diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index b27e10dc..b8a697c5 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ The following parameters are available in the `puppetboard::apache::conf` class:
 * [`ldap_require_group`](#-puppetboard--apache--conf--ldap_require_group)
 * [`ldap_require_group_dn`](#-puppetboard--apache--conf--ldap_require_group_dn)
 * [`virtualenv_dir`](#-puppetboard--apache--conf--virtualenv_dir)
+* [`manage_mod_wsgi`](#-puppetboard--apache--conf--manage_mod_wsgi)
+* [`custom_mod_wsgi_parameters`](#-puppetboard--apache--conf--custom_mod_wsgi_parameters)
 
 ##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--conf--wsgi_alias"></a>`wsgi_alias`
 
@@ -560,6 +562,22 @@ Set location where virtualenv will be installed
 
 Default value: `$puppetboard::virtualenv_dir`
 
+##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--conf--manage_mod_wsgi"></a>`manage_mod_wsgi`
+
+Data type: `Boolean`
+
+A parameter to switch off the use of `apache::mod::wsgi`
+
+Default value: `true`
+
+##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--conf--custom_mod_wsgi_parameters"></a>`custom_mod_wsgi_parameters`
+
+Data type: `Hash`
+
+A hash passed to `apache::mod::wsgi`
+
+Default value: `{}`
+
 ### <a name="puppetboard--apache--vhost"></a>`puppetboard::apache::vhost`
 
 Sets up an apache::vhost to run PuppetBoard, and writes an appropriate wsgi.py from template
@@ -590,6 +608,8 @@ The following parameters are available in the `puppetboard::apache::vhost` class
 * [`ldap_require_group_dn`](#-puppetboard--apache--vhost--ldap_require_group_dn)
 * [`virtualenv_dir`](#-puppetboard--apache--vhost--virtualenv_dir)
 * [`custom_apache_parameters`](#-puppetboard--apache--vhost--custom_apache_parameters)
+* [`manage_mod_wsgi`](#-puppetboard--apache--vhost--manage_mod_wsgi)
+* [`custom_mod_wsgi_parameters`](#-puppetboard--apache--vhost--custom_mod_wsgi_parameters)
 
 ##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--vhost--vhost_name"></a>`vhost_name`
 
@@ -765,6 +785,22 @@ A hash passed to the `apache::vhost` for custom settings
 
 Default value: `{}`
 
+##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--vhost--manage_mod_wsgi"></a>`manage_mod_wsgi`
+
+Data type: `Boolean`
+
+A parameter to switch off the use of `apache::mod::wsgi`
+
+Default value: `true`
+
+##### <a name="-puppetboard--apache--vhost--custom_mod_wsgi_parameters"></a>`custom_mod_wsgi_parameters`
+
+Data type: `Hash`
+
+A hash passed to `apache::mod::wsgi`
+
+Default value: `{}`
+
 ## Data types
 
 ### <a name="Puppetboard--Syslogpriority"></a>`Puppetboard::Syslogpriority`
diff --git a/manifests/apache/conf.pp b/manifests/apache/conf.pp
index 81802f4e..bb4a349d 100644
--- a/manifests/apache/conf.pp
+++ b/manifests/apache/conf.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # @param ldap_require_group LDAP group to require on login
 # @param ldap_require_group_dn LDAP group DN for LDAP group
 # @param virtualenv_dir Set location where virtualenv will be installed
+# @param manage_mod_wsgi A parameter to switch off the use of `apache::mod::wsgi`
+# @param custom_mod_wsgi_parameters A hash passed to `apache::mod::wsgi`
 #
 # @note Make sure you have purge_configs set to false in your apache class!
 # @note This runs the WSGI application with a WSGIProcessGroup of $user and a WSGIApplicationGroup of %{GLOBAL}.
@@ -33,16 +35,20 @@
   Boolean $ldap_require_group                  = $puppetboard::ldap_require_group,
   Optional[String[1]] $ldap_require_group_dn   = undef,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $virtualenv_dir         = $puppetboard::virtualenv_dir,
+  Boolean $manage_mod_wsgi                     = true,
+  Hash $custom_mod_wsgi_parameters             = {},
 ) {
-  $wsgi = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
-    'Debian' => {
-      package_name => 'libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3',
-      mod_path     => '/usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so',
-    },
-    default  => {},
-  }
-  class { 'apache::mod::wsgi':
-    * => $wsgi,
+  if $manage_mod_wsgi {
+    $wsgi = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
+      'Debian' => {
+        package_name => 'libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3',
+        mod_path     => '/usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so',
+      },
+      default  => $custom_mod_wsgi_parameters,
+    }
+    class { 'apache::mod::wsgi':
+      * => $wsgi,
+    }
   }
 
   $docroot = "${basedir}/puppetboard"
diff --git a/manifests/apache/vhost.pp b/manifests/apache/vhost.pp
index 30672b06..30d3c15b 100644
--- a/manifests/apache/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/apache/vhost.pp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 # @param ldap_require_group_dn LDAP group DN for LDAP group
 # @param virtualenv_dir Set location where virtualenv will be installed
 # @param custom_apache_parameters A hash passed to the `apache::vhost` for custom settings
+# @param manage_mod_wsgi A parameter to switch off the use of `apache::mod::wsgi`
+# @param custom_mod_wsgi_parameters A hash passed to `apache::mod::wsgi`
 class puppetboard::apache::vhost (
   String[1] $vhost_name,
   Stdlib::Unixpath $wsgi_alias                 = '/',
@@ -45,16 +47,20 @@
   Optional[String[1]] $ldap_require_group_dn   = undef,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath $virtualenv_dir         = $puppetboard::virtualenv_dir,
   Hash $custom_apache_parameters               = {},
+  Boolean $manage_mod_wsgi                     = true,
+  Hash $custom_mod_wsgi_parameters             = {},
 ) {
-  $wsgi = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
-    'Debian' => {
-      package_name => 'libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3',
-      mod_path     => '/usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so',
-    },
-    default  => {},
-  }
-  class { 'apache::mod::wsgi':
-    * => $wsgi,
+  if $manage_mod_wsgi {
+    $wsgi = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
+      'Debian' => {
+        package_name => 'libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3',
+        mod_path     => '/usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_wsgi.so',
+      },
+      default  => $custom_mod_wsgi_parameters,
+    }
+    class { 'apache::mod::wsgi':
+      * => $wsgi,
+    }
   }
 
   $docroot = "${basedir}/puppetboard"