diff --git a/gnu/services/web.scm b/gnu/services/web.scm
index 4aa6fd501..3063bd549 100644
--- a/gnu/services/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/web.scm
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@
                        (default '()))
   (index               nginx-server-configuration-index
                        (default (list "index.html")))
+  (try-files           nginx-server-configuration-try-files
+                       (default '()))
   (ssl-certificate     nginx-server-configuration-ssl-certificate
                        (default "/etc/nginx/cert.pem"))
   (ssl-certificate-key nginx-server-configuration-ssl-certificate-key
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ of index files."
          (nginx-server-configuration-ssl-certificate-key server))
         (root (nginx-server-configuration-root server))
         (index (nginx-server-configuration-index server))
+        ;; (try-files (nginx-server-configuration-try-files server))
         (server-tokens? (nginx-server-configuration-server-tokens? server))
         (locations (nginx-server-configuration-locations server)))
     (define-syntax-parameter <> (syntax-rules ()))
@@ -207,6 +210,10 @@ of index files."
      (and/l ssl-certificate-key "      ssl_certificate_key " <> ";\n")
      "      root " root ";\n"
      "      index " (config-index-strings index) ";\n"
+     ;; (if (nil? (pk 'try-files try-files))
+     ;;     ""
+     ;;     (string append "      try_files "
+     ;;             (config-index-strings try-files) ";\n"))
      "      server_tokens " (if server-tokens? "on" "off") ";\n"
      "\n"
      (map emit-nginx-location-config locations)