diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 525768a..c3c1571 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Configuration
 * manage Nagios main contactgroups through Puppet exports. Additional contact groups can be created through external Puppet rules via define, to avoid having to alter the module code.
 * manage Nagios main hostgroups through Puppet exports. Additional host groups can be created through external Puppet rules via define, to avoid having to alter the module code.
 * manage Nagios main servicegroups through Puppet exports. Additional service groups can be created through external Puppet rules via define, to avoid having to alter the module code.
+* manage Nagios main timeperiods through Puppet exports.  Additional timeperiods can be created through external Puppet rules via define, to avoid having to alter the module code.
 * configure NRPE on clients (optional)
 * configure firewall (optional)
 * configure selinux policies (optional)
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiod_rules.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiod_rules.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a590774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiod_rules.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiod_rules.pp
+# Module name: cd_nagios
+# Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@ConfDroid.com)
+# # License:
+#    This file is part of cd_nagios.
+#
+#    cd_nagios is used for providing automatic configuration of Nagios
+#    Copyright (C) 2016  ConfDroid (copyright@ConfDroid.com)
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# @summary  Class manages /etc/nagios/conf.d/nagios_timeperiods_add.cfg. incl.
+#   additional timeperiods via define.
+#   cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiods { 'example_timeperiod':
+#     ng_timeperiod_name   => 'example_timeperiod',
+#     ng_timeperiod_alias  => 'Example timeperiod',
+#     ng_timep_monday      => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_tuesday     => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_wednesday   => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_thursday    => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_friday      => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_saturday    => '00:00-00:00',
+#     ng_timep_sunday      => '00:00-00:00',
+#   }
+################################################################################
+class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiod_rules (
+
+) inherits cd_nagios::params {
+
+  if $::fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
+
+    # manage /etc/nagios/conf.d/nagios_timeperiods_add.cfg
+
+    concat { $ng_tgt_timeperiods_add:
+      ensure    =>  present,
+      path      =>  $ng_tgt_timeperiods_add,
+      owner     =>  $ng_user,
+      group     =>  $ng_user,
+      mode      =>  '0640',
+      selrange  =>  s0,
+      selrole   =>  object_r,
+      seltype   =>  nagios_etc_t,
+      seluser   =>  system_u,
+      notify    =>  Service[$ng_service],
+    }
+
+    # manage file header
+
+    concat::fragment { 'timeperiods_header':
+      target    =>  $ng_tgt_timeperiods_add,
+      content   =>  template($ng_tgt_timep_head_erb),
+      order     =>  '000',
+    }
+
+    # example rule
+   cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiods { 'example_timeperiod':
+     ng_timeperiod_name   => 'example_timeperiod',
+     ng_timeperiod_alias  => 'Example timeperiod',
+     ng_timep_monday      => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_tuesday     => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_wednesday   => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_thursday    => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_friday      => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_saturday    => '00:00-00:00',
+     ng_timep_sunday      => '00:00-00:00',
+   }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiods.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiods.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f33a823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/add_timeperiods.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+## cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiods.pp
+# Module name: cd_nagios
+# Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@ConfDroid.com)
+# # License:
+#    This file is part of cd_nagios.
+#
+#    cd_nagios is used for providing automatic configuration of Nagios
+#    Copyright (C) 2016  ConfDroid (copyright@ConfDroid.com)
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+# @summary  define populates /etc/nagios/conf.d/nagios_timeperiods_add through
+#   extermal Puppet rules.
+# @example
+#   cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiods { 'example_timeperiod':
+#     ng_timeperiod_name   =>  'example_timeperiod',
+#     ng_timeperiod_alias  =>  'Example timeperiod',
+#   }
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_name Specify the timeperiod short name.
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_alias Specify the timeperiod alias (long name)
+# @param  [string]  ng_timep_monday Specify the desired hours for Monday
+# @param  [string]  ng_timep_tuesday Specify the desired hours for Tuesday
+# @param  [string]  ng_timep_wednesday Specify the desired hours for Wednesday.
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_thursday Specify the desired hours for Thursday
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_friday Specify the desired hours for Friday
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_saturday Specify the desired hours for Saturday
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_sunday Specify the desired hours for Sunday.
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_special_01 Specify a special date as key parameter
+#   for `ng_timep_special_02`. See Nagios documentation for format details.
+# @param  [string] ng_timep_special_02 Specify desired hours as value parameter
+#   for  `g_timep_special_01`.
