diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54ff77c..02a3ae3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ Usage
 ```puppet
 class { 'mackerel_agent':
   apikey              => 'Your API Key',
-  roles               => ['service:web', 'service:database']
+  roles               => ['service:web', 'service:database'],
+  host_status         => {
+    on_start => 'working',
+    on_stop  => 'poweroff'
+  },
   use_metrics_plugins => true,
   use_check_plugins   => true,
   metrics_plugins     => {
@@ -59,6 +63,9 @@ mackerel_agent::apikey: 'Your API Key'
 mackerel_agent::roles:
   - 'service:web'
   - 'service:database'
+mackerel_agent::host_status:
+  on_start: working
+  on_stop: poweroff
 mackerel_agent::use_metrics_plugins: true
 mackerel_agent::use_check_plugins: true
 mackerel_agent::metrics_plugins:
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 98db914..7f7d280 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   $ensure          = present,
   $apikey          = undef,
   $roles           = undef,
+  $host_status     = undef,
   $metrics_plugins = {},
   $check_plugins   = {}
 ) {
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index bb5ca3d..562a9fc 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #   Name of roles to which the server is assigned
 #   Defaults to undefined
 #
+# [*host_status*]
+#   Set the host's status
+#   Defaults to undefined
+#
 # [*service_ensure*]
 #   Whether you want to mackerel-agent daemon to start up
 #   Defaults to running
@@ -43,8 +47,12 @@
 # === Examples
 #
 #  class { 'mackerel_agent':
-#    apikey              => 'Your API Key'
-#    roles               => ['service:web', 'service:database']
+#    apikey              => 'Your API Key',
+#    roles               => ['service:web', 'service:database'],
+#    host_status         => {
+#      on_start => 'working',
+#      on_stop  => 'poweroff'
+#    },
 #    use_metrics_plugins => true,
 #    use_check_plugins   => true,
 #    metrics_plugins     => {
@@ -69,6 +77,7 @@
   $ensure              = present,
   $apikey              = undef,
   $roles               = undef,
+  $host_status         = undef,
   $service_ensure      = running,
   $service_enable      = true,
   $use_metrics_plugins = undef,
@@ -86,6 +95,10 @@
     validate_array($roles)
   }
 
+  if $host_status != undef {
+    validate_hash($host_status)
+  }
+
   if $apikey == undef {
     crit('apikey must be specified in the class paramerter.')
   } else {
@@ -98,6 +111,7 @@
     class { 'mackerel_agent::config':
       apikey          => $apikey,
       roles           => $roles,
+      host_status     => $host_status,
       metrics_plugins => $metrics_plugins,
       check_plugins   => $check_plugins,
       require         => Class['mackerel_agent::install']
diff --git a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
index e8e040a..8f72f4e 100644
--- a/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/config_spec.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,12 @@
 
     it { should contain_file('mackerel-agent.conf').with_ensure('present').with_content(%r{^roles = \["service:web", "service:database"\]$}) }
   end
+
+  context 'with host_status' do
+    let(:params) do
+      { :host_status => {'on_start' => 'working', 'on_stop' => 'poweroff'} }
+    end
+
+    it { should contain_file('mackerel-agent.conf').with_ensure('present').with_content(%r{^\[host_status\]\non_start = "working"\non_stop  = "poweroff"$}) }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/templates/mackerel-agent.conf.erb b/templates/mackerel-agent.conf.erb
index 1207601..1cbe13e 100644
--- a/templates/mackerel-agent.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/mackerel-agent.conf.erb
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ roles = [<%= @roles.map {|r| %{"#{r}"} }.join(', ') %>]
 # Include other config files
 include = "/etc/mackerel-agent/conf.d/*.conf"
 
+<% if @host_status -%>
+[host_status]
+on_start = "<%= @host_status['on_start'] %>"
+on_stop  = "<%= @host_status['on_stop'] %>"
+<% end %>
+
 # Configuration for connection
 # [connection]
 # post_metrics_dequeue_delay_seconds = 30 # delay for dequeuing from buffer queue (max value: 59)