diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 7cc9a2e0..00396203 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `haproxy` class:
 * [`custom_fragment`](#-haproxy--custom_fragment)
 * [`config_dir`](#-haproxy--config_dir)
 * [`config_file`](#-haproxy--config_file)
+* [`config_backup`](#-haproxy--config_backup)
 * [`config_validate_cmd`](#-haproxy--config_validate_cmd)
 * [`manage_config_dir`](#-haproxy--manage_config_dir)
 * [`manage_service`](#-haproxy--manage_service)
@@ -302,6 +303,17 @@ Default depends on platform.
 
 Default value: `$haproxy::params::config_file`
 
+##### <a name="-haproxy--config_backup"></a>`config_backup`
+
+Data type: `Variant[Boolean, String[1]]`
+
+Specifies whether (and how) to back up the Destination-File before
+overwriting it. Your Value gets passed on to Puppet's native File-Resource
+for execution. Valid Options: true, false, or a string representing either a
+Target-Filebucket or a Filename-Extension beginning with ".".
+
+Default value: `$haproxy::params::config_backup`
+
 ##### <a name="-haproxy--config_validate_cmd"></a>`config_validate_cmd`
 
 Data type: `Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String]`
@@ -1204,6 +1216,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `haproxy::instance` defined type:
 * [`restart_command`](#-haproxy--instance--restart_command)
 * [`custom_fragment`](#-haproxy--instance--custom_fragment)
 * [`config_file`](#-haproxy--instance--config_file)
+* [`config_backup`](#-haproxy--instance--config_backup)
 * [`config_validate_cmd`](#-haproxy--instance--config_validate_cmd)
 * [`config_dir`](#-haproxy--instance--config_dir)
 * [`merge_options`](#-haproxy--instance--merge_options)
@@ -1333,6 +1346,17 @@ Defaults to undef.
 
 Default value: `undef`
 
+##### <a name="-haproxy--instance--config_backup"></a>`config_backup`
+
+Data type: `Variant[Boolean, String[1]]`
+
+Specifies whether (and how) to back up the Destination-File before
+overwriting it. Your Value gets passed on to Puppet's native File-Resource
+for execution. Valid Options: true, false, or a string representing either a
+Target-Filebucket or a Filename-Extension beginning with ".".
+
+Default value: `false`
+
 ##### <a name="-haproxy--instance--config_validate_cmd"></a>`config_validate_cmd`
 
 Data type: `Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String]`
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 29ec0e51..1b310925 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   Variant[Enum['present', 'absent', 'purged', 'disabled', 'installed', 'latest'], String[1]] $package_ensure,
   String                                $instance_name,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath                  $config_file,
+  Variant[Boolean, String[1]]           $config_backup,
   Hash                                  $global_options,
   Hash                                  $defaults_options,
   Boolean                               $chroot_dir_manage,
@@ -54,10 +55,11 @@
     file { $_config_file: ensure => absent }
   } else {
     concat { $_config_file:
-      owner => '0',
-      group => '0',
-      mode  => '0640',
-      tag   => 'haproxy-config',
+      owner  => '0',
+      group  => '0',
+      mode   => '0640',
+      backup => $config_backup,
+      tag    => 'haproxy-config',
     }
 
     Concat[$_config_file] {
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2d696cf8..b1af2865 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -87,13 +87,19 @@
 #   Optional. Path to the haproxy config file.
 #   Default depends on platform.
 #
+# @param config_backup
+#   Specifies whether (and how) to back up the Destination-File before
+#   overwriting it. Your Value gets passed on to Puppet's native File-Resource
+#   for execution. Valid Options: true, false, or a string representing either a
+#   Target-Filebucket or a Filename-Extension beginning with ".".
+#
 # @param config_validate_cmd
 #   Optional. Command used by concat validate_cmd to validate new
 #   config file concat is a valid haproxy config.
 #   Default /usr/sbin/haproxy -f % -c
 #
 # @param manage_config_dir
-#   Optional. 
+#   Optional.
 # @param manage_service
 #   Deprecated
 # @param enable
@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@
   Optional[String]                              $custom_fragment      = undef,
   Stdlib::Absolutepath                          $config_dir           = $haproxy::params::config_dir,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath]                $config_file          = $haproxy::params::config_file,
+  Variant[Boolean, String[1]]                   $config_backup        = $haproxy::params::config_backup,
   Boolean                                       $manage_config_dir    = $haproxy::params::manage_config_dir,
   Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String]         $config_validate_cmd  = $haproxy::params::config_validate_cmd,
 
@@ -197,6 +204,7 @@
     custom_fragment     => $custom_fragment,
     config_dir          => $config_dir,
     config_file         => $config_file,
+    config_backup       => $config_backup,
     merge_options       => $merge_options,
     service_options     => $service_options,
     sysconfig_options   => $sysconfig_options,
diff --git a/manifests/instance.pp b/manifests/instance.pp
index 539db278..e5e98fa2 100644
--- a/manifests/instance.pp
+++ b/manifests/instance.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @summary
 #   Manages haproxy permitting multiple instances to run on the same machine.
-#   
+#
 # @note
 #   Normally users use the Class['haproxy'], which runs a single haproxy
 #   daemon on a machine.
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 #     The parent directory will be created automatically.
 #   Defaults to undef.
 #
+# @param config_backup
+#   Specifies whether (and how) to back up the Destination-File before
+#   overwriting it. Your Value gets passed on to Puppet's native File-Resource
+#   for execution. Valid Options: true, false, or a string representing either a
+#   Target-Filebucket or a Filename-Extension beginning with ".".
+#
 # @param config_validate_cmd
 #   Command used by concat validate_cmd to validate new
 #   config file concat is a valid haproxy config.
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@
   Optional[String]                             $custom_fragment      = undef,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath]               $config_dir           = undef,
   Optional[Stdlib::Absolutepath]               $config_file          = undef,
+  Variant[Boolean, String[1]]                  $config_backup        = false,
   Variant[Stdlib::Absolutepath, String]        $config_validate_cmd  = $haproxy::params::config_validate_cmd,
   Boolean                                      $merge_options        = $haproxy::params::merge_options,
   String                                       $service_options      = $haproxy::params::service_options,
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@
     instance_name       => $instance_name,
     config_dir          => $_config_dir,
     config_file         => $_config_file,
+    config_backup       => $config_backup,
     global_options      => $_global_options,
     defaults_options    => $_defaults_options,
     custom_fragment     => $custom_fragment,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 70b52397..3e781e6c 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # @summary
 #   This is a container class holding default parameters for for haproxy class.
 #
-# @note 
+# @note
 #   Currently, only the Redhat family is supported, but this can be easily
 #   extended by changing package names and configuration file paths.
 #
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   $service_options  = "ENABLED=1\n"  # Only used by Debian.
   $sysconfig_options = 'OPTIONS=""' #Only used by Redhat/CentOS etc
+  $config_backup = false
 
   case $facts['os']['family'] {
     'Archlinux', 'Debian', 'Redhat', 'Gentoo', 'Suse', 'Linux' : {