+###############################################################################
+define cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiods (
+
+$ng_timep_name        = undef,
+$ng_timep_alias       = undef,
+$ng_timep_monday      = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_tuesday     = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_wednesday   = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_thursday    = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_friday      = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_saturday    = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_sunday      = '00:00-00:00',
+$ng_timep_special_01  = undef,
+$ng_timep_special_02  = '00:00-00:00',
+
+) {
+
+$ng_nagios_server         = $::cd_nagios::params::ng_nagios_server
+$ng_tgt_timep_add         = $::cd_nagios::params::ng_tgt_timeperiod_add
+$ng_tgt_timep_rule_erb    = $::cd_nagios::params::ng_tgt_timep_rule_erb
+
+  if $::fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
+
+    concat::fragment { $name:
+      target    =>  $ng_tgt_timep_add,
+      content   =>  template($ng_tgt_timep_rule_erb),
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/config.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/config.pp
index df37af5..822f5b0 100644
--- a/manifests/nagios/objects/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/config.pp
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::config (
     require cd_nagios::nagios::objects::servicegroups
     require cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_servicegroup_rules
     require cd_nagios::nagios::objects::timeperiods
-
+    require cd_nagios::nagios::objects::add_timeperiod_rules
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/timeperiods.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/timeperiods.pp
index a292972..ac4f7c3 100644
--- a/manifests/nagios/objects/timeperiods.pp
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/timeperiods.pp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 #
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-# @summary  Class manages all timeperiods for NAGIOS through Puppet exports,
-#   and populates /etc/nagios/conf.d/nagios_timeperiods.cfg.
+# @summary  Class manages main timeperiods for NAGIOS through Puppet exports,
+#   and populates /etc/nagios/conf.d/nagios_timeperiods_base.cfg.
 ################################################################################
 class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::timeperiods (
 
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::timeperiods (
       wednesday       =>  '09:00-17:00',
       thursday        =>  '09:00-17:00',
       friday          =>  '09:00-17:00',
+      saturday        =>  '00:00-00:00',
+      sunday          =>  '00:00-00:00',
       owner           =>  $ng_user,
       group           =>  $ng_user,
       mode            =>  '0640',
@@ -78,5 +80,16 @@ class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::timeperiods (
       register        =>  '1',
       target          =>  $ng_tgt_timeperiods_base,
     }
+
+    @@nagios_timeperiod { 'none':
+      ensure          =>  present,
+      timeperiod_name =>  'none',
+      alias           =>  'No Time Is A Good Time',
+      owner           =>  $ng_user,
+      group           =>  $ng_user,
+      mode            =>  '0640',
+      register        =>  '1',
+      target          =>  $ng_tgt_timeperiods_base,
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 55fa492..0649557 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -964,7 +964,10 @@ $ng_certbot_live          = "${ng_certbot_main_dir}/live"
 $ng_target_templates      = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_templates.cfg"
 $ng_templates_head_erb    = 'cd_nagios/nagios/templates_cfg_head.erb'
 $ng_templates_rule_erb    = 'cd_nagios/nagios/templates_cfg_rule.erb'
-$ng_tgt_timeperiods_base  = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/timeperiods.cfg"
+$ng_tgt_timeperiods_base  = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_timeperiods.cfg"
+$ng_tgt_timeperiods_add   = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_timeperiods_add.cfg"
+$ng_tgt_timep_head_erb    = 'cd_nagios/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_head.erb'
+$ng_tgt_timep_rule_erb    = 'cd_nagios/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_rule.erb'
 $ng_target_localhost      = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_localhost.cfg"
 $ng_target_host           = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_host.cfg"
 $ng_target_hostgroup_base = "${ng_conf_d_dir}/nagios_hostgroups_base.cfg"
diff --git a/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_head.erb b/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_head.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..133d7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_head.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+###############################################################################
+##########        nagios_timeperiods_add.cfg created by Puppet       ##########
+##########            manual changes are overwritten!                ##########
+###############################################################################
+# rules are created below by external puppet rules.
diff --git a/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_rule.erb b/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_rule.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d68ae52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/nagios/timeperiods_cfg_rule.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+define timeperiod {
+  timeperiod_name   <%= @ng_timeperiod_name %>
+  alias             <%= @ng_timeperiod_alias %>
+  monday            <%= @ng_timep_monday %>
+  tuesday           <%= @ng_timep_tuesday %>
+  wednesday         <%= @ng_timep_wednesday %>
+  thursday          <%= @ng_timep_thursday %>
+  friday            <%= @ng_timep_friday %>
+  saturday          <%= @ng_timep_saturday %>
+  sunday            <%= @ng_timep_sunday %>
+  }
+<% unless @ng_timep_special_01.empty? -%>
+define timeperiod {
+  timeperiod_name       <%= @ng_timeperiod_name %>
+  @ng_timep_special_01
+  }
+<% end -%>