diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
index 27a3055fa..b03b2fb69 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_api.pp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@
 #     { python-path => '/my/python/virtualenv' }
 #     Defaults to {}
 #
+#   [*vhost_custom_fragment*]
+#     (optional) Passes a string of custom configuration
+#     directives to be placed at the end of the vhost configuration.
+#     Defaults to undef.
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #
 #   requires Class['apache'] & Class['nova'] & Class['nova::api']
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ class nova::wsgi::apache_api (
   $access_log_format           = false,
   $error_log_file              = undef,
   $custom_wsgi_process_options = {},
+  $vhost_custom_fragment       = undef,
 ) {
 
   include nova::params
@@ -151,6 +157,7 @@ class nova::wsgi::apache_api (
     ssl_key                     => $ssl_key,
     threads                     => $threads,
     user                        => 'nova',
+    vhost_custom_fragment       => $vhost_custom_fragment,
     workers                     => $workers,
     wsgi_daemon_process         => 'nova-api',
     wsgi_process_display_name   => $wsgi_process_display_name,
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_metadata.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_metadata.pp
index 6ea137cc7..abaf51c03 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_metadata.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_metadata.pp
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
 #     { python-path => '/my/python/virtualenv' }
 #     Defaults to {}
 #
+#   [*vhost_custom_fragment*]
+#     (optional) Passes a string of custom configuration
+#     directives to be placed at the end of the vhost configuration.
+#     Defaults to undef.
+#
 # == Dependencies
 #
 #   requires Class['apache'] & Class['nova'] & Class['nova::metadata']
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ class nova::wsgi::apache_metadata (
   $access_log_format           = false,
   $error_log_file              = undef,
   $custom_wsgi_process_options = {},
+  $vhost_custom_fragment       = undef,
 ) {
 
   include nova::params
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ class nova::wsgi::apache_metadata (
     ssl_key                     => $ssl_key,
     threads                     => $threads,
     user                        => 'nova',
+    vhost_custom_fragment       => $vhost_custom_fragment,
     workers                     => $workers,
     wsgi_daemon_process         => 'nova-metadata',
     wsgi_process_display_name   => $wsgi_process_display_name,
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_wsgi_apache_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_wsgi_apache_api_spec.rb
index d253e70c5..e58a31b34 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_wsgi_apache_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_wsgi_apache_api_spec.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ describe 'nova::wsgi::apache_api' do
           :bind_host                   => '10.42.51.1',
           :api_port                    => 12345,
           :ssl                         => false,
+          :vhost_custom_fragment       => 'Timeout 99',
           :wsgi_process_display_name   => 'nova-api',
           :workers                     => 37,
           :custom_wsgi_process_options => {
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ describe 'nova::wsgi::apache_api' do
         :ssl                         => false,
         :threads                     => 1,
         :user                        => 'nova',
+        :vhost_custom_fragment       => 'Timeout 99',
         :workers                     => 37,
         :wsgi_daemon_process         => 'nova-api',
         :wsgi_process_display_name   => 'nova-api',