diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 87006c0..af3c2bc 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ haproxy_global_logs:
 haproxy_global_tunes:
   - tune.ssl.default-dh-param: 2048
 # haproxy_global_server_state_base: current
+# haproxy_global_server_state_file: /tmp/server_state
 # haproxy_global_toggles: []
 
 # Default
diff --git a/templates/etc/haproxy/haproxy-global.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/haproxy/haproxy-global.cfg.j2
index 67f930c..b3df6b6 100644
--- a/templates/etc/haproxy/haproxy-global.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/haproxy/haproxy-global.cfg.j2
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ global
 {% if haproxy_global_server_state_base is defined %}
     server-state-base {{ haproxy_global_server_state_base }}
 {% endif %}
+{% if haproxy_global_server_state_file is defined %}
+    server-state-file {{ haproxy_global_server_state_file }}
+{% endif %}
 {% if haproxy_global_toggles is defined and haproxy_global_toggles | length %}
     {% for toggle in haproxy_global_toggles %}
     {{ toggle }}