diff --git a/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp b/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
index eab15383..b8a6c706 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/db_purge.pp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 #    all cron jobs at the same time on all hosts this job is configured.
 #    Defaults to 0.
 #
+#  [*ensure*]
+#    (optional) Ensure cron jobs present or absent
+#    Defaults to present.
+#
 class cinder::cron::db_purge (
   $minute      = 1,
   $hour        = 0,
@@ -66,7 +70,8 @@ class cinder::cron::db_purge (
   $user        = 'cinder',
   $age         = 30,
   $destination = '/var/log/cinder/cinder-rowsflush.log',
-  $maxdelay    = 0
+  $maxdelay    = 0,
+  Enum['present', 'absent'] $ensure = 'present',
 ) {
 
   include cinder::deps
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ class cinder::cron::db_purge (
   }
 
   cron { 'cinder-manage db purge':
+    ensure      => $ensure,
     command     => "${sleep}cinder-manage db purge ${age} >>${destination} 2>&1",
     environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
     user        => $user,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cron-ensure-bd3b9d51d459ffbe.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cron-ensure-bd3b9d51d459ffbe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3ecc035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cron-ensure-bd3b9d51d459ffbe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``cinder::cron::db_purge::ensure`` parameter has been added, so
+    that status of the cron job can be customized.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_cron_db_purge_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_cron_db_purge_spec.rb
index 8cc1bcef..2b126688 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_cron_db_purge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_cron_db_purge_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe 'cinder::cron::db_purge' do
   shared_examples 'cinder::cron::db_purge' do
     context 'with required parameters' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_cron('cinder-manage db purge').with(
+        :ensure      => :present,
         :command     => "cinder-manage db purge #{params[:age]} >>#{params[:destination]} 2>&1",
         :environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
         :user        => params[:user],
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ describe 'cinder::cron::db_purge' do
       )}
     end
 
+    context 'with ensure set to absent' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :ensure => :absent
+        )
+      end
+
+      it { should contain_cron('cinder-manage db purge').with_ensure(:absent) }
+    end
+
     context 'with required parameters with max delay enabled' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!(
@@ -38,6 +49,7 @@ describe 'cinder::cron::db_purge' do
       end
 
       it { should contain_cron('cinder-manage db purge').with(
+        :ensure      => :present,
         :command     => "sleep `expr ${RANDOM} \\% #{params[:maxdelay]}`; cinder-manage db purge #{params[:age]} >>#{params[:destination]} 2>&1",
         :environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
         :user        => params[:user],