diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 25059f96..fab5f3df 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
 #   (optional) Run octavia-db-manage upgrade head on api nodes after installing the package.
 #   Defaults to false
 #
+# [*enable_proxy_headers_parsing*]
+#   (Optional) Enable paste middleware to handle SSL requests through
+#   HTTPProxyToWSGI middleware.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*default_provider_driver*]
 #   (optional) Configure the default provider driver.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ class octavia::api (
   $api_v2_enabled                 = $::os_service_default,
   $allow_tls_terminated_listeners = $::os_service_default,
   $sync_db                        = false,
+  $enable_proxy_headers_parsing   = $::os_service_default,
   $default_provider_driver        = $::os_service_default,
   $provider_drivers               = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
@@ -150,4 +156,8 @@ class octavia::api (
     'api_settings/default_provider_driver':        value => $default_provider_driver;
     'api_settings/enabled_provider_drivers':       value => $provider_drivers;
   }
+
+  oslo::middleware { 'octavia_config':
+    enable_proxy_headers_parsing => $enable_proxy_headers_parsing
+  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-api-enable_proxy_headers_parsing-e04ae349155978bc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-api-enable_proxy_headers_parsing-e04ae349155978bc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4a4446d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-api-enable_proxy_headers_parsing-e04ae349155978bc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``octavia::api::enable_proxy_headers_parsing`` parameter was added
+    to support ``enable_proxy_headers_parsing`` parameter in Octavia.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
index 5b811afd..4ecf7619 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/allow_tls_terminated_listeners').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/default_provider_driver').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/enabled_provider_drivers').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_oslo__middleware('octavia_config').with(
+          :enable_proxy_headers_parsing => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+        )
       end
       it 'does not sync the database' do
         is_expected.not_to contain_class('octavia::db::sync')
@@ -99,6 +102,18 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('octavia::db::sync') }
     end
 
+    context 'with enable_proxy_headers_parsing set' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :enable_proxy_headers_parsing => true})
+      end
+      it 'configures enable_proxy_headers_parsing' do
+        is_expected.to contain_oslo__middleware('octavia_config').with(
+          :enable_proxy_headers_parsing => true,
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'with disabled service managing' do
       before do
         params.merge!({