diff --git a/apache/config.sls b/apache/config.sls
index b24b62f..0e04e3c 100644
--- a/apache/config.sls
+++ b/apache/config.sls
@@ -42,3 +42,17 @@ include:
     - watch_in:
       - service: apache
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if grains['os_family']=="Suse" %}
+/etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/global.conf:
+  file.managed:
+    - template: jinja
+    - source:
+      - salt://apache/files/{{ salt['grains.get']('os_family') }}/global.config.jinja
+    - require:
+      - pkg: apache
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: apache
+    - context:
+      apache: {{ apache }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
index 24ad38e..c8ab639 100644
--- a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
+++ b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.2.config.jinja
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
 #EnableMMAP off
 EnableSendfile on
 
+{%- for directive, dvalue in salt['pillar.get']('apache:global', {}).items() %}
+{{ directive }} {{ dvalue }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
 # Supplemental configuration
 #
 # Load config files in the "/etc/httpd/conf.d" directory, if any.
diff --git a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
index ef067bd..76fc342 100644
--- a/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
+++ b/apache/files/RedHat/apache-2.4.config.jinja
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
 #EnableMMAP off
 EnableSendfile on
 
+{%- for directive, dvalue in salt['pillar.get']('apache:global', {}).items() %}
+{{ directive }} {{ dvalue }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
 # Supplemental configuration
 #
 # Load config files in the "/etc/httpd/conf.d" directory, if any.
diff --git a/apache/files/Suse/global.config.jinja b/apache/files/Suse/global.config.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..336f753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/files/Suse/global.config.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{%- for directive, dvalue in salt['pillar.get']('apache:global', {}).items() %}
+{{ directive }} {{ dvalue }}
+{%- endfor %}
+
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 03e129e..66fe4ac 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ apache:
     # ``apache.mod_wsgi`` formula additional configuration:
     mod_wsgi: mod_wsgi
 
+  global:
+    # global apache directives
+    AllowEncodedSlashes: "On"
+
+
   # ``apache.vhosts`` formula additional configuration:
   sites:
     example.net: