diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 704d3e14f..eb08ea222 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ This module configures Apache to serve static assets from
 SELinux policy, like the one introduced in [`foreman-selinux`
 version 3.5](https://projects.theforeman.org/issues/35402).
 Additionally, some plugin packages might be incomplatible with such
-a deployment. To use the old style, set
-`foreman::config::apache::proxy_no_proxy_uris` to not include `/assets`.
+a deployment. To serve assets via Rails again, set
+`foreman::config::apache::proxy_assets` to `true`.
 
 ## Types and providers
 
diff --git a/manifests/config/apache.pp b/manifests/config/apache.pp
index 68795c4a7..9981bec85 100644
--- a/manifests/config/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/config/apache.pp
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 # @param proxy_no_proxy_uris
 #   URIs not to proxy
 #
+# @param proxy_assets
+#   Whether assets paths (/assets, /webpack) should be proxied or not.
+#
 # @param foreman_url
 #   The URL Foreman should be reachable under. Used for loading the application
 #   on startup rather than on demand.
@@ -96,7 +99,8 @@
   Pattern['^(https?|unix)://'] $proxy_backend = 'unix:///run/foreman.sock',
   Boolean $proxy_add_headers = true,
   Hash $proxy_params = { 'retry' => '0' },
-  Array[String] $proxy_no_proxy_uris = ['/pulp', '/pub', '/icons', '/server-status', '/webpack', '/assets'],
+  Array[String] $proxy_no_proxy_uris = ['/pulp', '/pub', '/icons', '/server-status'],
+  Boolean $proxy_assets = false,
   Boolean $ssl = false,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath] $ssl_ca = undef,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath] $ssl_chain = undef,
@@ -174,12 +178,18 @@
     "unset ${header}"
   }
 
+  if $proxy_assets {
+    $_proxy_no_proxy_uris = $proxy_no_proxy_uris
+  } else {
+    $_proxy_no_proxy_uris = $proxy_no_proxy_uris + ['/webpack', '/assets']
+  }
+
   $vhost_http_internal_options = {
     'proxy_preserve_host' => true,
     'proxy_add_headers'   => $proxy_add_headers,
     'request_headers'     => $vhost_http_request_headers,
     'proxy_pass'          => {
-      'no_proxy_uris' => $proxy_no_proxy_uris,
+      'no_proxy_uris' => $_proxy_no_proxy_uris,
       'path'          => pick($suburi, '/'),
       'url'           => $_proxy_backend,
       'params'        => $proxy_params,
diff --git a/spec/classes/foreman_config_apache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/foreman_config_apache_spec.rb
index 603a6d94b..b32793cfc 100644
--- a/spec/classes/foreman_config_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/foreman_config_apache_spec.rb
@@ -105,6 +105,23 @@
         }
       end
 
+      describe 'with asset proxying enabled' do
+        let(:params) do
+          super().merge(
+            proxy_assets: true
+          )
+        end
+
+        it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman')
+            .with_proxy_pass(
+              "no_proxy_uris" => ['/pulp', '/pub', '/icons', '/server-status'],
+              "path"          => '/',
+              "url"           => 'unix:///run/foreman.sock|http://foreman/',
+              "params"        => { "retry" => '0' },
+            )
+        }
+      end
+
       describe 'with ssl' do
         let(:params) do
           {