diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
index 880d998..cf56054 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_proxy_module.c
@@ -360,6 +360,17 @@
       offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.hide_headers),
       NULL },
 
+#if (NGX_HTTP_SSL)
+
+    { ngx_string("proxy_ssl_session_reuse"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF|NGX_CONF_FLAG,
+      ngx_conf_set_flag_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_LOC_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_proxy_loc_conf_t, upstream.ssl_session_reuse),
+      NULL },
+
+#endif
+
       ngx_null_command
 };
 
@@ -1645,6 +1656,9 @@
     conf->upstream.pass_headers = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
 
     conf->upstream.intercept_errors = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+#if (NGX_HTTP_SSL)
+    conf->upstream.ssl_session_reuse = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+#endif
 
     /* "proxy_cyclic_temp_file" is disabled */
     conf->upstream.cyclic_temp_file = 0;
@@ -1834,6 +1848,11 @@
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.intercept_errors,
                               prev->upstream.intercept_errors, 0);
 
+#if (NGX_HTTP_SSL)
+    ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->upstream.ssl_session_reuse,
+                              prev->upstream.ssl_session_reuse, 1);
+#endif
+
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->redirect, prev->redirect, 1);
 
     if (conf->redirect) {
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index c270996..ae86b98 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -789,10 +789,12 @@
     c->sendfile = 0;
     u->output.sendfile = 0;
 
-    if (u->peer.set_session(&u->peer, u->peer.data) != NGX_OK) {
-        ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u,
-                                           NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
-        return;
+    if (u->conf->ssl_session_reuse) {
+        if (u->peer.set_session(&u->peer, u->peer.data) != NGX_OK) {
+            ngx_http_upstream_finalize_request(r, u,
+                                               NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     r->connection->log->action = "SSL handshaking to upstream";
@@ -819,7 +821,9 @@
 
     if (c->ssl->handshaked) {
 
-        u->peer.save_session(&u->peer, u->peer.data);
+        if (u->conf->ssl_session_reuse) {
+            u->peer.save_session(&u->peer, u->peer.data);
+        }
 
         c->write->handler = ngx_http_upstream_send_request_handler;
         c->read->handler = ngx_http_upstream_process_header;
diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
index 2ed2797..66c2cf3 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 
 #if (NGX_HTTP_SSL)
     ngx_ssl_t                      *ssl;
+    ngx_flag_t                      ssl_session_reuse;
 #endif
 
 } ngx_http_upstream_conf_t;