diff --git a/apache/manifests/debian.pp b/apache/manifests/debian.pp
index c05721e..94a7710 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/debian.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/debian.pp
@@ -100,19 +100,21 @@ define apache::debian::site($aliases, $root, $redirect) {
         $site_confdir = "/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/${site_fqdn}.d"
 
         if !$redirect {
-            if $root {
-                file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
-                    ensure => link,
-                    target => $root,
-                    before => File[$site_conf],
-                }
-            } else {
-                file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
-                    ensure => directory,
-                    mode   => "0755",
-                    owner  => root,
-                    group  => root,
-                    before => File[$site_conf],
+            if !$proxy {
+                if $root {
+                    file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
+                        ensure => link,
+                        target => $root,
+                        before => File[$site_conf],
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
+                        ensure => directory,
+                        mode   => "0755",
+                        owner  => root,
+                        group  => root,
+                        before => File[$site_conf],
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -138,6 +140,10 @@ define apache::debian::site($aliases, $root, $redirect) {
         File[$site_conf] {
             content => "<VirtualHost *:80>\n  ServerName ${site_fqdn}\n  Redirect permanent / ${redirect}\n</VirtualHost>\n",
         }
+    } elsif $proxy {
+        File[$site_conf] {
+            content => template("apache/proxy.http.conf.erb"),
+        }
     } else {
         File[$site_conf] {
             content => template("apache/site.http.conf.erb"),
diff --git a/apache/manifests/init.pp b/apache/manifests/init.pp
index 6ad497d..7bc9f6a 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/init.pp
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class apache::server inherits apache::common {
 #       Path to document root. Defaults to /srv/www/http/$fqdn
 #   $redirect:
 #       Add redirect to given URL.
+#   $proxy:
+#       Proxy site to given URL.
 #
 # === Sample usage
 #
@@ -163,8 +165,15 @@ class apache::server inherits apache::common {
 # apache::site { "www.example.com":
 #     root   => "/roles/prteam/public/public_access",
 # }
+# apache::site { "www2.example.com":
+#     proxy => "http://www.example.com",
+# }
 #
-define apache::site($aliases="", $root="", $redirect="") {
+define apache::site($aliases="", $root="", $redirect="", $proxy="") {
+
+    if $redirect and $proxy {
+        fail("cannot define both \$redirect and \$proxy for apache::site (${name})")
+    }
 
     case $::operatingsystem {
         "debian","ubuntu": {
@@ -172,6 +181,7 @@ define apache::site($aliases="", $root="", $redirect="") {
                 aliases  => $aliases,
                 root     => $root,
                 redirect => $redirect,
+                proxy    => $proxy,
             }
         }
         "centos","redhat","fedora": {
@@ -179,6 +189,7 @@ define apache::site($aliases="", $root="", $redirect="") {
                 aliases  => $aliases,
                 root     => $root,
                 redirect => $redirect,
+                proxy    => $proxy,
             }
         }
         default: {
diff --git a/apache/manifests/redhat.pp b/apache/manifests/redhat.pp
index 11f89c7..2aefc68 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/redhat.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/redhat.pp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class apache::redhat::server {
 }
 
 
-define apache::redhat::site($aliases, $root, $redirect) {
+define apache::redhat::site($aliases, $root, $redirect, $proxy) {
 
     if $name == "default" {
         $site_fqdn = $homename
@@ -57,19 +57,21 @@ define apache::redhat::site($aliases, $root, $redirect) {
         $site_confdir = "/etc/httpd/site.http.d/${site_fqdn}.d"
 
         if !$redirect {
-            if $root {
-                file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
-                    ensure => link,
-                    target => $root,
-                    before => File[$site_conf],
-                }
-            } else {
-                file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
-                    ensure => directory,
-                    mode   => "0755",
-                    owner  => root,
-                    group  => root,
-                    before => File[$site_conf],
+            if !$proxy {
+                if $root {
+                    file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
+                        ensure => link,
+                        target => $root,
+                        before => File[$site_conf],
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    file { "/srv/www/http/${site_fqdn}":
+                        ensure => directory,
+                        mode   => "0755",
+                        owner  => root,
+                        group  => root,
+                        before => File[$site_conf],
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -96,6 +98,10 @@ define apache::redhat::site($aliases, $root, $redirect) {
         File[$site_conf] {
             content => "<VirtualHost *:80>\n  ServerName ${site_fqdn}\n  Redirect permanent / ${redirect}\n</VirtualHost>\n",
         }
+    } elsif $proxy {
+        File[$site_conf] {
+            content => template("apache/proxy.http.conf.erb"),
+        }
     } else {
         File[$site_conf] {
             content => template("apache/site.http.conf.erb"),
diff --git a/apache/templates/proxy.http.conf.erb b/apache/templates/proxy.http.conf.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06b4c83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/templates/proxy.http.conf.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<VirtualHost *:80>
+  ServerName <%= @site_fqdn %>
+<% if @aliases != "" -%>
+  ServerAlias <%= @aliases %>
+<% end -%>
+  ErrorLog /srv/www/log/http/<%= @site_fqdn %>/error_log
+  CustomLog /srv/www/log/http/<%= @site_fqdn %>/access_log combined
+  ProxyPass / <%= @proxy %>/
+  ProxyPassReverse / <%= @proxy %>/
+</VirtualHost>