diff --git a/images/tls/pound.cfg b/images/tls/pound.cfg
index adb2c4c1..64cf8ae6 100644
--- a/images/tls/pound.cfg
+++ b/images/tls/pound.cfg
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ ListenHTTPS
 	Port	443
 
 	## allow PUT and DELETE also (by default only GET, POST and HEAD)?:
-	xHTTP	1
+	## allow (between other actions) OPTIONS requests for REST with CORS
+	xHTTP	2
 
 	HeadRemove	"X-Forwarded-Proto"
 	AddHeader	"X-Forwarded-Proto: https"