diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index f43bbc8..da4f7b2 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.cache_lock_timeout),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("proxy_cache_lock_age"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_msec_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.cache_lock_age),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("proxy_cache_revalidate"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
       ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
@@ -2544,6 +2551,7 @@
     conf->upstream.cache_valid = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
     conf->upstream.cache_lock = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     conf->upstream.cache_lock_timeout = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
+    conf->upstream.cache_lock_age = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
     conf->upstream.cache_revalidate = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 #endif
 
@@ -2818,6 +2826,9 @@
     ngx_conf_merge_msec_value(conf->upstream.cache_lock_timeout,
                               prev->upstream.cache_lock_timeout, 5000);
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_msec_value(conf->upstream.cache_lock_age,
+                              prev->upstream.cache_lock_age, 5000);
+
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.cache_revalidate,
                               prev->upstream.cache_revalidate, 0);