diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6819c03..4357190 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Defines a server for an upstream. The module adds the ability to specify a `reso
 The following parameters can be used (see nginx's [server documentation](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_upstream_module.html#server) for details):
 
 `weight=number`  
+`max_conns=number`
 `max_fails=number`  
 `fail_timeout=time`  
 `backup`  
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ The following parameters can be used (see nginx's [server documentation](http://
 
 # Compatibility
 
-Tested with nginx 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9.
+Tested with nginx 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11.
 
 ## Alternatives
 
diff --git a/ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_servers.c b/ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_servers.c
index 05b2889..c451107 100644
--- a/ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_servers.c
+++ b/ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_servers.c
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ static char * ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_server_directive(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_com
     time_t                       fail_timeout;
     ngx_str_t                   *value, s;
     ngx_url_t                    u;
+#if nginx_version >= 1011005
+    ngx_int_t                    weight, max_conns, max_fails;
+#else
     ngx_int_t                    weight, max_fails;
+#endif
     ngx_uint_t                   i;
     ngx_http_upstream_server_t  *us;
 
@@ -117,6 +121,9 @@ static char * ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_server_directive(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_com
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
     weight = 1;
+#if nginx_version >= 1011005
+    max_conns = 0;
+#endif
     max_fails = 1;
     fail_timeout = 10;
 
@@ -137,6 +144,23 @@ static char * ngx_http_upstream_dynamic_server_directive(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_com
             continue;
         }
 
+#if nginx_version >= 1011005
+        if (ngx_strncmp(value[i].data, "max_conns=", 10) == 0) {
+
+            if (!(uscf->flags & NGX_HTTP_UPSTREAM_MAX_CONNS)) {
+                goto not_supported;
+            }
+
+            max_conns = ngx_atoi(&value[i].data[10], value[i].len - 10);
+
+            if (max_conns == NGX_ERROR) {
+                goto invalid;
+            }
+
+            continue;
+        }
+#endif
+
         if (ngx_strncmp(value[i].data, "max_fails=", 10) == 0) {
 
             if (!(uscf->flags & NGX_HTTP_UPSTREAM_MAX_FAILS)) {