diff --git a/roles/httpd/proxy/files/httpdoverride.conf b/roles/httpd/proxy/files/httpdoverride.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b1e8d0bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/httpd/proxy/files/httpdoverride.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[Service]
+LimitNOFILE=98304
+Restart=on-failure
diff --git a/roles/httpd/proxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/httpd/proxy/tasks/main.yml
index fac12fb3e0..2bb2766c65 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/httpd/proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -97,3 +97,19 @@
   - httpd
   - httpd/proxy
   - disablesystemdoomd
+
+- name: create systemd drop in dir for httpd
+  file: path=/etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/ state=directory
+  tags:
+  - httpd
+  - httpd/proxy
+  - httpdoverride
+
+- name: create systemd drop in dir for httpd
+  copy: src=httpdoverride.conf dest=/etc/systemd/system/httpd.service.d/httpdoverride.conf
+  tags:
+  - httpd
+  - httpd/proxy
+  - httpdoverride
+  notify:
+  - reload systemd