diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index f18aa21..d8a223f 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 		{{/* If we got the containers from swarm and this container's port is published to host, use host IP:PORT */}}
 		{{ if and .Container.Node.ID .Address.HostPort }}
 			# {{ .Container.Node.Name }}/{{ .Container.Name }}
-			server {{ .Container.Node.Address.IP }}:{{ .Address.HostPort }};
+			server {{ .Container.Node.Address.IP }}:{{ .Address.HostPort }} weight={{ .Weight }};
 		{{/* If there is no swarm node or the port is not published on host, use container's IP:PORT */}}
 		{{ else if .Network }}
 			# {{ .Container.Name }}
-			server {{ .Network.IP }}:{{ .Address.Port }};
+			server {{ .Network.IP }}:{{ .Address.Port }} weight={{ .Weight }};
 		{{ end }}
 	{{ else if .Network }}
 		# {{ .Container.Name }}
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ server {
 upstream {{ $upstream_name }} {
 
 {{ range $container := $containers }}
+	{{ $weight := or ($container.Env.VIRTUAL_WEIGHT) "1" }}
 	{{ $addrLen := len $container.Addresses }}
 
 	{{ range $knownNetwork := $CurrentContainer.Networks }}
@@ -188,12 +189,12 @@ upstream {{ $upstream_name }} {
 				{{/* If only 1 port exposed, use that */}}
 				{{ if eq $addrLen 1 }}
 					{{ $address := index $container.Addresses 0 }}
-					{{ template "upstream" (dict "Container" $container "Address" $address "Network" $containerNetwork) }}
+					{{ template "upstream" (dict "Container" $container "Address" $address "Network" $containerNetwork "Weight" $weight) }}
 				{{/* If more than one port exposed, use the one matching VIRTUAL_PORT env var, falling back to standard web port 80 */}}
 				{{ else }}
 					{{ $port := coalesce $container.Env.VIRTUAL_PORT "80" }}
 					{{ $address := where $container.Addresses "Port" $port | first }}
-					{{ template "upstream" (dict "Container" $container "Address" $address "Network" $containerNetwork) }}
+					{{ template "upstream" (dict "Container" $container "Address" $address "Network" $containerNetwork "Weight" $weight) }}
 				{{ end }}
 			{{ else }}
 				# Cannot connect to network of this container