diff --git a/manifests/server.pp b/manifests/server.pp
index 6e2d8c5..d07421e 100644
--- a/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/manifests/server.pp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_collector_host = undef,
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_labels         = undef,
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_timeout        = undef,
+  $newrelic_nrsysmond_disable_docker = undef,
 ) {
 
   include newrelic
diff --git a/manifests/server/linux.pp b/manifests/server/linux.pp
index 3cf223d..afa136d 100644
--- a/manifests/server/linux.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/linux.pp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_collector_host = undef,
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_labels         = undef,
   $newrelic_nrsysmond_timeout        = undef,
-) inherits ::newrelic {
+  $newrelic_nrsysmond_disable_docker = undef,
+ ) inherits ::newrelic {
 
   if ! $newrelic_license_key {
     fail('You must specify a valid License Key.')
diff --git a/templates/nrsysmond.cfg.erb b/templates/nrsysmond.cfg.erb
index fbfefee..7557580 100644
--- a/templates/nrsysmond.cfg.erb
+++ b/templates/nrsysmond.cfg.erb
@@ -169,3 +169,14 @@ labels=<%= @newrelic_nrsysmond_labels %>
 <%- if @newrelic_nrsysmond_timeout -%>
 timeout=<%= @newrelic_nrsysmond_timeout %>
 <%- end -%>
+
+#
+# Option : disable_docker
+# Type   : boolean
+# Value  : Set to true to disable Docker container statistics gathering.
+# Default: false
+#
+#disable_docker=false
+<%- if @newrelic_nrsysmond_disable_docker -%>
+disable_docker=<%= @newrelic_nrsysmond_disable_docker %>
+<%- end -%>