+        )
+      end
+      it 'should not configure http server' do
+        is_expected.not_to contain_class('apache')
+        is_expected.not_to contain_apache__vhost('ipxe_vhost')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   shared_examples_for 'ironic pxe with xinetd' do