diff --git a/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf b/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
index 2a5fe95f7..f82d63c1a 100644
--- a/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
+++ b/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ http {
 			proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 			proxy_set_header      Proxy "";
 			proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+			proxy_set_header      Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+			proxy_set_header      Connection "Upgrade";
 		}
 		error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
 				location = /usr/share/nginx/html/50x.html {
@@ -330,7 +332,9 @@ http {
 			proxy_set_header      X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
 			proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
 			proxy_set_header      Proxy "";
-			proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+			proxy_set_header      X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;		
+			proxy_set_header      Upgrade $http_upgrade;
+			proxy_set_header      Connection "Upgrade";
 		}
 
 		{%- endif %}