diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 307c7e18..6684b795 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
 #   (Optional) TTL Value.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*supported_record_type*]
+#   (Optional) Supported record types.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 class designate(
   $package_ensure              = present,
   $common_package_name         = $::designate::params::common_package_name,
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ class designate(
   $purge_config                = false,
   $amqp_durable_queues         = $::os_service_default,
   $default_ttl                 = $::os_service_default,
+  $supported_record_type       = $::os_service_default,
 ) inherits designate::params {
 
   include designate::deps
@@ -179,10 +184,11 @@ class designate(
 
   # default setting
   designate_config {
-    'DEFAULT/host':        value => $host;
-    'DEFAULT/root_helper': value => $root_helper;
-    'DEFAULT/state_path' : value => $state_path;
-    'DEFAULT/default_ttl': value => $default_ttl;
+    'DEFAULT/host':                  value => $host;
+    'DEFAULT/root_helper':           value => $root_helper;
+    'DEFAULT/state_path' :           value => $state_path;
+    'DEFAULT/default_ttl':           value => $default_ttl;
+    'DEFAULT/supported_record_type': value => join(any2array($supported_record_type), ',');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/supported_record_type-546faa485d24bb5d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/supported_record_type-546faa485d24bb5d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..998e866e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/supported_record_type-546faa485d24bb5d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``designate::supported_record_type`` parameter has been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/designate_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/designate_init_spec.rb
index 4ba00138..ee542c39 100644
--- a/spec/classes/designate_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/designate_init_spec.rb
@@ -38,15 +38,17 @@ describe 'designate' do
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/host').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/state_path').with_value('/var/lib/designate')
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/default_ttl').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/supported_record_type').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       end
     end
 
     context 'with parameters' do
       let :params do
         {
-          :host        => 'current_hostname',
-          :state_path  => '/var/tmp/designate',
-          :default_ttl => 3600
+          :host                  => 'current_hostname',
+          :state_path            => '/var/tmp/designate',
+          :default_ttl           => 3600,
+          :supported_record_type => 'A,AAAA'
         }
       end
 
@@ -54,9 +56,19 @@ describe 'designate' do
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/host').with_value('current_hostname')
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/state_path').with_value('/var/tmp/designate')
         is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/default_ttl').with_value(3600)
+        is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/supported_record_type').with_value('A,AAAA')
       end
     end
 
+    context 'with supported_record_type (array)' do
+      let :params do
+        { :supported_record_type => ['A', 'AAAA'] }
+      end
+
+      it 'configures the given values' do
+        is_expected.to contain_designate_config('DEFAULT/supported_record_type').with_value('A,AAAA')
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   shared_examples_for 'a designate base installation' do