diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6d857d34..0b31d2f8 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ group :tests do
   # the test gems required for module testing
   gem 'puppetlabs_spec_helper', '~> 2.7'
   gem 'rspec-puppet'
+
+  gem 'CFPropertyList'
 end
 
 group :development do
diff --git a/lib/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider.rb b/lib/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider.rb
index 8c96fc7b..a1e94ee4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider.rb
@@ -22,17 +22,28 @@ def set(context, changes)
         is = { name: name, ensure: 'absent' } if is.nil?
         should = { name: name, ensure: 'absent' } if should.nil?
 
+        name_hash = if context.type.namevars.length > 1
+                      # pass a name_hash containing the values of all namevars
+                      name_hash = { title: name }
+                      context.type.namevars.each do |namevar|
+                        name_hash[namevar] = change[:should][namevar]
+                      end
+                      name_hash
+                    else
+                      name
+                    end
+
         if is[:ensure].to_s == 'absent' && should[:ensure].to_s == 'present'
           context.creating(name) do
-            create(context, name, should)
+            create(context, name_hash, should)
           end
         elsif is[:ensure].to_s == 'present' && should[:ensure].to_s == 'present'
           context.updating(name) do
-            update(context, name, should)
+            update(context, name_hash, should)
           end
         elsif is[:ensure].to_s == 'present' && should[:ensure].to_s == 'absent'
           context.deleting(name) do
-            delete(context, name)
+            delete(context, name_hash)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/provider/composite_namevar/composite_namevar.rb b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/provider/composite_namevar/composite_namevar.rb
index 94ec8ea4..61a6a9b6 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/provider/composite_namevar/composite_namevar.rb
+++ b/spec/fixtures/test_module/lib/puppet/provider/composite_namevar/composite_namevar.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 require 'puppet/resource_api'
+require 'puppet/resource_api/simple_provider'
 
 # Implementation for the title_provider type using the Resource API.
-class Puppet::Provider::CompositeNamevar::CompositeNamevar
+class Puppet::Provider::CompositeNamevar::CompositeNamevar < Puppet::ResourceApi::SimpleProvider
   def initialize
     @current_values ||= [
       { title: 'php-yum', package: 'php', manager: 'yum', ensure: 'present', value: 'a' },
@@ -13,25 +14,25 @@ def initialize
     ]
   end
 
-  def set(context, changes)
-    changes.each do |name, change|
-      next unless change[:is] != change[:should]
+  def get(_context)
+    @current_values
+  end
 
-      match = @current_values.find do |item|
-        context.type.namevars.all? do |namevar|
-          item[namevar] == change[:should][namevar]
-        end
-      end
-      if match
-        match[:ensure] = change[:should][:ensure]
-      else
-        context.created([name], message: 'Adding new record')
-        @current_values << change[:should].dup
-      end
-    end
+  def create(context, name, should)
+    context.notice("Creating '#{name[:title]}' with #{should.inspect}")
+    context.notice("namevar :package value `#{name[:package]}`")
+    context.notice("namevar :manager value `#{name[:manager]}`")
   end
 
-  def get(_context)
-    @current_values
+  def update(context, name, should)
+    context.notice("Updating '#{name[:title]}' with #{should.inspect}")
+    context.notice("namevar :package value `#{name[:package]}`")
+    context.notice("namevar :manager value `#{name[:manager]}`")
+  end
+
+  def delete(context, name)
+    context.notice("Deleting '#{name[:title]}'")
+    context.notice("namevar :package value `#{name[:package]}`")
+    context.notice("namevar :manager value `#{name[:manager]}`")
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider_spec.rb b/spec/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider_spec.rb
index 63056f4c..e0ea67f0 100644
--- a/spec/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/puppet/resource_api/simple_provider_spec.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def delete(context, _name); end
       allow(context).to receive(:type).and_return(type_def)
       allow(type_def).to receive(:feature?).with('simple_get_filter')
       allow(type_def).to receive(:check_schema)
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:namevars).and_return([:name])
     end
 
     it 'calls create once' do
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ def delete(context, _name); end
       allow(context).to receive(:updating).with('title').and_yield
       allow(context).to receive(:type).and_return(type_def)
       allow(type_def).to receive(:feature?).with('simple_get_filter')
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:namevars).and_return([:name])
     end
 
     it 'does not call create' do
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ def delete(context, _name); end
       allow(context).to receive(:deleting).with('title').and_yield
       allow(context).to receive(:type).and_return(type_def)
       allow(type_def).to receive(:feature?).with('simple_get_filter')
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:namevars).and_return([:name])
     end
 
     it 'does not call create' do
@@ -179,6 +182,7 @@ def delete(context, _name); end
       allow(context).to receive(:updating).with('to update').and_yield
       allow(context).to receive(:deleting).with('to delete').and_yield
       allow(type_def).to receive(:feature?).with('simple_get_filter').exactly(3).times
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:namevars).and_return([:name])
     end
 
     it 'calls the crud methods' do
@@ -209,4 +213,35 @@ def delete(context, _name); end
 
     it { expect { provider.set(context, changes) }.to raise_error %r{SimpleProvider cannot be used with a Type that is not ensurable} }
   end
+
+  context 'with a type with multiple namevars' do
+    let(:should_values) { { name: 'title', parent: 'foo', wibble: 'wub', ensure: 'present' } }
+    let(:title) { 'foo#wub' }
+    let(:changes) do
+      { title =>
+        {
+          should: should_values,
+        } }
+    end
+    let(:name_hash) do
+      {
+        title: title,
+        parent: 'foo',
+        wibble: 'wub',
+      }
+    end
+
+    before(:each) do
+      allow(context).to receive(:creating).with(title).and_yield
+      allow(context).to receive(:type).and_return(type_def)
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:feature?).with('simple_get_filter')
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:check_schema)
+      allow(type_def).to receive(:namevars).and_return([:parent, :wibble])
+    end
+
+    it 'calls create once' do
+      expect(provider).to receive(:create).with(context, name_hash, should_values).once
+      provider.set(context, changes)
+    end
+  end
 end