diff --git a/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/apache_ispconfig.conf.master b/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/apache_ispconfig.conf.master
index 78dc5558564c4dd49faa34fcf44b5d214d515e05..799a39601ab99c0362079627ffc90444cbf37459 100644
--- a/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/apache_ispconfig.conf.master
+++ b/install/dist/tpl/gentoo/apache_ispconfig.conf.master
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ CustomLog "| /usr/local/ispconfig/server/scripts/vlogger -s access.log -t \"%Y%m
     Deny from all
 </Directory>
 
-
+# allow path to awstats and alias for awstats icons
+<Directory /usr/share/awstats>
+        Order allow,deny
+        Allow from all
+</Directory>
+Alias /awstats/icon "/usr/share/awstats/htdocs/icon"