diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a00b70b..00ac0ed8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,36 @@ Implementation
 
 gnocchi is a combination of Puppet manifest and ruby code to delivery configuration and extra functionality through types and providers.
 
+### Types
+
+#### gnocchi_config
+
+The `gnocchi_config` provider is a children of the ini_setting provider. It allows one to write an entry in the `/etc/gnocchi/gnocchi.conf` file.
+
+```puppet
+gnocchi_config { 'DEFAULT/verbose' :
+  value => true,
+}
+```
+
+This will write `verbose=true` in the `[DEFAULT]` section.
+
+##### name
+
+Section/setting name to manage from `gnocchi.conf`
+
+##### value
+
+The value of the setting to be defined.
+
+##### secret
+
+Whether to hide the value from Puppet logs. Defaults to `false`.
+
+##### ensure_absent_val
+
+If value is equal to ensure_absent_val then the resource will behave as if `ensure => absent` was specified. Defaults to `<SERVICE DEFAULT>`
+
 Limitations
 -----------
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting.rb
index 0fee4b12..e4f5888a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:gnocchi_config).provide(
   :ini_setting,
-  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:ini_setting).provider(:ruby)
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 ) do
 
-  def section
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).first
-  end
-
-  def setting
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).last
-  end
-
-  def separator
-    '='
-  end
-
   def self.file_path
     '/etc/gnocchi/gnocchi.conf'
   end
 
-  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
-  def file_path
-    self.class.file_path
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/gnocchi_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/gnocchi_config.rb
index acdb0e76..7c32cf25 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/gnocchi_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/gnocchi_config.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:gnocchi_config) do
       value.capitalize! if value =~ /^(true|false)$/i
       value
     end
+    newvalues(/^[\S ]*$/)
 
     def is_to_s( currentvalue )
       if resource.secret?
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:gnocchi_config) do
     defaultto false
   end
 
+  newparam(:ensure_absent_val) do
+    desc 'A value that is specified as the value property will behave as if ensure => absent was specified'
+    defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+  end
+
   autorequire(:package) do
     'gnocchi-api'
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
index 059a5a2f..a3fbe1cb 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/gnocchi_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ $LOAD_PATH.push(
     'inifile',
     'lib')
 )
+$LOAD_PATH.push(
+  File.join(
+    File.dirname(__FILE__),
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    'fixtures',
+    'modules',
+    'openstacklib',
+    'lib')
+)
 require 'spec_helper'
 provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:gnocchi_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 describe provider_class do
@@ -34,4 +45,22 @@ describe provider_class do
     expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
     expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
   end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when <SERVICE DEFAULT> is specified as a value' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Gnocchi_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'}
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when value matches ensure_absent_val' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Gnocchi_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'foo', :ensure_absent_val => 'foo' }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
 end