diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 23dbcdb..bfc54f8 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -48,19 +48,31 @@ class fluentd (
   $package_ensure          = $::fluentd::params::package_ensure,
   $package_name            = $::fluentd::params::package_name,
   $package_install_options = $::fluentd::params::package_install_options,
+  $service_manage          = $::fluentd::params::service_manage,
+  $service_name            = $::fluentd::params::service_name,
+  $service_ensure          = $::fluentd::params::service_ensure,
+  $service_enable          = $::fluentd::params::service_enable,
 ) inherits fluentd::params {
 
+  # parameter validation
   validate_string($ensure)
   validate_bool($manage_repo)
   validate_string($package_ensure)
   validate_string($package_name)
   validate_array($package_install_options)
+  validate_bool($service_manage)
+  validate_string($service_name)
+  validate_bool($service_enable)
+  if ! ($service_ensure in [ 'running', 'stopped' ]) {
+    fail('service_ensure parameter must be running or stopped')
+  }
 
   if $manage_repo {
     class { '::fluentd::repo': }
   }
 
   class { '::fluentd::install': } ->
-  class { '::fluentd::config':  }
+  class { '::fluentd::config':  } ->
+  class { '::fluentd::service': }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 342865f..c254266 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 class fluentd::params {
   $ensure                  = 'present'
-
+  # package params
   $package_ensure          = 'installed'
   $package_name            = 'td-agent'
   $package_install_options = []
+  # service params
+  $service_manage = true
+  $service_name   = 'td-agent'
+  $service_ensure = 'running'
+  $service_enable = true
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'Debian': {
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fc9c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Configure package
+#
+class fluentd::service inherits fluentd {
+
+  if $service_manage {
+    service { 'fluentd':
+      name       => $service_name,
+      ensure     => $service_ensure,
+      enable     => $service_enable,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+    }
+  }
+}