diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 61ee652..fd580d3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ nginx_source_modules_included:
   http_spdy_module: "--with-http_spdy_module"
   http_perl_module: "--with-http_perl_module"
   naxsi_module: "--add-module=/tmp/nginx_naxsi"
+  passenger_module: "--add-module=/tmp/nginx_passenger"
 
 nginx_source_modules_excluded:
   - mail_pop3_module
diff --git a/tasks/modules.yml b/tasks/modules.yml
index d349ce1..3ece800 100644
--- a/tasks/modules.yml
+++ b/tasks/modules.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@
 
 - include: modules/naxsi_module.yml
   when: nginx_source_modules_included.naxsi_module is defined
+
+- include: modules/passenger_module.yml
+  when: nginx_source_modules_included.passenger_module is defined
diff --git a/tasks/modules/passenger_module.yml b/tasks/modules/passenger_module.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..540affd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/modules/passenger_module.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+- name: Nginx | Modules | install dependencies
+  apt:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: latest
+  with_items:
+    - libcurl4-openssl-dev
+    - ruby-dev
+    - libgemplugin-ruby
+
+- name: Nginx | Modules | install passenger gem
+  sudo: yes
+  gem:
+    name: passenger
+    state: latest
+    user_install: no
+
+- name: Nginx | Modules | get passenger path
+  shell: passenger-config --root
+  register: passenger_path
+
+- name: Nginx | Modules | precompile passenger stuff
+  shell: rake nginx CACHING=false
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ passenger_path.stdout }}"
+
+- name: Nginx | Modules | copy nginx_passenger to neutral location
+  shell: "cp -R {{ passenger_path.stdout }}/ext/nginx /tmp/nginx_passenger"
diff --git a/tasks/source.yml b/tasks/source.yml
index cf3cd33..6c25c73 100644
--- a/tasks/source.yml
+++ b/tasks/source.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@
     make install
   when: nginx_flags.changed
 
+- name: Nginx | get ruby path
+  shell: which ruby
+  register: ruby_path
+  when: nginx_source_modules_included.passenger_module is defined
+
+- name: Nginx | add passenger.conf
+  template:
+    src: passenger.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/nginx/conf.d/passenger.conf
+  when: nginx_source_modules_included.passenger_module is defined
+
 - name: Nginx | Update the symbolic link to the nginx install
   file:
     path: /usr/local/nginx/default
diff --git a/templates/passenger.conf.j2 b/templates/passenger.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b35519
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/passenger.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+passenger_root {{ passenger_path.stdout }};
+passenger_ruby {{ ruby_path.stdout }};