diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/acl.rb b/lib/puppet/type/acl.rb
index 6770f28..d99c6b1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/acl.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/acl.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'set'
+require 'pathname'
 
 Puppet::Type.newtype(:acl) do
   desc <<-EOT
@@ -67,11 +68,41 @@
     defaultto :lazy
   end
 
-  autorequire(:file) do
-    if self[:path]
-      [self[:path]]
+  # Credits to @itdoesntwork
+  # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26878341/how-do-i-tell-if-one-path-is-an-ancestor-of-another
+  def self.is_descendant?(a, b)
+    a_list = File.expand_path(a).split('/')
+    b_list = File.expand_path(b).split('/')
+
+    b_list[0..a_list.size-1] == a_list
+  end
+
+  # Snippet based on upstream Puppet (ASL 2.0)
+  [:acl, :file].each do | autorequire_type |
+    autorequire(autorequire_type) do
+      req = []
+      path = Pathname.new(self[:path])
+      if autorequire_type != :acl
+        if self[:recursive] == :true
+          catalog.resources.find_all { |r|
+            r.is_a?(Puppet::Type.type(:acl)) and self.class.is_descendant?(self[:path], r[:path])
+          }.each do | found |
+            req << found[:path]
+          end
+        end
+        req << self[:path]
+      end
+      if !path.root?
+        # Start at our parent, to avoid autorequiring ourself
+        parents = path.parent.enum_for(:ascend)
+        if found = parents.find { |p| catalog.resource(autorequire_type, p.to_s) }
+          req << found.to_s
+        end
+      end
+      req
     end
   end
+  # End of Snippet
 
   newproperty(:permission, :array_matching => :all) do
     desc "ACL permission(s)."
@@ -105,7 +136,7 @@ def strip_perms(pl)
       value = []
       pl.each do |perm|
         if !(perm =~ /^(((u(ser)?)|(g(roup)?)|(m(ask)?)|(o(ther)?)):):/)
-          perm = perm.split(':')[0..-2].join(':')
+          perm = perm.split(':',-1)[0..-2].join(':')
           value << perm
         end
       end
@@ -214,10 +245,10 @@ def insync?(is)
   def self.pick_default_perms(perms)
     non_default = perms.reject { |perm| perm =~ /^d/ }
     default = perms.reject { |perm| perm !~ /^d/ }.map {
-      |perm| perm.split(':')[1..-1].join(':')
+      |perm| perm.split(':',-1)[1..-1].join(':')
     }
     Set.new((non_default + default).map { |perm|
-      key = perm.split(':')[0..1].join(':')
+      key = perm.split(':',-1)[0..1].join(':')
       matching_default = default.reject { |tmp_perm| tmp_perm !~ /^#{key}:/ }
       if (matching_default.length > 0)
         matching_default
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/type/acl_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/type/acl_spec.rb
index 2969827..766d1b1 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/type/acl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/type/acl_spec.rb
@@ -133,12 +133,24 @@
     basic_perms = ['user:foo:rwx', 'group:foo:rwx']
     advanced_perms = ['user:foo:rwx', 'group:foo:rwx', 'default:user:foo:---']
     advanced_perms_results = ['user:foo:---', 'group:foo:rwx']
+    mysql_perms = [
+          "user:mysql:rwx",
+          "d:user:mysql:rw",
+          "mask::rwx",
+    ]
+    mysql_perms_results = [
+          "user:mysql:rw",
+          "mask::rwx",
+    ]
     it 'should not do anything with no defaults' do
       expect(acl_type.pick_default_perms(basic_perms)).to match_array(basic_perms)
     end
     it 'should override defaults' do
       expect(acl_type.pick_default_perms(advanced_perms)).to match_array(advanced_perms_results)
     end
+    it 'should override defaults with d: and a mask' do
+      expect(acl_type.pick_default_perms(mysql_perms)).to match_array(mysql_perms_results)
+    end
   end
 
 end