diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9acafdd57..6f692d1eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1801,6 +1801,42 @@ class { '::collectd::plugin::thermal':
 
 ```puppet
 class { 'collectd::plugin::threshold':
+  hosts   => [
+    {
+      name    => 'example.com',
+      plugins => [
+        {
+          name  => 'load',
+          types => [
+            {
+              name        => 'load',
+              data_source => 'shortterm',
+              warning_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count') * 1.2,
+              failure_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count') * 1.9,
+            },
+            {
+              name        => 'load',
+              data_source => 'midterm',
+              warning_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count') * 1.1,
+              failure_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count') * 1.7,
+            },
+            {
+              name        => 'load',
+              data_source => 'longterm',
+              warning_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count'),
+              failure_max => $facts.dig('processors', 'count') * 1.5,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
+  plugins => [
+    # See plugin definition above
+  ],
+  types   => [
+    # See types definition above
+  ],
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/functions/indent.pp b/functions/indent.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..624a79fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/indent.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+function collectd::indent(String $arg) >> String {
+  $body = regsubst($arg,  "\n(.)", "\n  \\1", 'G')
+  "  ${body}"
+}
diff --git a/manifests/plugin/threshold.pp b/manifests/plugin/threshold.pp
index 1095ec90b..4bb8db780 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin/threshold.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin/threshold.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # http://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_threshold
 class collectd::plugin::threshold (
-  $ensure   = 'present',
-  $interval = undef,
+  Enum['present', 'absent']          $ensure   = 'present',
+  Optional[Integer]                  $interval = undef,
+  Array[Collectd::Threshold::Type]   $types    = [],
+  Array[Collectd::Threshold::Plugin] $plugins  = [],
+  Array[Collectd::Threshold::Host]   $hosts    = [],
 ) {
 
   include ::collectd
 
   collectd::plugin { 'threshold':
     ensure   => $ensure,
+    content  => epp('collectd/plugin/threshold.conf.epp'),
     interval => $interval,
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_threshold_spec.rb b/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_threshold_spec.rb
index bc65e278b..db5eb569d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_threshold_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_threshold_spec.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,66 @@
         facts
       end
 
+      let :custom_params do
+        {
+          'types' => [
+            {
+              'name'        => 'foo',
+              'warning_min' =>    0.00,
+              'warning_max' => 1000.00,
+              'failure_min' =>    0.00,
+              'failure_max' => 1200.00,
+              'invert'      => false,
+              'instance'    => 'bar'
+            }
+          ],
+          'plugins' => [
+            {
+              'name'     => 'interface',
+              'instance' => 'eth0',
+              'types'    => [
+                {
+                  'name'        => 'if_octets',
+                  'failure_max' => 10_000_000,
+                  'data_source' => 'rx'
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ],
+          'hosts' => [
+            {
+              'name'  => 'hostname',
+              'types' => [
+                {
+                  'name'        => 'cpu',
+                  'instance'    => 'idle',
+                  'failure_min' => 10
+                },
+                {
+                  'name'        => 'load',
+                  'data_source' => 'midterm',
+                  'failure_max' => 4,
+                  'hits'        => 3,
+                  'hysteresis'  => 3
+                }
+              ],
+              'plugins' => [
+                {
+                  'name'  => 'memory',
+                  'types' => [
+                    {
+                      'name'        => 'memory',
+                      'instance'    => 'cached',
+                      'warning_min' => 100_000_000
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      end
+
       options = os_specific_options(facts)
       context ':ensure => present' do
         context ':ensure => present and default parameters' do
@@ -18,6 +78,57 @@
             )
           end
         end
+
+        context ':ensure => present and empty configurations' do
+          let :params do
+            {
+              'hosts' => [
+                {
+                  'name' => 'example.com'
+                }
+              ],
+              'plugins' => [
+                {
+                  'name' => 'interface'
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          end
+
+          it { is_expected.to compile }
+        end
+
+        context ':ensure => present and custom parameters' do
+          let :params do
+            custom_params
+          end
+
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Type "foo">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{WarningMin 0\.0}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{WarningMax 1000\.0}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{FailureMin 0\.0}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{FailureMax 1200\.0}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Invert false}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Instance "bar"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Plugin "interface">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Instance "eth0"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Type "if_octets">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{FailureMax 10000000}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{DataSource "rx"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Host "hostname">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Type "cpu">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Instance "idle"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{FailureMin 10}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Plugin "memory">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Type "memory">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Instance "cached"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{WarningMin 100000000}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{<Type "load">}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{DataSource "midterm"}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{FailureMax 4}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Hits 3}) }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('threshold.load').with(content: %r{Hysteresis 3}) }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/templates/plugin/threshold.conf.epp b/templates/plugin/threshold.conf.