diff --git a/docs/nginx/polylith-sample.conf b/docs/nginx/polylith-sample.conf
index 658e0e4a4..ab3461848 100644
--- a/docs/nginx/polylith-sample.conf
+++ b/docs/nginx/polylith-sample.conf
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ server {
         return 200 '{ "m.homeserver": { "base_url": "https://my.hostname.com" } }';
     }
 
+    # route requests to:
+    # /_matrix/client/.*/sync
+    # /_matrix/client/.*/user/{userId}/filter
+    # /_matrix/client/.*/user/{userId}/filter/{filterID}
+    # /_matrix/client/.*/keys/changes
+    # /_matrix/client/.*/rooms/{roomId}/messages
+    # to sync_api
+    location ~ /_matrix/client/.*?/(sync|user/.*?/filter/?.*|keys/changes|rooms/.*?/messages)$  {
+        proxy_pass http://sync_api:8073;
+    }
+
     location /_matrix/client {
         proxy_pass http://client_api:8071;
     }