1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/service.rb b/lib/puppet/type/service.rb
index 3116f5f8e..eaf2b8ee1 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/service.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/service.rb
@@ -47,9 +47,19 @@ module Puppet
         provider.disable
       end
 
+      newvalue(:manual, :event => :service_manual_start) do
+        provider.manual_start
+      end
+
       def retrieve
         provider.enabled?
       end
+
+      validate do |value|
+        if value == :manual and !Puppet.features.microsoft_windows?
+          raise Puppet::Error.new("Setting enable to manual is only supported on Microsoft Windows.")
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     # Handle whether the service should actually be running right now.