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4f8cb97b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/plugin/threshold.conf.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Plugin "threshold">
+  <%- $collectd::plugin::threshold::hosts.lest || { [] }.each |$host| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/host.epp', { host => $host })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- $collectd::plugin::threshold::plugins.lest || { [] }.each |$plugin| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/plugin.epp', { plugin => $plugin })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- $collectd::plugin::threshold::types.lest || { [] }.each |$type| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/type.epp', { type => $type })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+</Plugin>
diff --git a/templates/plugin/threshold/host.epp b/templates/plugin/threshold/host.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ba4cd80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/plugin/threshold/host.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Host "<%= $host['name'] %>">
+  <%- $host['plugins'].lest || { [] }.each |$plugin| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/plugin.epp', { plugin => $plugin })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- $host['types'].lest || { [] }.each |$type| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/type.epp', { type => $type })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+</Host>
diff --git a/templates/plugin/threshold/plugin.epp b/templates/plugin/threshold/plugin.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce5f9df9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/plugin/threshold/plugin.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<Plugin "<%= $plugin['name'] %>">
+  <%- if $plugin['instance'] != undef { -%>
+  Instance "<%= $plugin['instance'] %>"
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- $plugin['types'].lest || { [] }.each |$type| { -%>
+<%= collectd::indent(epp('collectd/plugin/threshold/type.epp', { type => $type })) -%>
+  <%- } -%>
+</Plugin>
diff --git a/templates/plugin/threshold/type.epp b/templates/plugin/threshold/type.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6b8fe220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/plugin/threshold/type.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<Type "<%= $type['name'] %>">
+  <%- if $type['instance'] != undef { -%>
+  Instance "<%= $type['instance'] %>"
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['failure_max'] != undef { -%>
+  FailureMax <%= $type['failure_max'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['failure_min'] != undef { -%>
+  FailureMin <%= $type['failure_min'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['warning_max'] != undef { -%>
+  WarningMax <%= $type['warning_max'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['warning_min'] != undef { -%>
+  WarningMin <%= $type['warning_min'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['data_source'] != undef { -%>
+  DataSource "<%= $type['data_source'] %>"
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['invert'] != undef { -%>
+  Invert <%= $type['invert'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['persist'] != undef { -%>
+  Persist <%= $type['persist'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['persist_ok'] != undef { -%>
+  PersistOK <%= $type['persist_ok'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['percentage'] != undef { -%>
+  Percentage <%= $type['percentage'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['hits'] != undef { -%>
+  Hits <%= $type['hits'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['hysteresis'] != undef { -%>
+  Hysteresis <%= $type['hysteresis'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+  <%- if $type['interesting'] != undef { -%>
+  Interesting <%= $type['interesting'] %>
+  <%- } -%>
+</Type>
diff --git a/types/threshold/host.pp b/types/threshold/host.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2902722d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/threshold/host.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type Collectd::Threshold::Host = Struct[{
+  name    => String[1],
+  plugins => Optional[Array[Collectd::Threshold::Plugin]],
+  types   => Optional[Array[Collectd::Threshold::Type]],
+}]
diff --git a/types/threshold/plugin.pp b/types/threshold/plugin.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e31501f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/threshold/plugin.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type Collectd::Threshold::Plugin = Struct[{
+  name     => String[1],
+  instance => Optional[String[1]],
+  types    => Optional[Array[Collectd::Threshold::Type]],
+}]
diff --git a/types/threshold/type.pp b/types/threshold/type.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cc8cc70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/threshold/type.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+type Collectd::Threshold::Type = Struct[{
+  name        => String[1],
+  instance    => Optional[String[1]],
+  failure_max => Optional[Numeric],
+  warning_max => Optional[Numeric],
+  failure_min => Optional[Numeric],
+  warning_min => Optional[Numeric],
+  data_source => Optional[String[1]],
+  invert      => Optional[Boolean],
+  persist     => Optional[Boolean],
+  persist_ok  => Optional[Boolean],
+  percentage  => Optional[Boolean],
+  hits        => Optional[Integer],
+  hysteresis  => Optional[Integer],
+  interesting => Optional[Boolean],
+}]