diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b0d207b..6528db4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,34 @@ jobs:
       - run: docker logs $(docker ps -qn1)
         if: ${{ always() }}
 
-  nginx-webserver:
+  nginx-reverse-proxy:
+    name: nginx (${{ matrix.config.name }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          - name: reverse proxy with files
+            path: nginx-reverse-proxy-public.conf
+          - name: minimal reverse proxy
+            path: nginx-reverse-proxy-minimal.conf
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: 8.3
+      - run: composer install -d tests/integration/
+      - run: docker build -f tests/integration/Dockerfile-basics tests/integration/
+      - run: docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v "$PWD/composer.json":/app/composer.json $(docker images -q | head -n1)
+      - run: docker run -d --net=host -v "$PWD/tests/integration/":/home/framework-x/ -v "$PWD"/tests/integration/${{ matrix.config.path }}:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf nginx:stable-alpine
+      - run: bash tests/await.sh http://localhost
+      - run: bash tests/integration.bash http://localhost
+      - run: docker stop $(docker ps -qn2)
+      - run: docker logs $(docker ps -qn1)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+      - run: docker logs $(docker ps -qn2 | tail -n1)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+
+  nginx-fpm:
     name: nginx + PHP-FPM (PHP ${{ matrix.php }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
diff --git a/docs/best-practices/deployment.md b/docs/best-practices/deployment.md
index 8008e27..62ca3a1 100644
--- a/docs/best-practices/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/best-practices/deployment.md
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ server {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
     }
 
+    # Optional: handle Apache config with Framework X if it exists in `public/`
+    error_page 403 = /index.php;
+    location ~ \.htaccess$ {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
     location ~ \.php$ {
         fastcgi_pass localhost:9000;
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
@@ -186,6 +192,9 @@ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteRule .* index.php
 
+# Optional: handle `.htaccess` with Framework X instead of `403 Forbidden`
+ErrorDocument 403 /%{REQUEST_URI}/../index.php
+
 # This adds support for authorization header
 SetEnvIf Authorization .+ HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$0
 ```
@@ -412,20 +421,44 @@ all you need to do is to point the nginx' [`root`](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http
 to instruct nginx to process any dynamic requests through X. This can be
 achieved by using an nginx configuration with the following contents:
 
-```
-server {
-    root /home/alice/projects/acme/public;
-    index index.php index.html;
+=== "nginx.conf (reverse proxy with static files)"
 
-    location / {
-        try_files $uri $uri/ @x;
+    ```
+    server {
+        # Serve static files from `public/`, proxy dynamic requests to Framework X
+        location / {
+            location ~* \.php$ {
+                try_files /dev/null @x;
+            }
+            root /home/alice/projects/acme/public;
+            try_files $uri @x;
+        }
+
+        location @x {
+            proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
+        }
+
+        # Optional: handle Apache config with Framework X if it exists in `public/`
+        location ~ \.htaccess$ {
+            try_files /dev/null @x;
+        }
     }
+    ```
 
-    location @x {
-        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+=== "nginx.conf (minimal reverse proxy)"
+
+    ```
+    server {
+        # Proxy all requests to Framework X
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header Connection "";
+        }
     }
-}
-```
+    ```
 
 > ℹ️ **New to nginx?**
 >
diff --git a/tests/integration.bash b/tests/integration.bash
index 2f26535..ca8b1d9 100755
--- a/tests/integration.bash
+++ b/tests/integration.bash
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ skipifnot() {
 }
 
 out=$(curl -v $base/ 2>&1);         match "HTTP/.* 200" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
-out=$(curl -v $base/invalid 2>&1);  match "HTTP/.* 404" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
-out=$(curl -v $base// 2>&1);        match "HTTP/.* 404"
-out=$(curl -v $base/ 2>&1 -X POST); match "HTTP/.* 405"
+out=$(curl -v $base/ 2>&1 -X POST); match "HTTP/.* 405" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
+
+out=$(curl -v $base/unknown 2>&1);      match "HTTP/.* 404" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
+out=$(curl -v $base/index.php 2>&1);    match "HTTP/.* 404" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
+out=$(curl -v $base/.htaccess 2>&1);    match "HTTP/.* 404" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
+out=$(curl -v $base// 2>&1);            match "HTTP/.* 404" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
+
 out=$(curl -v $base/error 2>&1);        match "HTTP/.* 500" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]" && match "<code>Unable to load error</code>"
 out=$(curl -v $base/error/null 2>&1);   match "HTTP/.* 500" && match -iP "Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8[\r\n]"
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/nginx-fpm.conf b/tests/integration/nginx-fpm.conf
index 529a1c8..57d5158 100644
--- a/tests/integration/nginx-fpm.conf
+++ b/tests/integration/nginx-fpm.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ server {
         try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
     }
 
+    # Optional: handle Apache config with Framework X if it exists in `public/`
+    error_page 403 = /index.php;
+    location ~ \.htaccess$ {
+        deny all;
+    }
+
     location ~ \.php$ {
         fastcgi_pass php:9000;
         fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
diff --git a/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-minimal.conf b/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-minimal.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90f024f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-minimal.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+server {
+    # Proxy all requests to Framework X
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-public.conf b/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-public.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b53e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/nginx-reverse-proxy-public.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+server {
+    # Serve static files from `public/`, proxy dynamic requests to Framework X
+    location / {
+        location ~* \.php$ {
+            try_files /dev/null @x;
+        }
+        root /home/framework-x/public;
+        try_files $uri @x;
+    }
+
+    location @x {
+        proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header Connection "";
+    }
+
+    # Optional: handle Apache config with Framework X if it exists in `public/`
+    location ~ \.htaccess$ {
+        try_files /dev/null @x;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/public/.htaccess b/tests/integration/public/.htaccess
index 971661e..5075818 100644
--- a/tests/integration/public/.htaccess
+++ b/tests/integration/public/.htaccess
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
 RewriteRule .* index.php
 
+# Optional: handle `.htaccess` with Framework X instead of `403 Forbidden`
+ErrorDocument 403 /%{REQUEST_URI}/../index.php
+
 # This adds support for authorization header
 SetEnvIf Authorization .+ HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=$0