diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/inject-nginx-directives-location.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/inject-nginx-directives-location.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e0a19e72c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/inject-nginx-directives-location.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: Allow to inject Nginx directives into Kong's proxy location block
+type: feature
+scope: Configuration
diff --git a/kong.conf.default b/kong.conf.default
index c904d64a60d6..7bd463da33d5 100644
--- a/kong.conf.default
+++ b/kong.conf.default
@@ -1069,6 +1069,8 @@
 # - `nginx_http_<directive>`: Injects `<directive>` in Kong's `http {}` block.
 # - `nginx_proxy_<directive>`: Injects `<directive>` in Kong's proxy
 #   `server {}` block.
+# - `nginx_location_<directive>`: Injects `<directive>` in Kong's proxy `/`
+#    location block (nested under Kong's proxy server {} block).
 # - `nginx_upstream_<directive>`: Injects `<directive>` in Kong's proxy
 #   `upstream {}` block.
 # - `nginx_admin_<directive>`: Injects `<directive>` in Kong's Admin API
diff --git a/kong/conf_loader/init.lua b/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
index 9b04ed7a9fe2..29ac8d52a2f4 100644
--- a/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
+++ b/kong/conf_loader/init.lua
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ local DYNAMIC_KEY_NAMESPACES = {
     prefix = "nginx_proxy_",
     ignore = EMPTY,
   },
+  {
+    injected_conf_name = "nginx_location_directives",
+    prefix = "nginx_location_",
+    ignore = EMPTY,
+  },
   {
     injected_conf_name = "nginx_status_directives",
     prefix = "nginx_status_",
diff --git a/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua b/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
index 7e9a04bb4f93..c12ba4b3f82e 100644
--- a/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
+++ b/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ server {
         proxy_buffering          on;
         proxy_request_buffering  on;
 
+        # injected nginx_location_* directives
+> for _, el in ipairs(nginx_location_directives) do
+        $(el.name) $(el.value);
+> end
+
         proxy_set_header      TE                 $upstream_te;
         proxy_set_header      Host               $upstream_host;
         proxy_set_header      Upgrade            $upstream_upgrade;
diff --git a/spec/01-unit/04-prefix_handler_spec.lua b/spec/01-unit/04-prefix_handler_spec.lua
index 0337917237a4..7cc4d9c56769 100644
--- a/spec/01-unit/04-prefix_handler_spec.lua
+++ b/spec/01-unit/04-prefix_handler_spec.lua
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ describe("NGINX conf compiler", function()
         assert.matches("large_client_header_buffers%s+16 24k;", nginx_conf)
       end)
 
+      it("injects nginx_location_* directives", function()
+        local conf = assert(conf_loader(nil, {
+          nginx_location_proxy_ignore_headers = "X-Accel-Redirect",
+        }))
+        local nginx_conf = prefix_handler.compile_kong_conf(conf)
+        assert.matches("proxy_ignore_headers%sX%-Accel%-Redirect;", nginx_conf)
+      end)
+
       it("injects nginx_admin_* directives", function()
         local conf = assert(conf_loader(nil, {
           nginx_admin_large_client_header_buffers = "4 24k",