diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d167aa..b4842f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -293,6 +293,32 @@ By default, all changes notify the network service, thus triggering a restart of
       restart   => false,
     }
 
+Schedule network restarts:
+
+If restart is true (default), then an optional schedule can be specified for the network restarts by passing the `sched` parameter.  The specified schedule must be defined in the catalog separately from the network module.
+
+    network::if::static { 'eth0':
+      ensure    => 'up',
+      ipaddress => '1.2.3.4',
+      netmask   => '255.255.255.0',
+      sched     => 'after_hours',
+    }
+
+Defaults for restart and/or schedule:
+By default, network restarts are enabled (true) and schedules are not set (undef).  The defaults can be overridden for all resources by passing the `restart_default` and/or `sched_default` parameters for the network class.
+
+Code Example:
+    class {'network':
+      restart_default => false,
+      sched_default   => 'myschedule',
+    }
+
+Hiera Example:
+    network::restart_default: false
+    network::sched_default: myschedule
+
+The defaults can be overridden normally in specific network resources by using the `restart` and/or `sched` parameters. As before, the schedule only applies in cases where restart is true.
+
 Hiera
 -----
 
diff --git a/manifests/alias.pp b/manifests/alias.pp
index a9e9e82..2fa7e3e 100644
--- a/manifests/alias.pp
+++ b/manifests/alias.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 #   $userctl        - optional - defaults to false
 #   $zone           - optional
 #   $metric         - optional
-#   $restart        - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart        - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched          - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@
   $userctl = false,
   $zone = undef,
   $metric = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our data
   if ! is_ip_address($ipaddress) { fail("${ipaddress} is not an IP address.") }
@@ -72,5 +74,6 @@
     zone           => $zone,
     metric         => $metric,
     restart        => $restart,
+    schedule       => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::alias
diff --git a/manifests/alias/range.pp b/manifests/alias/range.pp
index 4746d94..6afd99e 100644
--- a/manifests/alias/range.pp
+++ b/manifests/alias/range.pp
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #   $ipaddress_start - required
 #   $clonenum_start  - required
 #   $noaliasrouting  - optional - false|true
-#   $restart         - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart         - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $netmask         - optional - an IP address (CIDR not supported)
 #   $broadcast       - optional - an IP address
+#   $sched           - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -43,10 +44,11 @@
   $ipaddress_end,
   $clonenum_start,
   $noaliasrouting = false,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
   $netmask = false,
   $broadcast = false,
   $arpcheck = true,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our data
   if ! is_ip_address($ipaddress_start) { fail("${ipaddress_start} is not an IP address.") }
@@ -88,7 +90,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}-range${clonenum_start}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/bond.pp b/manifests/bond.pp
index afc1a0a..450c0dd 100644
--- a/manifests/bond.pp
+++ b/manifests/bond.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #   $ethtool_opts - optional
 #   $bonding_opts - optional
 #   $zone         - optional
-#   $restart      - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@
   $ethtool_opts = undef,
   $bonding_opts = 'miimon=100',
   $zone = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
     bonding_opts => $bonding_opts,
     zone         => $zone,
     restart      => $restart,
+    schedule     => $sched,
   }
 
   # Only install "alias bondN bonding" on old OSs that support
diff --git a/manifests/bond/bridge.pp b/manifests/bond/bridge.pp
index 5381e4c..70535ac 100644
--- a/manifests/bond/bridge.pp
+++ b/manifests/bond/bridge.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #   $mtu          - optional
 #   $ethtool_opts - optional
 #   $bonding_opts - optional
-#   $restart      - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@
   $mtu = undef,
   $ethtool_opts = undef,
   $bonding_opts = 'miimon=100',
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
     bonding_opts => $bonding_opts,
     bridge       => $bridge,
     restart      => $restart,
+    schedule     => $sched,
   }
 
   # Only install "alias bondN bonding" on old OSs that support
diff --git a/manifests/bond/dynamic.pp b/manifests/bond/dynamic.pp
index 65e3dbd..1e82bd8 100644
--- a/manifests/bond/dynamic.pp
+++ b/manifests/bond/dynamic.pp
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 #   $zone         - optional
 #   $metric       - optional
 #   $defroute     - optional
-#   $restart      - optional - defaults to true
-
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
+#
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
   $zone = undef,
   $defroute = undef,
   $metric = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@
     defroute     => $defroute,
     metric       => $metric,
     restart      => $restart,
+    schedule     => $sched,
   }
 
