diff --git a/docs/configuration/nginx.md b/docs/configuration/nginx.md
index 1966715f5..27a2cd6dd 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/nginx.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/nginx.md
@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ The following options are also available via the `nginx:set` command:
 
 Beware that if you enable the header and a subsequent deploy of your application results in an HTTP deploy (for whatever reason), the way the header works means that a browser will not attempt to request the HTTP version of your site if the HTTPS version fails until the max-age is reached.
 
+#### Globally disabling the HSTS Header
+
+HSTS Header can be disabled for all apps by setting the `hsts` property to false after passing the `--global` flag to `nginx:set`. Changing this value globally or on a per-app basis will require rebuilding the nginx config via the `nginx:build-config` command.
+
+```shell
+dokku nginx:set --global hsts false
+```
+
+Once the HSTS setting is disabled globally, it can be re-enabled on a per-app basis by setting the `hsts` property as normal.
+
+```shell
+dokku nginx:set node-js-app hsts true
+```
+
 ### Checking access logs
 
 You may check nginx access logs via the `nginx:access-logs` command. This assumes that app access logs are being stored in `/var/log/nginx/$APP-access.log`, as is the default in the generated `nginx.conf`.
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
index 1f190c4f5..4a78838a2 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/command-functions
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ cmd-nginx-report-single() {
     "--nginx-client-max-body-size: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "client-max-body-size" "")"
     "--nginx-disable-custom-config: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "disable-custom-config" "false")"
     "--nginx-error-log-path: $(fn-nginx-error-log-path "$APP")"
+    "--nginx-global-hsts: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "--global" "hsts" "true")"
+    "--nginx-applied-hsts: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts" "$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "--global" "hsts" "true")")"
     "--nginx-hsts: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts" "true")"
     "--nginx-hsts-include-subdomains: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts-include-subdomains" "true")"
     "--nginx-hsts-max-age: $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts-max-age" "15724800")"
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
index 0c5dcd807..f969a00de 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
@@ -13,9 +13,21 @@ fn-nginx-vhosts-last-visited-at() {
   fi
 }
 
+fn-nginx-hsts-is-applied() {
+  declare APP="$1"
+  # if hsts is disabled globally then only apply it if an app has it set explicitly
+  if [[ "$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "--global" "hsts" "true")" == "false" ]] && \
+     [[ "$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts" "false")" == "false" ]]; then
+    echo "false";
+    return;
+  fi
+  # if app has explicitly turned it off else it is default on
+  echo $(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts" "true");
+}
+
 fn-nginx-vhosts-manage-hsts() {
   declare APP="$1" SSL_ENABLED="$2"
-  local HSTS="$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts" "true")"
+  local HSTS="$(fn-nginx-hsts-is-applied "$APP")"
   local HSTS_INCLUDE_SUBDOMAINS="$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts-include-subdomains" "true")"
   local HSTS_MAX_AGE="$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts-max-age" "15724800")"
   local HSTS_PRELOAD="$(fn-plugin-property-get-default "nginx" "$APP" "hsts-preload" "false")"
diff --git a/tests/unit/nginx-vhosts_6.bats b/tests/unit/nginx-vhosts_6.bats
index 1e49fa352..824d142ea 100644
--- a/tests/unit/nginx-vhosts_6.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/nginx-vhosts_6.bats
@@ -107,6 +107,44 @@ teardown() {
   assert_failure
 }
 
+@test "(nginx-vhosts) nginx:set --global hsts" {
+  setup_test_tls wildcard
+  local HSTS_CONF="/home/dokku/${TEST_APP}/nginx.conf.d/hsts.conf"
+
+  run deploy_app
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Enabling HSTS"
+
+  # disable hsts globally
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:set --global hsts false"
+  # check it is now not applied
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:build-config $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Enabling HSTS" 0
+
+  # apply on app
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:set $TEST_APP hsts true"
+  # check it is now applied
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:build-config $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Enabling HSTS" 1
+
+  # disable globally
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:set --global hsts"
+  # check it is still applied
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku nginx:build-config $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output_contains "Enabling HSTS" 1
+}
+
 @test "(nginx-vhosts) nginx:set bind-address" {
   run deploy_app
   echo "output: $output"