diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
index db02574..d6fa46d 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Role Defaults
 |`keycloak_quarkus_https_trust_store_enabled`| Enalbe confiugration of a trust store | `False` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_trust_store_file`| The file pat to the trust store | `{{ keycloak.home }}/conf/trust_store.p12` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_trust_store_password`| Password for the trust store | `""` |
-
+|`keycloak_quarkus_proxy_headers`| Parse reverse proxy headers (`forwarded` or `xforwardedPassword`) | `""` |
 
 * Hostname configuration
 
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2 b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
index 3cdfacf..77395c6 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/templates/keycloak.service.j2
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ Type=simple
 EnvironmentFile=-{{ keycloak_quarkus_sysconf_file }}
 PIDFile={{ keycloak_quarkus_service_pidfile }}
 {% if keycloak_quarkus_start_dev %}
-ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start-dev
-{% else %}
-ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start --optimized
-{% endif %}
+ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start-dev{% if keycloak_quarkus_proxy_headers is defined %} --proxy-headers {{ keycloak_quarkus_proxy_headers }}{% endif -%}{{ '\n' }}
+{% else -%}
+ExecStart={{ keycloak.home }}/bin/kc.sh start --optimized{% if keycloak_quarkus_proxy_headers is defined %} --proxy-headers {{ keycloak_quarkus_proxy_headers }}{% endif -%}{{ '\n' }}
+{%- endif %}
 User={{ keycloak.service_user }}
 Group={{ keycloak.service_group }}
 {% if keycloak_quarkus_service_restart_always %}