diff --git a/manifests/engine.pp b/manifests/engine.pp
index c3aea1de..d7554bb1 100644
--- a/manifests/engine.pp
+++ b/manifests/engine.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 #   (optional) URL of the Heat cloudwatch server
 #   Defaults to 'http://127.0.0.1:8003'
 #
+# [*enable_stack_abandon*]
+#   (optional) Whether to allow the stack-abandon operation.
+#   Defaults to false
+#
 # [*engine_life_check_timeout*]
 #   (optional) RPC timeout (in seconds) for the engine liveness check that is
 #   used for stack locking
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ class heat::engine (
   $deferred_auth_method          = 'trusts',
   $trusts_delegated_roles        = ['heat_stack_owner'],  #DEPRECATED
   $configure_delegated_roles     = true,                  #DEPRECATED
+  $enable_stack_abandon          = false,
 ) {
 
   include ::heat::params
@@ -115,5 +120,6 @@ class heat::engine (
     'DEFAULT/engine_life_check_timeout'    : value => $engine_life_check_timeout;
     'DEFAULT/trusts_delegated_roles'       : value => $trusts_delegated_roles;
     'DEFAULT/deferred_auth_method'         : value => $deferred_auth_method;
+    'DEFAULT/enable_stack_abandon'         : value => $enable_stack_abandon;
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/heat_engine_spec.rb b/spec/classes/heat_engine_spec.rb
index b20255e7..4a129ea3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/heat_engine_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/heat_engine_spec.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,27 @@ describe 'heat::engine' do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'stack-abandon enabled' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!(
+          :enable_stack_abandon => true,
+        )
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_heat_config('DEFAULT/enable_stack_abandon').with_value(true) }
+    end
+
+    context 'stack-abandon disabled' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!(
+          :enable_stack_abandon => false,
+        )
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_heat_config('DEFAULT/enable_stack_abandon').with_value(false) }
+    end
+
+
     context 'with disabled service managing' do
       before do
         params.merge!({