diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/proxyssl.go b/test/e2e/annotations/proxyssl.go
index b23462905..93b3084fe 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/proxyssl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/proxyssl.go
@@ -145,6 +145,55 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("proxy-ssl-*", func() {
 			Expect().
 			Status(http.StatusOK)
 	})
+
+	ginkgo.It("proxy-ssl-location-only flag should change the nginx config server part", func() {
+		host := "proxyssl.com"
+
+		f.NewEchoDeploymentWithNameAndReplicas("echodeployment", 1)
+
+		secretName := "secretone"
+		annotations := make(map[string]string)
+		annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-ssl-secret"] = f.Namespace + "/" + secretName
+		annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/backend-protocol"] = "HTTPS"
+		annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-ssl-verify"] = "on"
+		tlsConfig, err := framework.CreateIngressMASecret(f.KubeClientSet, host, secretName, f.Namespace)
+
+		assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err)
+
+		ing := framework.NewSingleIngressWithTLS(host, "/bar", host, []string{tlsConfig.ServerName}, f.Namespace, "echodeployment", 80, annotations)
+		f.EnsureIngress(ing)
+
+		wlKey := "proxy-ssl-location-only"
+		wlValue := "true"
+		f.UpdateNginxConfigMapData(wlKey, wlValue)
+
+		assertProxySSLName(f, host, secretName, "DEFAULT", "TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2", "on", 1)
+
+		f.WaitForNginxCustomConfiguration("## start server proxyssl.com", "location ", func(server string) bool {
+			return (!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_ciphers") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_protocols") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_verify") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_verify_depth") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_certificate") &&
+				!strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_certificate_key"))
+		})
+
+		wlKey = "proxy-ssl-location-only"
+		wlValue = "false"
+		f.UpdateNginxConfigMapData(wlKey, wlValue)
+
+		f.WaitForNginxCustomConfiguration("## start server proxyssl.com", "location ", func(server string) bool {
+			return (strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_ciphers") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_protocols") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_verify") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_verify_depth") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_certificate") &&
+				strings.Contains(server, "proxy_ssl_certificate_key"))
+		})
+	})
+
 })
 
 func assertProxySSL(f *framework.Framework, host, ciphers, protocols, verify string, depth int) {
@@ -160,3 +209,17 @@ func assertProxySSL(f *framework.Framework, host, ciphers, protocols, verify str
 				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_verify_depth %d;", depth))
 		})
 }
+
+func assertProxySSLName(f *framework.Framework, host, sslName, ciphers, protocols, verify string, depth int) {
+	certFile := fmt.Sprintf("/etc/ingress-controller/ssl/%s-%s.pem", f.Namespace, sslName)
+	f.WaitForNginxServer(host,
+		func(server string) bool {
+			return strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_certificate %s;", certFile)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_certificate_key %s;", certFile)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate %s;", certFile)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_ciphers %s;", ciphers)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_protocols %s;", protocols)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_verify %s;", verify)) &&
+				strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("proxy_ssl_verify_depth %d;", depth))
+		})
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
index f4ead58f9..cadf52b53 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/framework.go
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ func (f *Framework) WaitForNginxConfiguration(matcher func(cfg string) bool) {
 	assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "waiting for nginx server condition/s")
 }
 
+// WaitForNginxCustomConfiguration waits until the nginx configuration given part (from, to) contains a particular configuration
+func (f *Framework) WaitForNginxCustomConfiguration(from string, to string, matcher func(cfg string) bool) {
+	err := wait.Poll(Poll, DefaultTimeout, f.matchNginxCustomConditions(from, to, matcher))
+	assert.Nil(ginkgo.GinkgoT(), err, "waiting for nginx server condition/s")
+}
+
 func nginxLogs(client kubernetes.Interface, namespace string) (string, error) {
 	pod, err := getIngressNGINXPod(namespace, client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -263,6 +269,33 @@ func (f *Framework) matchNginxConditions(name string, matcher func(cfg string) b
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *Framework) matchNginxCustomConditions(from string, to string, matcher func(cfg string) bool) wait.ConditionFunc {
+	return func() (bool, error) {
+		pod, err := getIngressNGINXPod(f.Namespace, f.KubeClientSet)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
+		cmd := fmt.Sprintf("cat /etc/nginx/nginx.conf| awk '/%v/,/%v/'", from, to)
+
+		o, err := f.ExecCommand(pod, cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
+		if klog.V(10) && len(o) > 0 {
+			klog.Infof("nginx.conf:\n%v", o)
+		}
+
+		// passes the nginx config to the passed function
+		if matcher(strings.Join(strings.Fields(o), " ")) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+
+		return false, nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *Framework) getNginxConfigMap() (*v1.ConfigMap, error) {
 	return f.getConfigMap("nginx-ingress-controller")
 }