   # Only install "alias bondN bonding" on old OSs that support
diff --git a/manifests/bond/slave.pp b/manifests/bond/slave.pp
index 8784584..959357b 100644
--- a/manifests/bond/slave.pp
+++ b/manifests/bond/slave.pp
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 #   $master       - required
 #   $macaddress   - optional
 #   $ethtool_opts - optional
-#   $restart      - optional, defaults to true
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $zone         - optional
 #   $defroute     - optional
 #   $metric       - optional
 #   $userctl      - optional - defaults to false
 #   $bootproto    - optional
 #   $onboot       - optional
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -45,10 +46,11 @@
   $zone = undef,
   $defroute = undef,
   $metric = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
   $userctl = false,
   $bootproto = undef,
   $onboot = undef,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our data
   if $macaddress and ! is_mac_address($macaddress) {
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network::bond::slave
diff --git a/manifests/bond/static.pp b/manifests/bond/static.pp
index 0f28f52..ba83b61 100644
--- a/manifests/bond/static.pp
+++ b/manifests/bond/static.pp
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 #   $bonding_opts - optional
 #   $zone         - optional
 #   $defroute     - optional
-#   $restart      - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $metric       - optional
 #   $userctl      - optional
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@
   $zone = undef,
   $defroute = undef,
   $metric = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
   $userctl = undef,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
     metric       => $metric,
     restart      => $restart,
     userctl      => $userctl,
+    schedule     => $sched,
   }
 
   # Only install "alias bondN bonding" on old OSs that support
diff --git a/manifests/bridge.pp b/manifests/bridge.pp
index acb2102..d280b3d 100644
--- a/manifests/bridge.pp
+++ b/manifests/bridge.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #   $stp           - optional - defaults to false
 #   $delay         - optional - defaults to 30
 #   $bridging_opts - optional
-#   $restart       - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart       - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched         - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@
   $delay = '30',
   $bridging_opts = undef,
   $ipv6init = false,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -80,7 +82,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network::bridge
diff --git a/manifests/bridge/dynamic.pp b/manifests/bridge/dynamic.pp
index 729d464..09fb37f 100644
--- a/manifests/bridge/dynamic.pp
+++ b/manifests/bridge/dynamic.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #   $stp           - optional - defaults to false
 #   $delay         - optional - defaults to 30
 #   $bridging_opts - optional
-#   $restart       - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart       - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched         - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@
   $stp = false,
   $delay = '30',
   $bridging_opts = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network::bridge::dynamic
diff --git a/manifests/bridge/static.pp b/manifests/bridge/static.pp
index 95b3a47..acbd79d 100644
--- a/manifests/bridge/static.pp
+++ b/manifests/bridge/static.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 #   $delay         - optional - defaults to 30
 #   $bridging_opts - optional
 #   $scope         - optional
-#   $restart       - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart       - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched         - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@
   $delay = '30',
   $bridging_opts = undef,
   $scope = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -125,7 +127,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network::bridge::static
diff --git a/manifests/global.pp b/manifests/global.pp
index 9ff8c67..b29ba4b 100644
--- a/manifests/global.pp
+++ b/manifests/global.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #   $nozeroconf     - optional
 #   $restart        - optional - defaults to true
 #   $requestreopen  - optional - defaults to true
+#   $sched          - optional
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@
   $nozeroconf     = undef,
   $restart        = true,
   $requestreopen  = true,
+  $sched          = undef,
 ) {
   # Validate our data
   if $gateway {
@@ -129,7 +131,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File['network.sysconfig'] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # class global
diff --git a/manifests/if.pp b/manifests/if.pp
index 990a022..55c6472 100644
--- a/manifests/if.pp
+++ b/manifests/if.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 #   $scope         - optional
 #   $flush         - optional - defaults to false
 #   $zone          - optional
-#   $restart       - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart       - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched         - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
   $scope = undef,
   $flush = false,
   $zone = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -80,5 +82,6 @@
     flush         => $flush,
     zone          => $zone,
     restart       => $restart,
+    schedule      => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::if
diff --git a/manifests/if/bridge.pp b/manifests/if/bridge.pp
index b8eef61..e0caf7a 100644
--- a/manifests/if/bridge.pp
+++ b/manifests/if/bridge.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 #   $mtu          - optional
 #   $ethtool_opts - optional
 #   $macaddress   - optional
-#   $restart      - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart      - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched        - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@
   $mtu = undef,
   $ethtool_opts = undef,
   $macaddress = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -62,5 +64,6 @@
     ethtool_opts => $ethtool_opts,
     bridge       => $bridge,
     restart      => $restart,
+    schedule     => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::if::bridge
diff --git a/manifests/if/dynamic.pp b/manifests/if/dynamic.pp
index 1bc4b16..2f58285 100644
--- a/manifests/if/dynamic.pp
+++ b/manifests/if/dynamic.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #   $zone            - optional
 #   $metric          - optional
 #   $defroute        - optional
-#   $restart         - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart         - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched           - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@
   $defroute        = undef,
   $zone            = undef,
   $metric          = undef,
-  $restart         = true,
+  $restart         = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched           = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our regular expressions
   $states = [ '^up$', '^down$' ]
@@ -97,5 +99,6 @@
     zone            => $zone,
     metric          => $metric,
     restart         => $restart,
+    schedule        => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::if::dynamic
diff --git a/manifests/if/promisc.pp b/manifests/if/promisc.pp
index 291cdd6..bd8c9b6 100644
--- a/manifests/if/promisc.pp
+++ b/manifests/if/promisc.pp
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
 # === Parameters:
 #
 #   $ensure        - required - up|down
-#   $macaddress    - optional, defaults to macaddress_$title
+#   $macaddress    - optional - defaults to macaddress_$title
 #   $manage_hwaddr - optional - defaults to true
-#   $bootproto     - optional, defaults to undef ('none')
+#   $bootproto     - optional - defaults to undef ('none')
 #   $userctl       - optional
 #   $mtu           - optional
 #   $ethtool_opts  - optional
+#   $restart       - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $promisc       - defaults to true
+#   $sched         - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@
   $userctl       = false,
   $mtu           = undef,
   $ethtool_opts  = undef,
-  $restart       = true,
+  $restart       = $::network::restart_default,
   $promisc       = true,
+  $sched         = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   include '::network'
 
