diff --git a/states/nginx/defaults.yaml b/states/nginx/defaults.yaml
index 498c680..be32600 100644
--- a/states/nginx/defaults.yaml
+++ b/states/nginx/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ nginx:
     dir: /etc/nginx
     geoip: false
     webdav: false
+    lua: false
     user: www-data
     group: www-data
     workers: 4
diff --git a/states/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/states/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 7eca119..5a7ecf2 100644
--- a/states/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/states/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ load_module modules/ngx_http_geoip2_module.so;
 {%- if nginx.config.webdav %}
 load_module modules/ngx_http_dav_ext_module.so;
 {%- endif%}
+{%- if nginx.config.lua %}
+load_module modules/ngx_http_lua_module.so;
+{%- endif%}
 
 user {{ nginx.config.user }};