diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 159fcf293..b150f6c38 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@
       $ca_dir            = '/var/lib/icinga2/ca'
       $ido_pgsql_package = 'icinga2-ido-pgsql'
       $ido_mysql_package = 'icinga2-ido-mysql'
+      $service_reload    = "service ${service} reload"
 
       case $::osfamily {
         'redhat': {
-          $user     = 'icinga'
-          $group    = 'icinga'
-          $lib_dir  = $::architecture ? {
+          $user    = 'icinga'
+          $group   = 'icinga'
+          $lib_dir = $::architecture ? {
             'x86_64' => '/usr/lib64',
             default  => '/usr/lib',
           }
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@
       $lib_dir           = '/usr/local/lib/icinga2'
       $ido_pgsql_package = undef
       $ido_mysql_package = undef
+      $service_reload    = "service ${service} reload"
 
       $constants = {
         'PluginDir'          => '/usr/local/libexec/nagios',
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 56f0d9224..0c6977b46 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@
   $enable         = $::icinga2::enable
   $manage_service = $::icinga2::manage_service
   $service        = $::icinga2::params::service
+  $reload         = $::icinga2::params::service_reload
 
   if $manage_service {
     service { $service:
-      ensure => $ensure,
-      enable => $enable,
+      ensure     => $ensure,
+      enable     => $enable,
+      hasrestart => $reload ? {
+        undef   => false,
+        default => true,
+      },
+      restart    => $reload,
     }
   }