diff --git a/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php b/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
index 7edca760..61bfd624 100644
--- a/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
+++ b/actions/admin/settings/136.phpfpm.php
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ return array(
 					'default' => 30,
 					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
 					),
+				'system_phpfpm_use_mod_proxy' => array(
+					'label' => $lng['phpfpm']['use_mod_proxy'],
+					'settinggroup' => 'phpfpm',
+					'varname' => 'use_mod_proxy',
+					'type' => 'bool',
+					'default' => false,
+					'visible' => Settings::Get('system.apache24'),
+					'save_method' => 'storeSettingField'
+					),
 				),
 			),
 		),
diff --git a/install/froxlor.sql b/install/froxlor.sql
index 65497507..57e25af9 100644
--- a/install/froxlor.sql
+++ b/install/froxlor.sql
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ INSERT INTO `panel_settings` (`settinggroup`, `varname`, `value`) VALUES
 	('phpfpm', 'defaultini', '1'),
 	('phpfpm', 'vhost_defaultini', '2'),
 	('phpfpm', 'fastcgi_ipcdir', '/var/lib/apache2/fastcgi/'),
+	('phpfpm', 'use_mod_proxy', '0'),
 	('nginx', 'fastcgiparams', '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params'),
 	('system', 'lastaccountnumber', '0'),
 	('system', 'lastguid', '9999'),
diff --git a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
index e0caac93..aed65181 100644
--- a/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
+++ b/install/updates/froxlor/0.9/update_0.9.inc.php
@@ -2803,5 +2803,9 @@ if (isFroxlorVersion('0.9.33-dev2')) {
 	Settings::AddNew("panel.password_special_char", '!?<>§$%&+#=@');
 	lastStepStatus(0);
 
+	showUpdateStep("Adding settings for fpm-apache2.4-mod_proxy integration");
+	Settings::AddNew("phpfpm.use_mod_proxy", '0');
+	lastStepStatus(0);
+
 	updateToVersion('0.9.33-dev3');
 }
diff --git a/lib/tables.inc.php b/lib/tables.inc.php
index 0669d55d..83ae59e6 100644
--- a/lib/tables.inc.php
+++ b/lib/tables.inc.php
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@ define('TABLE_PANEL_DOMAIN_SSL_SETTINGS', 'domain_ssl_settings');
 define('TABLE_DOMAINTOIP', 'panel_domaintoip');
 
 // VERSION INFO
-$version = '0.9.33-dev2';
+$version = '0.9.33-dev3';
 $dbversion = '2';
 $branding = '';
diff --git a/lng/english.lng.php b/lng/english.lng.php
index 5d94e5c8..379783d7 100644
--- a/lng/english.lng.php
+++ b/lng/english.lng.php
@@ -1833,3 +1833,5 @@ $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char_required']['title'] = 'Speci
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char_required']['description'] = 'Password must contain at least one of the characters defined below.';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char']['title'] = 'Special characters list';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char']['description'] = 'One of these characters is required if the above option is set.';
+$lng['phpfpm']['use_mod_proxy']['title'] = 'Use mod_proxy / mod_proxy_fcgi';
+$lng['phpfpm']['use_mod_proxy']['description'] = 'Activate to use php-fpm via mod_proxy_fcgi. Requires at least apache-2.4.9';
diff --git a/lng/german.lng.php b/lng/german.lng.php
index 00fc64ba..e6f4a69f 100644
--- a/lng/german.lng.php
+++ b/lng/german.lng.php
@@ -1557,3 +1557,5 @@ $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char_required']['title'] = 'Sonde
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char_required']['description'] = 'Das Passwort muss mindestens eines der untenstehenden Sonderzeichen enthalten';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char']['title'] = 'Sonderzeichen-Liste';
 $lng['serversettings']['panel_password_special_char']['description'] = 'Mindestens eines dieser Sonderzeichen muss in dem Passwort vorkommen, sofern die Sonderzeichen-Option aktiviert ist.';
+$lng['phpfpm']['use_mod_proxy']['title'] = 'Verwende mod_proxy / mod_proxy_fcgi';
+$lng['phpfpm']['use_mod_proxy']['description'] = 'Diese Option kann aktiviert werden, um php-fpm via mod_proxy_fcgi einzubinden. Dies setzt mindestens apache-2.4.9 voraus';
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
index 036961cd..4961e617 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.10.apache.php
@@ -259,23 +259,34 @@ class apache {
 					if ($row_ipsandports['ssl']) {
 						$srvName = substr(md5($ipport),0,4).'.ssl-fpm.external';
 					}
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  FastCgiExternalServer ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName .' -socket ' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile() . ' -idle-timeout ' . Settings::Get('phpfpm.idle_timeout') . "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  <Directory "' . $mypath . '">' . "\n";
-					$file_extensions = explode(' ', $phpconfig['file_extensions']);
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '   <FilesMatch "\.(' . implode('|', $file_extensions) . ')$">' . "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '     AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php'. "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '     Action php5-fastcgi /fastcgiphp' . "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename].= '      Options +ExecCGI' . "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename].= '    </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
-					// >=apache-2.4 enabled?
-					if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1') {
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    Require all granted' . "\n";
+					
+					// mod_proxy stuff for apache-2.4
+					if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1'
+							&& Settings::Get('phpfpm.use_mod_proxy') == '1'
+					) {
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  <FilesMatch \.php$>'. "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  SetHandler proxy:unix:' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile()  . '|fcgi://localhost/'. "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
+					
 					} else {
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    Order allow,deny' . "\n";
-						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    allow from all' . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  FastCgiExternalServer ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName .' -socket ' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile() . ' -idle-timeout ' . Settings::Get('phpfpm.idle_timeout') . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  <Directory "' . $mypath . '">' . "\n";
+						$file_extensions = explode(' ', $phpconfig['file_extensions']);
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '   <FilesMatch "\.(' . implode('|', $file_extensions) . ')$">' . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '     AddHandler php5-fastcgi .php'. "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '     Action php5-fastcgi /fastcgiphp' . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename].= '      Options +ExecCGI' . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename].= '    </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
+						// >=apache-2.4 enabled?
+						if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1') {
+							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    Require all granted' . "\n";
+						} else {
+							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    Order allow,deny' . "\n";
+							$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '    allow from all' . "\n";
+						}
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  </Directory>' . "\n";
+						$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  Alias /fastcgiphp ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . "\n";
 					}
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  </Directory>' . "\n";
-					$this->virtualhosts_data[$vhosts_filename] .= '  Alias /fastcgiphp ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . "\n";
 				}
 
