diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
index 2afeb28..995ac83 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_flv_module.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
index 8080d9c..25ab64c 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_gzip_static_module.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
index b58aa97..fe2a121 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_index_module.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
 
         ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+        of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
         of.directio = clcf->directio;
         of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
         of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
index bc46b84..6743e76 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_static_module.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
diff --git a/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs b/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
index 077cf0d..8a20c43 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
+++ b/src/http/modules/perl/nginx.xs
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@
 
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
index 19d0881..9c00206 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c
@@ -408,6 +408,13 @@
 
 #endif
 
+    { ngx_string("read_ahead"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t, read_ahead),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("directio"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
       ngx_http_core_directio,
@@ -2957,6 +2964,7 @@
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
     lcf->aio = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
 #endif
+    lcf->read_ahead = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     lcf->directio = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     lcf->directio_alignment = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     lcf->tcp_nopush = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
@@ -3158,6 +3166,7 @@
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->aio, prev->aio, 0);
 #endif
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->read_ahead, prev->read_ahead, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_off_value(conf->directio, prev->directio,
                               NGX_MAX_OFF_T_VALUE);
     ngx_conf_merge_off_value(conf->directio_alignment, prev->directio_alignment,
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
index 9946c4f..9d585e4 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
     size_t        limit_rate;              /* limit_rate */
     size_t        limit_rate_after;        /* limit_rate_after */
     size_t        sendfile_max_chunk;      /* sendfile_max_chunk */
+    size_t        read_ahead;              /* read_ahead */
 
     ngx_msec_t    client_body_timeout;     /* client_body_timeout */
     ngx_msec_t    send_timeout;            /* send_timeout */
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
index ca333fc..4caca91 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;
     of.events = clcf->open_file_cache_events;
     of.directio = NGX_OPEN_FILE_DIRECTIO_OFF;
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
 
     if (ngx_open_cached_file(clcf->open_file_cache, &c->file.name, &of, r->pool)
         != NGX_OK)
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
index a92b199..f793457 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_script.c
@@ -1407,6 +1407,7 @@
 
     ngx_memzero(&of, sizeof(ngx_open_file_info_t));
 
+    of.read_ahead = clcf->read_ahead;
     of.directio = clcf->directio;
     of.valid = clcf->open_file_cache_valid;
     of.min_uses = clcf->open_file_cache_min_uses;