diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index 6cec582da1..a45e4cc6a8 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -302,7 +302,23 @@ func configForLua(input interface{}) string {
 		is_ssl_passthrough_enabled = %t,
 		http_redirect_code = %v,
 		listen_ports = { ssl_proxy = "%v", https = "%v" },
-	}`, all.Cfg.UseForwardedHeaders, all.IsSSLPassthroughEnabled, all.Cfg.HTTPRedirectCode, all.ListenPorts.SSLProxy, all.ListenPorts.HTTPS)
+
+		hsts = %t,
+		hsts_max_age = %v,
+		hsts_include_subdomains = %t,
+		hsts_preload = %t,
+	}`,
+		all.Cfg.UseForwardedHeaders,
+		all.IsSSLPassthroughEnabled,
+		all.Cfg.HTTPRedirectCode,
+		all.ListenPorts.SSLProxy,
+		all.ListenPorts.HTTPS,
+
+		all.Cfg.HSTS,
+		all.Cfg.HSTSMaxAge,
+		all.Cfg.HSTSIncludeSubdomains,
+		all.Cfg.HSTSPreload,
+	)
 }
 
 // locationConfigForLua formats some location specific configuration into Lua table represented as string
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/certificate.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/certificate.lua
index 03d1776698..eb7feabd36 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/certificate.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/certificate.lua
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@ local function get_pem_cert_key(raw_hostname)
   return pem_cert_key
 end
 
-function _M.configured_for_server(hostname)
-  if not hostname then
-    return false
+function _M.configured_for_current_request()
+  if ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request ~= nil then
+    return ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request
   end
 
-  return get_pem_cert_key(hostname) ~= nil
+  ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request = get_pem_cert_key(ngx.var.host) ~= nil
+
+  return ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request
 end
 
 function _M.call()
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/lua_ingress.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/lua_ingress.lua
index 4fdb04618b..463924792d 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/lua_ingress.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/lua_ingress.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local ngx_re_split = require("ngx.re").split
 
-local certificate_configured_for_server = require("certificate").configured_for_server
+local certificate_configured_for_current_request = require("certificate").configured_for_current_request
 
 local original_randomseed = math.randomseed
 local string_format = string.format
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ local function redirect_to_https(location_config)
     return true
   end
 
-  return location_config.ssl_redirect and certificate_configured_for_server(ngx.var.host)
+  return location_config.ssl_redirect and certificate_configured_for_current_request()
 end
 
 local function redirect_host()
@@ -142,6 +142,17 @@ function _M.rewrite(location_config)
 
     ngx_redirect(uri, config.http_redirect_code)
   end
+
+  if config.hsts and ngx.var.scheme == "https" and certificate_configured_for_current_request then
+    local value = "max-age=" .. config.hsts_max_age
+    if config.hsts_include_subdomains then
+      value = value .. "; includeSubDomains"
+    end
+    if config.hsts_preload then
+      value = value .. "; preload"
+    end
+    ngx.header["Strict-Transport-Security"] = value
+  end
 end
 
 return _M
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/certificate_test.lua b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/certificate_test.lua
index 3d9e44e665..dc9b3dcfd0 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/certificate_test.lua
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/lua/test/certificate_test.lua
@@ -130,21 +130,28 @@ describe("Certificate", function()
     end)
   end)
 
-  describe("configured_for_server", function()
+  describe("configured_for_current_request", function()
     before_each(function()
+      local _ngx = { var = { host = "hostname" } }
+      setmetatable(_ngx, {__index = _G.ngx})
+      _G.ngx = _ngx
+      ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request = nil
+
       set_certificate("hostname", EXAMPLE_CERT, UUID)
     end)
 
     it("returns true when certificate exists for given server", function()
-      assert.is_true(certificate.configured_for_server("hostname"))
+      assert.is_true(certificate.configured_for_current_request())
     end)
 
     it("returns false when certificate does not exist for given server", function()
-      assert.is_false(certificate.configured_for_server("hostname.xyz"))
+      ngx.var.host = "hostname.xyz"
+      assert.is_false(certificate.configured_for_current_request())
     end)
 
-    it("returns false when no server given", function()
-      assert.is_false(certificate.configured_for_server())
+    it("returns cached value from ngx.ctx", function()
+      ngx.ctx.configured_for_current_request = false
+      assert.is_false(certificate.configured_for_current_request())
     end)
   end)
 end)
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
index c8f13eba37..f2c266c025 100755
--- a/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/rootfs/etc/nginx/template/nginx.tmpl
@@ -1051,12 +1051,6 @@ stream {
                 plugins.run()
             }
 
-            {{ if (and $server.SSLCert $all.Cfg.HSTS) }}
-            if ($scheme = https) {
-            more_set_headers                        "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age={{ $all.Cfg.HSTSMaxAge }}{{ if $all.Cfg.HSTSIncludeSubdomains }}; includeSubDomains{{ end }}{{ if $all.Cfg.HSTSPreload }}; preload{{ end }}";
-            }
-            {{ end }}
-
             {{ if not $location.Logs.Access }}
             access_log off;
             {{ end }}