diff --git a/manifests/backend/bind9.pp b/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
index 34e2209f..6319eb57 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 #  (Optional) TCP Port to connect to designate-mdns service.
 #  Defaults to 5354.
 #
+# [*clean_zonefile*]
+#  (Optional) Removes zone files when a zone is deleted.
+#  Defaults to false
+#
 # [*also_notifies*]
 #  (Optional) Array of hosts for which designate-mdns will send DNS notify
 #  packets to.
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class designate::backend::bind9 (
   $dns_port                         = 53,
   Array[String[1], 1] $mdns_hosts   = ['127.0.0.1'],
   $mdns_port                        = 5354,
+  Boolean $clean_zonefile           = false,
   Array[String[1]] $also_notifies   = [],
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   Boolean $configure_bind           = true,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bind9-clean_zonefile-811c1b264ea08143.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bind9-clean_zonefile-811c1b264ea08143.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51ce6dd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bind9-clean_zonefile-811c1b264ea08143.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``designate::backend::clean_zonefile`` parameter has been added.
diff --git a/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb b/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
index 08758bf2..ab0eb04a 100644
--- a/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
         rndc_port: <%= @rndc_port %>
         rndc_config_file: <%= @rndc_config_file %>
         rndc_key_file: <%= @rndc_key_file %>
+<% if @clean_zonefile -%>
+        clean_zonefile: true
+<% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 <% if !(@also_notifies.empty?) -%>
   also_notifies: