diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index adbba1a..67cd573 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ default[:pacemaker][:stonith][:clone][:plugin] = ""
 default[:pacemaker][:stonith][:clone][:params] = {}
 
 default[:pacemaker][:stonith][:per_node][:plugin] = ""
+# This can be "all" or "self":
+#   - if set to "all", then every node will configure the stonith resources for
+#     all nodes in the cluster
+#   - if set to "self", then every node will configure the stonith resource for
+#     itself only
+default[:pacemaker][:stonith][:per_node][:mode] = "all"
 # This hash will contain parameters for each node. See documentation for
 # default[:pacemaker][:stonith][:clone][:params] about the format.
 # For instance:
diff --git a/recipes/stonith.rb b/recipes/stonith.rb
index ee372f5..af3c6f5 100644
--- a/recipes/stonith.rb
+++ b/recipes/stonith.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ when "per_node"
   end
 
   node[:pacemaker][:stonith][:per_node][:nodes].keys.each do |node_name|
+    if node[:pacemaker][:stonith][:per_node][:mode] == "self"
+      next unless node_name == node[:hostname]
+    end
+
     stonith_resource = "stonith-#{node_name}"
     params = node[:pacemaker][:stonith][:per_node][:nodes][node_name][:params]