diff --git a/templates/defaults.cfg b/templates/defaults.cfg
index e01eea6f252179d9b90af3c031055d1b391adbc9..66a493373949b4ca2ca6bd5c8b646dc8454586e6 100644
--- a/templates/defaults.cfg
+++ b/templates/defaults.cfg
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ defaults
     {{ macros.compression(haproxy_defaults_final.compression) }}
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% if haproxy_defaults_final.acl is defined %}
+{% for acl in haproxy_defaults_final.acl %}
+    acl {{ acl.name }} {{ acl.condition }}
+{% endfor -%}
+{% endif -%}
+
 {% if haproxy_defaults_final.http_check is defined %}
 {% if haproxy_defaults_final.http_check.disable_on_404 is defined and haproxy_defaults_final.http_check.disable_on_404 == true %}
     http-check disable-on-404