diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3c8a74..e26f727 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ Example
 - hosts: loadbalancers
   roles:
      - role: haproxy
+       haproxy_global:
+       - address: "/dev/log"
+         facility: "local0"
+         level: "info"
+       haproxy_extra_global_options: |
+         hard-stop-after 30s
        haproxy_frontends:
        - name: 'fe-mysupersite'
          ip: '123.123.123.120'
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cad51cd..ff5cd2c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -72,3 +72,6 @@ haproxy_backends: []
 haproxy_frontends: []
 haproxy_listen: []
 haproxy_userlists: []
+
+haproxy_extra_global_options: []
+haproxy_extra_defaults_options: []
diff --git a/templates/defaults.cfg b/templates/defaults.cfg
index 132c82f..ec3b759 100644
--- a/templates/defaults.cfg
+++ b/templates/defaults.cfg
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ defaults
     http-check send-state
 {% endif -%}
 {% endif -%}
-
+{% if haproxy_extra_defaults_options %}
+{{ haproxy_extra_defaults_options }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/global.cfg b/templates/global.cfg
index 2034f8c..a3ddc6c 100644
--- a/templates/global.cfg
+++ b/templates/global.cfg
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ global
     tune.{{ param }} {{ value }}
     {% endfor -%}
 {% endif %}
+{% if haproxy_extra_global_options %}
+{{ haproxy_extra_global_options }}
+{% endif %}