diff --git a/manifests/server/nagios.pp b/manifests/server/nagios.pp
index 71f4d63..13e5545 100644
--- a/manifests/server/nagios.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/nagios.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ class confdroid_nagios::server::nagios (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_nagios::params {
   if $ng_nagios_server == $fqdn {
+    @@nagios_host { "localhost_${fqdn}":
+      ensure              => $ng_ping_ensure,
+      alias               => 'localhost',
+      address             => '127.0.0.1',
+      use                 => 'linux-server',
+      target              => $ng_target_localhost,
+      hostgroups          => 'linux-servers',
+      contacts            => $ng_contact_name,
+      max_check_attempts  => $ng_max_check_attempts,
+      notification_period => '24x7',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
+      mode                => '0640',
+      check_command       => "check_ping!${ng_ping_warn}!${ng_ping_crit}",
+      notify              => Service[$ng_service],
+    }
+
     @@nagios_host { $fqdn:
       ensure              => $ng_ping_ensure,
       alias               => 'nag001',