diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d552304..131cee1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ haproxy_service_configs: []
 #         - "forwardfor"
 #         - "httpchk"
 #         - "httplog"
+#       haproxy_backend_server_options:
+#         - "inter 3000"                # a contrived example, there are many server config options possible
 #       haproxy_acls:
 #         white_list:
 #           rule: "src 127.0.0.1/8 192.168.0.0/16 172.16.0.0/12 10.0.0.0/8"
diff --git a/templates/service.j2 b/templates/service.j2
index 1af3c58..b33305e 100644
--- a/templates/service.j2
+++ b/templates/service.j2
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ backend {{ item.service.haproxy_service_name }}-back
 {% set _ = entry.append("verify none") %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
+{% set backend_server_options = item.service.haproxy_backend_server_options|default([]) %}
+{% for option in backend_server_options %}
+{%  set _ = entry.append(option) %}
+{% endfor %}
     {{ entry | join(' ') }}
 {% endfor %}
 
@@ -154,5 +158,9 @@ backend {{ item.service.haproxy_service_name }}-back
 {% set _ = entry.append("verify none") %}
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
+{% set backend_server_options = item.service.haproxy_backend_server_options|default([]) %}
+{% for option in backend_server_options %}
+{%  set _ = entry.append(option) %}
+{% endfor %}
     {{ entry | join(' ') }}
 {% endfor %}