diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4ee7ae31..aedaddc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ Set up (the latest version of) [HAProxy](http://www.haproxy.org/) in Ubuntu syst
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.capture.type`: [required]: What to capture (`cookie`, `request header`, `response header`)
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.capture.name`: [required]: Name of the header or cookie to capture
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.capture.length`: [required]: Maximum number of characters to capture and report in the logs
+* `haproxy_listen.{n}.filter`: [optional]: Dictionary of content filters to apply to this section
+* `haproxy_listen.{n}.filter.{name}`: [required]: One or more filter `name: param` entries to apply
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.http_request`: [optional]: Access control for Layer 7 requests
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.http_request.{n}.action`: [required]: The rules action (e.g. `add-header`)
 * `haproxy_listen.{n}.http_request.{n}.param`: [optional]: The complete line to be added (e.g. `X-Forwarded-Proto https`)
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ Set up (the latest version of) [HAProxy](http://www.haproxy.org/) in Ubuntu syst
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.capture.type`: [required]: What to capture (`cookie`, `request header`, `response header`)
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.capture.name`: [required]: Name of the header or cookie to capture
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.capture.length`: [required]: Maximum number of characters to capture and report in the logs
+* `haproxy_frontend.{n}.filter`: [optional]: Dictionary of content filters to apply to this section
+* `haproxy_frontend.{n}.filter.{name}`: [required]: One or more filter `name: param` entries to apply
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.http_request`: [optional]: Access control for Layer 7 requests
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.http_request.{n}.action`: [required]: The rules action (e.g. `add-header`)
 * `haproxy_frontend.{n}.http_request.{n}.param`: [optional]: The complete line to be added (e.g. `X-Forwarded-Proto https`)
@@ -344,6 +348,8 @@ Set up (the latest version of) [HAProxy](http://www.haproxy.org/) in Ubuntu syst
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.rspirep.{n}.string`: [required]: The complete line to be added. Any space or known delimiter must be escaped using a backslash (`'\'`) (in version < 1.6)
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.rspirep.{n}.cond`: [optional]: Matching condition built from ACLs
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.cookie`: [optional]: Enable cookie-based persistence in a backend (e.g. `JSESSIONID prefix nocache`)
+* `haproxy_backend.{n}.filter`: [optional]: Dictionary of content filters to apply to this section
+* `haproxy_backend.{n}.filter.{name}`: [required]: One or more filter `name: param` entries to apply
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.http_request`: [optional]: Access control for Layer 7 requests
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.http_request.{n}.action`: [required]: The rules action (e.g. `add-header`)
 * `haproxy_backend.{n}.http_request.{n}.param`: [optional]: The complete line to be added (e.g. `X-Forwarded-Proto https`)
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
index 855b2f09..1b91cb60 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/backend.cfg.j2
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ backend {{ backend.name }}
 {% if backend.cookie is defined %}
   cookie {{ backend.cookie }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if backend.filter is defined %}
+{% for name, value in backend.filter.items() %}
+  filter {{ name }} {{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {% for acl in backend.acl | default([]) %}
   acl {{ acl.string }}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
index 465c89f7..15afc69c 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/frontend.cfg.j2
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ frontend {{ frontend.name }}
 {% for timeout in frontend.timeout | default([]) %}
   timeout {{ timeout.type }} {{ timeout.timeout }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% if frontend.filter is defined %}
+{% for name, value in frontend.filter.items() %}
+  filter {{ name }} {{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {% for acl in frontend.acl | default([]) %}
   acl {{ acl.string }}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
index b46bfe92..8cfa9332 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/listen.cfg.j2
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ listen {{ listen.name }}
 {% for timeout in listen.timeout | default([]) %}
   timeout {{ timeout.type }} {{ timeout.timeout }}
 {% endfor %}
+{% if listen.filter is defined %}
+{% for name, value in listen.filter.items() %}
+  filter {{ name }} {{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
 {% for acl in listen.acl | default([]) %}
   acl {{ acl.string }}
 {% endfor %}