diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index ed56423c..16ffddec 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@
 #   String. It defines the servicename of the nfs server service
 #
 # [*server_service_ensure*]
-#   Boolean. It defines the service parameter ensure for nfs server services.
+#   Enum. It defines the service parameter ensure for nfs server services.
+#
+# [*manage_server_service_ensure*]
+#   Boolean. It defines if the nfs server service ensure state should be managed.
 #
 # [*server_service_enable*]
 #   Boolean. It defines the service parameter enable for nfs server service.
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@
   Boolean $manage_server_servicehelper                                                = true,
   Boolean $manage_client_service                                                      = true,
   String $server_service_name                                                         = $::nfs::params::server_service_name,
+  Boolean $manage_server_service_ensure                                               = true,
   Enum['present', 'absent', 'running', 'stopped', 'disabled'] $server_service_ensure  = 'running',
   Boolean $server_service_enable                                                      = true,
   Boolean $server_service_hasrestart                                                  = $::nfs::params::server_service_hasrestart,
diff --git a/manifests/server/service.pp b/manifests/server/service.pp
index f8eb4898..c231c43b 100644
--- a/manifests/server/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/service.pp
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@
 
   if $::nfs::nfs_v4 == true {
 
+    if $::nfs::manage_server_service_ensure {
+      $server_service_ensure_real = $::nfs::server_service_ensure
+    } else {
+      $server_service_ensure_real = undef
+    }
+
     if $::nfs::server_nfsv4_servicehelper != undef and $::nfs::manage_server_servicehelper {
       $server_service_require = Service[$::nfs::server_nfsv4_servicehelper]
       $::nfs::server_nfsv4_servicehelper.each |$service_name| {
         service { $service_name:
-          ensure     => $::nfs::server_service_ensure,
+          ensure     => $server_service_ensure_real,
           enable     => $::nfs::server_service_enable,
           hasrestart => $::nfs::server_service_hasrestart,
           hasstatus  => $::nfs::server_service_hasstatus,
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@
 
     if $::nfs::manage_server_service {
       service { $::nfs::server_service_name:
-        ensure     => $::nfs::server_service_ensure,
+        ensure     => $server_service_ensure_real,
         enable     => $::nfs::server_service_enable,
         hasrestart => $::nfs::server_service_hasrestart,
         hasstatus  => $::nfs::server_service_hasstatus,
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@
 
     if $::nfs::manage_server_service {
       service { $::nfs::server_service_name:
-        ensure     => $::nfs::server_service_ensure,
+        ensure     => $server_service_ensure_real,
         enable     => $::nfs::server_service_enable,
         hasrestart => $::nfs::server_service_hasrestart,
         hasstatus  => $::nfs::server_service_hasstatus,