diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index b0b99dd..35a4d67 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ $hy_timeout_client            = '1m',
 $hy_timeout_server            = '1m',
 $hy_timeout_http_keep_alive   = '10s',
 $hy_timeout_check             = '10s',
+$hy_hard_stop                 = true,
+$hy_hard_stop_value           = '60s',
 
 # user
 $hy_user_name                 = 'haproxy',
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_head.erb b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
index 844dbd8..147d4b9 100644
--- a/templates/haproxy_head.erb
+++ b/templates/haproxy_head.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ global
 <% if @hy_log_local1  == true -%>
     log         /dev/log local1 notice
 <% end -%>    
+<% if @hy_hard_stop == true -%>
+    hard-stop-after <%= @hy_hard_stop_value %>
+<% end -%>
     chroot      <%= @hy_chroot %>
     pidfile     <%= @hy_pid %>
     maxconn     <%= @hy_maxconn %>