@@ -154,6 +157,8 @@
     ipv6gateway   => '',
     mtu           => $mtu,
     ethtool_opts  => $ethtool_opts,
+    restart       => $restart,
     promisc       => $promisc,
+    schedule      => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::if::promisc
diff --git a/manifests/if/static.pp b/manifests/if/static.pp
index b32ccb6..10453a5 100644
--- a/manifests/if/static.pp
+++ b/manifests/if/static.pp
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@
 #   $zone           - optional
 #   $metric         - optional
 #   $defroute       - optional
-#   $restart        - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart        - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $arpcheck       - optional - defaults to true
+#   $sched          - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -80,8 +81,9 @@
   $zone = undef,
   $defroute = undef,
   $metric = undef,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
   $arpcheck = true,
+  $sched = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our data
   if $ipaddress {
@@ -148,5 +150,6 @@
     metric          => $metric,
     restart         => $restart,
     arpcheck        => $arpcheck,
+    schedule        => $sched,
   }
 } # define network::if::static
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6e3798f..546bf67 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2011 Mike Arnold, unless otherwise noted.
 #
-class network {
+class network (
+  $restart_default = true,
+  $sched_default = undef,
+) {
   # Only run on RedHat derived systems.
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': { }
@@ -77,8 +80,9 @@
 #   $metric          - optional
 #   $defroute        - optional
 #   $promisc         - optional - defaults to false
-#   $restart         - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart         - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
 #   $arpcheck        - optional - defaults to true
+#   $sched           - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -138,8 +142,9 @@
   $zone            = undef,
   $metric          = undef,
   $promisc         = false,
-  $restart         = true,
+  $restart         = $::network::restart_default,
   $arpcheck        = true,
+  $sched           = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our booleans
   validate_bool($noaliasrouting)
@@ -215,7 +220,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["ifcfg-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network_if_base
diff --git a/manifests/route.pp b/manifests/route.pp
index 27c7534..ae04840 100644
--- a/manifests/route.pp
+++ b/manifests/route.pp
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #   $ipaddress - required
 #   $netmask   - required
 #   $gateway   - required
-#   $restart   - optional - defaults to true
+#   $restart   - optional - defaults to $::network::restart_default (true)
+#   $sched     - optional - defaults to $::network::sched_default (undef)
 #
 # === Actions:
 #
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@
   $ipaddress,
   $netmask,
   $gateway,
-  $restart = true,
+  $restart = $::network::restart_default,
+  $sched   = $::network::sched_default,
 ) {
   # Validate our arrays
   validate_array($ipaddress)
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@
 
   if $restart {
     File["route-${interface}"] {
-      notify  => Service['network'],
+      notify   => Service['network'],
+      schedule => $sched,
     }
   }
 } # define network::route