diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 04ed01e..3b759f9 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `rsyslog` class:
 * [`conf_permissions`](#-rsyslog--conf_permissions)
 * [`confdir_permissions`](#-rsyslog--confdir_permissions)
 * [`global_conf_perms`](#-rsyslog--global_conf_perms)
+* [`config_file_include`](#-rsyslog--config_file_include)
 * [`parser_priority`](#-rsyslog--parser_priority)
 
 ##### <a name="-rsyslog--confdir"></a>`confdir`
@@ -350,6 +351,14 @@ Set the file mode for the /etc/rsyslog.conf
 
 Default value: `$conf_permissions`
 
+##### <a name="-rsyslog--config_file_include"></a>`config_file_include`
+
+Data type: `String`
+
+Override the include directive in the /etc/rsyslog.conf file.
+
+Default value: `"include(file=\"${rsyslog::confdir}/*.conf\" mode=\"optional\")"`
+
 ##### <a name="-rsyslog--parser_priority"></a>`parser_priority`
 
 Data type: `Integer`
diff --git a/manifests/base.pp b/manifests/base.pp
index 217fb26..d95f925 100644
--- a/manifests/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/base.pp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     file { $rsyslog::config_file:
       ensure  => file,
-      content => "${message}\ninclude(file=\"${rsyslog::confdir}/*.conf\" mode=\"optional\")\n",
+      content => "${message}\n${rsyslog::config_file_include}\n",
       mode    => $rsyslog::global_conf_perms,
     }
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index cef1ccc..867a497 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 #   Set the file mode for the rsyslog.d configuration directory.
 # @param global_conf_perms
 #   Set the file mode for the /etc/rsyslog.conf
+# @param config_file_include 
+#   Override the include directive in the /etc/rsyslog.conf file.
 #
 class rsyslog (
   String            $confdir,
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@
   Stdlib::Filemode  $conf_permissions = '0644',
   Stdlib::Filemode  $confdir_permissions = '0755',
   Stdlib::Filemode  $global_conf_perms = $conf_permissions,
+  String            $config_file_include = "include(file=\"${rsyslog::confdir}/*.conf\" mode=\"optional\")",
 ) {
   if $manage_service == true and $external_service == true {
     fail('manage_service and external_service cannot be set at the same time!')