diff --git a/states/nginx/config.sls b/states/nginx/config.sls
index 821bb69..1fe0273 100644
--- a/states/nginx/config.sls
+++ b/states/nginx/config.sls
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ nginx-sites-available-{{ key }}:
       - service: nginx-service
     - context:
       vhost_name: {{ vhost.name }}
+      config_dir: {{ nginx.config.dir }}
       https: {{ vhost.https|default(true) }}
       proxy: {{ vhost.proxy|default(false) }}
       proxy_pass: {{ vhost.proxy_pass|default("") }}
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ nginx-sites-available-{{ key }}:
       autoindex: {{ vhost.autoindex|default(false) }}
       root_dir: {{ vhost.root_dir|default(none) }}
       internal_access: {{ vhost.internal_access|default(false) }}
+      auth: {{ vhost.auth|default(false) }}
       dirs: {{ vhost.dirs|default([]) }}
       php_socket_file: {{ nginx.config.php_socket_file }}
 
diff --git a/states/nginx/templates/types/simple.j2 b/states/nginx/templates/types/simple.j2
index 40c2296..d24a67e 100644
--- a/states/nginx/templates/types/simple.j2
+++ b/states/nginx/templates/types/simple.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ server {
     {%- else %}
     index                 index.html index.rss;
     {% endif %}
+    {%- if auth %}
+    auth_basic "Restricted area";
+    auth_basic_user_file {{ config_dir }}/auth/htpasswd;
+    {%- endif %}
   }
 
   {%- for dir in dirs %}