diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c18ed7..fd29db5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ A list of vhost definitions (server blocks) for Nginx virtual hosts. Each entry
         error_log: ""
         state: "present"
         template: "{{ nginx_vhost_template }}"
+        vhost_filename: "example.com.conf"
         extra_parameters: |
           location ~ \.php$ {
               fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 9851f06..a7a4db4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ nginx_vhosts: []
 #   server_name_redirect: "www.example.com" # default: N/A
 #   root: "/var/www/example.com" # default: N/A
 #   index: "index.html index.htm" # default: "index.html index.htm"
+#   vhost_filename: "example.com.conf" # Can be used to set the filename of the vhost file.
 #
 #   # Properties that are only added if defined:
 #   error_page: ""
diff --git a/tasks/vhosts.yml b/tasks/vhosts.yml
index 03c32d9..e7bd642 100644
--- a/tasks/vhosts.yml
+++ b/tasks/vhosts.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 - name: Add managed vhost config files.
   template:
     src: "{{ item.template|default(nginx_vhost_template) }}"
-    dest: "{{ nginx_vhost_path }}/{{ item.server_name.split(' ')[0] }}.conf"
+    dest: "{{ nginx_vhost_path }}/{{ item.vhost_filename|default(item.server_name.split(' ')[0] ~ '.conf') }}"
     force: yes
     owner: root
     group: root
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 - name: Remove managed vhost config files.
   file:
-    path: "{{ nginx_vhost_path }}/{{ item.server_name.split(' ')[0] }}.conf"
+    path: "{{ nginx_vhost_path }}/{{ item.vhost_filename|default(item.server_name.split(' ')[0] ~ '.conf') }}"
     state: absent
   when: item.state|default('present') == 'absent'
   with_items: "{{ nginx_vhosts }}"