diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 82054281..fd6ff590 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@
     'Debian': {
       file { '/etc/default/redis-server':
         ensure => file,
-        group  => $redis::config_group,
-        mode   => $redis::config_file_mode,
-        owner  => $redis::config_owner,
+        group  => pick($redis::debdefault_group, $redis::config_group),
+        mode   => pick($redis::debdefault_file_mode, $redis::config_file_mode),
+        owner  => pick($redis::debdefault_owner, $redis::config_owner),
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 312caeb3..076d2577 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -267,6 +267,15 @@
 #   Adjust filesystem group for $workdir.
 # @param workdir_owner
 #   Adjust filesystem owner for $workdir.
+# @param debdefault_group
+#   group of /etc/defaults/redis on Debian systems
+#   if undef, $redis::config_group is taken
+# @param debdefault_file_mode
+#   filemode of /etc/defaults/redis on Debian systems
+#   if undef, $redis::config_file_mode is taken
+# @param debdefault_owner
+#   owner of /etc/defaults/redis on Debian systems
+#   if undef, $redis::config_owner is taken
 # @param zset_max_ziplist_entries
 #   Set max entries for sorted sets.
 # @param zset_max_ziplist_value
@@ -461,6 +470,9 @@
   Stdlib::Filemode $workdir_mode                                 = '0750',
   Optional[String[1]] $workdir_group                             = undef,
   Optional[String[1]] $workdir_owner                             = undef,
+  Optional[String[1]] $debdefault_group                          = undef,
+  Optional[Stdlib::Filemode] $debdefault_file_mode               = undef,
+  Optional[String[1]] $debdefault_owner                          = undef,
   Integer[0] $zset_max_ziplist_entries                           = 128,
   Integer[0] $zset_max_ziplist_value                             = 64,
   Boolean $cluster_enabled                                       = false,