diff --git a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
index 74afa85e09..867bb724fa 100644
--- a/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
+++ b/playbooks/include/proxies-reverseproxy.yml
@@ -754,5 +754,6 @@
     remotepath: /
     localpath: /
     proxyurl: http://debuginfod01:8002
+    proxyopts: "connectiontimeout=600 timeout=600 keepalive=on"
     tags: debuginfod
 
diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/tasks/main.yml
index 23e37d9399..9ed5604877 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # - proxyurl
 # - rewrite
 # - keephost
+# - proxyopts
 
 - name: Set OpenShift information if not preconfigured
   set_fact:
diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
index 2c3a2dd956..148175b004 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/templates/reversepassproxy.conf
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ RewriteRule .* "balancer://{{ balancer_name }}-websocket%{REQUEST_URI}" [P]
 ProxyPass {{ localpath }} "balancer://{{balancer_name}}{{remotepath}}"
 ProxyPassReverse {{ localpath }} "balancer://{{balancer_name}}{{remotepath}}"
 {% else %}
-ProxyPass {{ localpath }} {{ proxyurl }}{{remotepath}}
-ProxyPassReverse {{ localpath }} {{ proxyurl }}{{remotepath}}
+ProxyPass {{ localpath }} {{ proxyurl }}{{remotepath}} {{ proxyopts }}
+ProxyPassReverse {{ localpath }} {{ proxyurl }}{{remotepath}} {{ proxyopts }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/vars/main.yml b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/vars/main.yml
index 7bf5f2354f..d88f2e67d1 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/httpd/reverseproxy/vars/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ header_scheme: false
 keephost: false
 targettype: plain
 http_not_https_yes_this_is_insecure_and_i_feel_bad: false
+proxyopts: ""