diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 67f76aa..0974949 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ icinga2_web_reporting: []
 
 icinga2_web_icingadb: []
 
+# IcingaDB settings
+
+# icinga2_web_icingadb_settings:
+#    hostdowntime_all_services: true
+icinga2_web_icingadb_settings: {}
+
 # Grafana configuration
 # icinga2_web_grafana:
 #   enabled: false
diff --git a/templates/etc/icingaweb2/modules/icingadb/config.ini.j2 b/templates/etc/icingaweb2/modules/icingadb/config.ini.j2
index a91aa3e..47b8542 100644
--- a/templates/etc/icingaweb2/modules/icingadb/config.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/icingaweb2/modules/icingadb/config.ini.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 [icingadb]
 {% for resourceconf in icinga2_web_icingadb %}
 resource = "{{ resourceconf.name }}"
-{% endfor %}  
+{% endfor %}
+
+[settings]
+{% for key, value in icinga2_web_icingadb_settings.items() %}
+{{ key }} = {{ value | to_json }}
+{% endfor %}
 
 [redis]
 tls = "0"