diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go b/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
index 1ddea79e5..c728dba0a 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/builder_configuration_test.go
@@ -133,6 +133,24 @@ func retrying(exp string) func(*types.Buffering) {
 	}
 }
 
+func maxConnExtractorFunc(exp string) func(*types.Backend) {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) {
+		if b.MaxConn == nil {
+			b.MaxConn = &types.MaxConn{}
+		}
+		b.MaxConn.ExtractorFunc = exp
+	}
+}
+
+func maxConnAmount(value int64) func(*types.Backend) {
+	return func(b *types.Backend) {
+		if b.MaxConn == nil {
+			b.MaxConn = &types.MaxConn{}
+		}
+		b.MaxConn.Amount = value
+	}
+}
+
 // Frontend
 
 func buildFrontends(opts ...func(*types.Frontend) string) map[string]*types.Frontend {
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 30562cfe0..5940b3570 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ func (p *Provider) loadIngresses(k8sClient Client) (*types.Configuration, error)
 				templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].LoadBalancer = getLoadBalancer(service)
 				templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].Buffering = getBuffering(service)
 
+				if maxConn := getMaxConn(service); maxConn != nil {
+					templateObjects.Backends[r.Host+pa.Path].MaxConn = maxConn
+				}
+
 				protocol := label.DefaultProtocol
 				for _, port := range service.Spec.Ports {
 					if equalPorts(port, pa.Backend.ServicePort) {
@@ -587,3 +591,15 @@ func getRateLimit(i *v1beta1.Ingress) *types.RateLimit {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getMaxConn(service *v1.Service) *types.MaxConn {
+	amount := label.GetInt64Value(service.Annotations, label.TraefikBackendMaxConnAmount, -1)
+	extractorFunc := service.Annotations[label.TraefikBackendMaxConnExtractorFunc]
+	if amount >= 0 && len(extractorFunc) > 0 {
+		return &types.MaxConn{
+			ExtractorFunc: extractorFunc,
+			Amount:        amount,
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
index d0de4e88f..8df53fa2b 100644
--- a/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/provider/kubernetes/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ func TestServiceAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 				iRule(
 					iHost("baz"),
 					iPaths(onePath(iBackend("service3", intstr.FromInt(803))))),
+				iRule(
+					iHost("max-conn"),
+					iPaths(onePath(iBackend("service4", intstr.FromInt(804))))),
 			),
 		),
 	}
@@ -473,6 +476,16 @@ func TestServiceAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 				clusterIP("10.0.0.3"),
 				sPorts(sPort(803, ""))),
 		),
+		buildService(
+			sName("service4"),
+			sNamespace("testing"),
+			sUID("4"),
+			sAnnotation(label.TraefikBackendMaxConnExtractorFunc, "client.ip"),
+			sAnnotation(label.TraefikBackendMaxConnAmount, "6"),
+			sSpec(
+				clusterIP("10.0.0.4"),
+				sPorts(sPort(804, ""))),
+		),
 	}
 
 	endpoints := []*v1.Endpoints{
@@ -509,6 +522,17 @@ func TestServiceAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 				eAddresses(eAddress("10.12.0.1")),
 				ePorts(ePort(8080, "http"))),
 		),
+		buildEndpoint(
+			eNamespace("testing"),
+			eName("service4"),
+			eUID("4"),
+			subset(
+				eAddresses(eAddress("10.4.0.1")),
+				ePorts(ePort(8080, "http"))),
+			subset(
+				eAddresses(eAddress("10.4.0.2")),
+				ePorts(ePort(8080, "http"))),
+		),
 	}
 
 	watchChan := make(chan interface{})
@@ -551,6 +575,14 @@ func TestServiceAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 					retrying("IsNetworkError() && Attempts() <= 2"),
 				),
 			),
+			backend("max-conn",
+				servers(
+					server("http://10.4.0.1:8080", weight(1)),
+					server("http://10.4.0.2:8080", weight(1))),
+				maxConnExtractorFunc("client.ip"),
+				maxConnAmount(6),
+				lbMethod("wrr"),
+			),
 		),
 		frontends(
 			frontend("foo/bar",
@@ -563,13 +595,16 @@ func TestServiceAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 			frontend("bar",
 				headers(),
 				passHostHeader(),
-				routes(route("bar", "Host:bar")),
-			),
+				routes(route("bar", "Host:bar"))),
 			frontend("baz",
 				headers(),
 				passHostHeader(),
-				routes(route("baz", "Host:baz")),
-			),
+				routes(route("baz", "Host:baz"))),
+			frontend("max-conn",
+				headers(),
+				passHostHeader(),
+				routes(
+					route("max-conn", "Host:max-conn"))),
 		),
 	)
 
diff --git a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
index 97d79d139..963ae9cea 100644
--- a/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kubernetes.tmpl
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
         cookieName = "{{$backend.LoadBalancer.Stickiness.CookieName}}"
       {{end}}
 
+    {{if $backend.MaxConn}}
+    [backends.backend-{{$backendName}}.maxConn]
+      amount = {{ $backend.MaxConn.Amount }}
+      extractorFunc = "{{ $backend.MaxConn.ExtractorFunc }}"
+    {{end}}
+
     {{if $backend.Buffering }}
     [backends."{{ $backendName }}".buffering]
       maxRequestBodyBytes = {{ $backend.Buffering.MaxRequestBodyBytes }}