diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78fc04dec..28e53a790 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,36 @@ Implementation
 
 keystone is a combination of Puppet manifest and ruby code to delivery configuration and extra functionality through types and providers.
 
+### Types
+
+#### keystone_config
+
+The `keystone_config` provider is a children of the ini_setting provider. It allows one to write an entry in the `/etc/keystone/keystone.conf` file.
+
+```puppet
+keystone_config { 'DEFAULT/verbose' :
+  value => true,
+}
+```
+
+This will write `verbose=true` in the `[DEFAULT]` section.
+
+##### name
+
+Section/setting name to manage from `keystone.conf`
+
+##### value
+
+The value of the setting to be defined.
+
+##### secret
+
+Whether to hide the value from Puppet logs. Defaults to `false`.
+
+##### ensure_absent_val
+
+If value is equal to ensure_absent_val then the resource will behave as if `ensure => absent` was specified. Defaults to `<SERVICE DEFAULT>`
+
 Limitations
 ------------
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting.rb
index 4d7b5cbdb..3c2b1d272 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:keystone_config).provide(
   :ini_setting,
-  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:ini_setting).provider(:ruby)
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 ) do
 
-  def section
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).first
-  end
-
-  def setting
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).last
-  end
-
-  def separator
-    '='
-  end
-
   def self.file_path
     '/etc/keystone/keystone.conf'
   end
 
-  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
-  def file_path
-    self.class.file_path
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/keystone_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/keystone_config.rb
index 0326c1d47..bc416ef0f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/keystone_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/keystone_config.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:keystone_config) do
     defaultto false
   end
 
+  newparam(:ensure_absent_val) do
+    desc 'A value that is specified as the value property will behave as if ensure => absent was specified'
+    defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+  end
+
   autorequire(:package) do
     'keystone'
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
index 8638f0547..8a9e32ee8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/keystone_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,22 @@ describe provider_class do
     expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
   end
 
+  it 'should ensure absent when <SERVICE DEFAULT> is specified as a value' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Keystone_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'}
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when value matches ensure_absent_val' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Keystone_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'foo', :ensure_absent_val => 'foo' }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
 end