diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56dac0a2..b5da0ed7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -560,6 +560,16 @@ None
               - backup
 ```
 
+## Overriding configuration template
+
+If you can't customize via variables because an option isn't exposed, you can override the template used to generate the haproxy configuration file.
+
+```yaml
+haproxy_conf_template: "etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.j2"
+```
+
+You can either copy and modify the provided template, or extend it with [Jinja2 template inheritance](http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.9/templates/#template-inheritance) and override the specific template block you need to change.
+
 #### License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e9633944..d7e598ed 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ haproxy_dependencies:
     state: latest
 haproxy_install: []
 
+haproxy_conf_template: "etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.j2"
+
 # global section
 haproxy_global_log:
   - address: /dev/log
diff --git a/tasks/configuration.yml b/tasks/configuration.yml
index 6670353a..b1fb1f01 100644
--- a/tasks/configuration.yml
+++ b/tasks/configuration.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ---
 - name: configuration | update file
   template:
-    src: etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg.j2
+    src: "{{ haproxy_conf_template }}"
     dest: /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
     owner: root
     group: root