diff --git a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
index 3b88916f47..e2d58206a7 100644
--- a/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/lib/common/nuxt.config.js
@@ -190,7 +190,13 @@ export default {
     etag: {
       weak: false
     },
-    csp: false
+    csp: false,
+    dist: {
+      // Don't serve index.html template
+      index: false,
+      // 1 year in production
+      maxAge: '1y'
+    }
   },
   // User-defined changes
   watch: [],
diff --git a/lib/core/renderer.js b/lib/core/renderer.js
index 34c66f514b..54b8f1e7a5 100644
--- a/lib/core/renderer.js
+++ b/lib/core/renderer.js
@@ -251,10 +251,10 @@ export default class Renderer {
       const distDir = path.resolve(this.options.buildDir, 'dist')
       this.useMiddleware({
         path: this.publicPath,
-        handler: serveStatic(distDir, {
-          index: false, // Don't serve index.html template
-          maxAge: '1y' // 1 year in production
-        })
+        handler: serveStatic(
+          distDir,
+          this.options.render.dist
+        )
       })
     }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
index 5f64d6d92d..f4eb543109 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import path from 'path'
 
 export default {
+  render: {
+    dist: {
+      maxAge: ((60 * 60 * 24 * 365) * 2)
+    }
+  },
   generate: {
     routes: [
       // TODO: generate with {build: false} does not scans pages!
diff --git a/test/unit/dist-options.test.js b/test/unit/dist-options.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..305c31191b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/dist-options.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { loadFixture, getPort, Nuxt, rp } from '../utils'
+
+let port
+const url = route => 'http://localhost:' + port + route
+
+let nuxt = null
+
+describe('dist options', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const options = loadFixture('basic')
+    nuxt = new Nuxt(Object.assign(options, {dev: false}))
+    port = await getPort()
+    await nuxt.listen(port, '0.0.0.0')
+  })
+
+  test('Specify maxAge/index in render.dist options', async () => {
+    const { body } = await rp(url('/'), {
+      resolveWithFullResponse: true
+    })
+    try {
+      await rp(url('/_nuxt/'), {
+        resolveWithFullResponse: true
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      expect(err.toString().includes('StatusCodeError'))
+    }
+    const distFile = body.match(/\/_nuxt\/.+?\.js/)[0]
+    const { headers } = await rp(url(distFile), {
+      resolveWithFullResponse: true
+    })
+    const twoYears = (((60 * 60 * 24 * 365) * 2) / 1000).toString()
+    expect(headers['cache-control'].includes(twoYears)).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  // Close server and ask nuxt to stop listening to file changes
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    await nuxt.close()
+  })
+})