--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_ssl_module.c
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ static ngx_command_t  ngx_http_ssl_comma
       offsetof(ngx_http_ssl_srv_conf_t, ciphers),
       NULL },
 
+    { ngx_string("ssl_buffer_size"),
+      NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
+      ngx_conf_set_size_slot,
+      NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF_OFFSET,
+      offsetof(ngx_http_ssl_srv_conf_t, buffer_size),
+      NULL },
+
     { ngx_string("ssl_verify_client"),
       NGX_HTTP_MAIN_CONF|NGX_HTTP_SRV_CONF|NGX_CONF_TAKE1,
       ngx_conf_set_enum_slot,
@@ -424,6 +431,7 @@ ngx_http_ssl_create_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t 
 
     sscf->enable = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     sscf->prefer_server_ciphers = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+    sscf->buffer_size = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     sscf->verify = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     sscf->verify_depth = NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT;
     sscf->builtin_session_cache = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
@@ -465,6 +473,9 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *
                          (NGX_CONF_BITMASK_SET|NGX_SSL_SSLv3|NGX_SSL_TLSv1
                           |NGX_SSL_TLSv1_1|NGX_SSL_TLSv1_2));
 
+    ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->buffer_size, prev->buffer_size,
+                         NGX_SSL_BUFSIZE);
+
     ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->verify, prev->verify, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_uint_value(conf->verify_depth, prev->verify_depth, 1);
 
@@ -572,6 +583,8 @@ ngx_http_ssl_merge_srv_conf(ngx_conf_t *
         return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
     }
 
+    conf->ssl.buffer_size = conf->buffer_size;
+
     if (conf->verify) {
 
         if (conf->client_certificate.len == 0 && conf->verify != 3) {