 				/**
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
index 1dfc9e01..294f28b3 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.http.15.apache_fcgid.php
@@ -39,22 +39,33 @@ class apache_fcgid extends apache
 				if (customerHasPerlEnabled($domain['customerid'])) {
 					$php_options_text.= '  SuexecUserGroup "' . $domain['loginname'] . '" "' . $domain['loginname'] . '"' . "\n";
 				}
-				$php_options_text.= '  FastCgiExternalServer ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . ' -socket ' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile()  . ' -idle-timeout ' . Settings::Get('phpfpm.idle_timeout') . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '  <Directory "' . makeCorrectDir($domain['documentroot']) . '">' . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '    <FilesMatch "\.php$">' . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '      SetHandler php5-fastcgi'. "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '      Action php5-fastcgi /fastcgiphp' . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '      Options +ExecCGI' . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '    </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
-				// >=apache-2.4 enabled?
-				if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1') {
-					$php_options_text.= '    Require all granted' . "\n";
+				
+				// mod_proxy stuff for apache-2.4
+				if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1'
+					&& Settings::Get('phpfpm.use_mod_proxy') == '1'
+				) {
+					$php_options_text.= '  <FilesMatch \.php$>'. "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '  SetHandler proxy:unix:' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile()  . '|fcgi://localhost/'. "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '  </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
+
 				} else {
-					$php_options_text.= '    Order allow,deny' . "\n";
-					$php_options_text.= '    allow from all' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '  FastCgiExternalServer ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . ' -socket ' . $php->getInterface()->getSocketFile()  . ' -idle-timeout ' . Settings::Get('phpfpm.idle_timeout') . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '  <Directory "' . makeCorrectDir($domain['documentroot']) . '">' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '    <FilesMatch "\.php$">' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '      SetHandler php5-fastcgi'. "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '      Action php5-fastcgi /fastcgiphp' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '      Options +ExecCGI' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '    </FilesMatch>' . "\n";
+					// >=apache-2.4 enabled?
+					if (Settings::Get('system.apache24') == '1') {
+						$php_options_text.= '    Require all granted' . "\n";
+					} else {
+						$php_options_text.= '    Order allow,deny' . "\n";
+						$php_options_text.= '    allow from all' . "\n";
+					}
+					$php_options_text.= '  </Directory>' . "\n";
+					$php_options_text.= '  Alias /fastcgiphp ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . "\n";
 				}
-				$php_options_text.= '  </Directory>' . "\n";
-				$php_options_text.= '  Alias /fastcgiphp ' . $php->getInterface()->getAliasConfigDir() . $srvName . "\n";
 			}
 			else
 			{