diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 05e7300..fbe0931 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@
 #
 #   defaults to: `daily`
 #
+# [*smartd_opts*]
+#   `String`
+#
+#   Command line options for `smartd(8)` startup.  Only has an effect if
+#   `$manage_smartd_opts` is set to `true`.
+#
+#   defaults to: (OS-specific)
+#
+# [*manage_smartd_opts*]
+#   `Bool`
+#
+#   Enable or disable management of `smartd(8)` command line options
+#   (`$smartd_opts`).
+#
+#   defaults to: false
 #
 # === Authors
 #
@@ -118,6 +133,8 @@
   $warning_schedule   = $smartd::params::warning_schedule,
   $enable_default     = $smartd::params::enable_default,
   $default_options    = $smartd::params::default_options,
+  $smartd_opts        = $smartd::params::smartd_opts,
+  $manage_smartd_opts = $smartd::params::manage_smartd_opts,
 ) inherits smartd::params {
   validate_re($ensure, '^present$|^latest$|^absent$|^purged$')
   validate_string($package_name)
@@ -132,6 +149,8 @@
     '$warning_schedule must be either daily, once, or diminishing.')
   validate_bool($enable_default)
   validate_string($default_options)
+  validate_string($smartd_opts)
+  validate_bool($manage_smartd_opts)
 
   case $ensure {
     'present', 'latest': {
@@ -163,11 +182,22 @@
       enable     => $svc_enable,
       hasrestart => true,
       hasstatus  => true,
+      require    => File['/var/lib/smartmontools'],
     }
 
     Package[$package_name] -> Service[$service_name]
   }
 
+  if ($manage_smartd_opts == true) and (($ensure == 'present') or ($ensure == 'latest')) {
+    augeas { 'smartd_opts':
+      lens    => 'Shellvars.lns',
+      incl    => $::smartd::params::smartd_opts_path,
+      changes => "set ${::smartd::params::smartd_opts_var} '\"${smartd_opts}\"'",
+      require => Package[$package_name],
+      notify  => Service[$service_name],
+    }
+  }
+
   file { 'smartd.conf':
     ensure  => $file_ensure,
     path    => $::smartd::params::config_file_path,
@@ -179,6 +209,21 @@
     notify  => Service[$service_name],
   }
 
+  if $ensure == purged {
+    $var_lib_ensure = 'absent'
+    $var_lib_force  = true
+  } else {
+    $var_lib_ensure = 'directory'
+  }
+
+  file { '/var/lib/smartmontools':
+    ensure => $var_lib_ensure,
+    force  => $var_lib_force,
+    owner  => 'root',
+    group  => '0',
+    mode   => '0755',
+  }
+
   # Special sauce for Debian where it's not enough for the rc script
   # to be enabled, it also needs its own extra special config file.
   if $::osfamily == 'Debian' {
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 28de190..5718a62 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
   $mail_to            = 'root'
   $warning_schedule   = 'daily' # other choices: once, diminishing
   $default_options    = undef
+  $manage_smartd_opts = false
+
+  $smartd_opts_var = $::operatingsystem ? {
+    'FreeBSD' => 'smartd_flags',
+    default   => 'smartd_opts',
+  }
 
   $version_string = $::smartmontools_version ? {
     undef   => '0.0',
@@ -38,32 +44,52 @@
   case $::osfamily {
     'FreeBSD': {
       $config_file_path = '/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf'
-      $service_name = 'smartd'
+      $smartd_opts_path = '/usr/local/etc/rc.conf.d/smartd'
+      $smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+      $service_name     = 'smartd'
     }
     'RedHat': {
-      $config_file_path = $::operatingsystem ? {
-        # lint:ignore:80chars
-        'Fedora'                                       => $::operatingsystemrelease ? {
-          # No, I am not going to support versions 1-9.
-          /10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18/ => '/etc/smartd.conf',
-          default                      => '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf',
-        },
-        /RedHat|CentOS|Scientific|SLC|OracleLinux|OEL/ => $::operatingsystemmajrelease ? {
-          /4|5|6/ => '/etc/smartd.conf',
-          default => '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf',
-        },
-        default                                        => '/etc/smartd.conf',
-        # lint:endignore
+      case $::operatingsystem {
+        'Fedora': {
+          case $::operatingsystemmajrelease {
+            /10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18/: {
+              $config_file_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+              $smartd_opts      = '-q never'
+            }
+            default: {
+              $config_file_path = '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
+              $smartd_opts      = '-q never -s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        'RedHat', 'CentOS', 'Scientific', 'SLC', 'OracleLinux', 'OEL': {
+          case $::operatingsystemmajrelease {
+            '4', '5', '6': {
+              $config_file_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+              $smartd_opts      = '-q never'
+            }
+            default: {
+              $config_file_path = '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
+              $smartd_opts      = '-q never -s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        default: {}
       }
-      $service_name = 'smartd'
+      $smartd_opts_path = '/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools'
+      $service_name     = 'smartd'
     }
     'SuSE': {
       $config_file_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
-      $service_name = 'smartd'
+      $smartd_opts_path = '/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools'
+      $smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+      $service_name     = 'smartd'
     }
     'Debian': {
       $config_file_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
-      $service_name = 'smartmontools'
+      $smartd_opts_path = '/etc/default/smartmontools'
+      $smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+      $service_name     = 'smartmontools'
     }
     default: {
       fail("Module ${module_name} is not supported on ${::operatingsystem}")
diff --git a/spec/unit/classes/smartd_spec.rb b/spec/unit/classes/smartd_spec.rb
index d9c808d..eaa2908 100644
--- a/spec/unit/classes/smartd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/classes/smartd_spec.rb
@@ -11,31 +11,46 @@
 
       case facts[:osfamily]
       when 'RedHat'
-        service_name = 'smartd'
-        smartd_conf_path = case facts[:operatingsystem]
-                           when 'RedHat', 'CentOS', 'Scientific', 'OracleLinux', 'SLC', 'OEL'
-                             case facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease].to_i
-                             when 4..6
-                               '/etc/smartd.conf'
-                             else
-                               '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
-                             end
-                           when 'Fedora'
-                             case facts[:operatingsystemmajrelase].to_i
-                             when 10..18
-                               '/etc/smartd.conf'
-                             else
-                               '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
-                             end
-                           end
+        service_name     = 'smartd'
+        smartd_opts_path = '/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools'
+        smartd_opts_var  = 'smartd_opts'
+        case facts[:operatingsystem]
+        when 'RedHat', 'CentOS', 'Scientific', 'OracleLinux', 'SLC', 'OEL'
+          case facts[:operatingsystemmajrelease].to_i
+          when 4..6
+            smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+            smartd_opts      = '-q never'
+          else
+            smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
+            smartd_opts      = '-q never -s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+          end
+        when 'Fedora'
+          case facts[:operatingsystemmajrelase].to_i
+          when 10..18
+            smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+            smartd_opts      = '-q never'
+          else
+            smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartmontools/smartd.conf'
+            smartd_opts      = '-q never -s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
+          end
+        end
       when 'Debian'
         smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+        smartd_opts_path = '/etc/default/smartmontools'
+        smartd_opts_var  = 'smartd_opts'
+        smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
         service_name     = 'smartmontools'
       when 'Suse'
         smartd_conf_path = '/etc/smartd.conf'
+        smartd_opts_path = '/etc/sysconfig/smartmontools'
+        smartd_opts_var  = 'smartd_opts'
+        smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
         service_name     = 'smartd'
       when 'FreeBSD'
         smartd_conf_path = '/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf'
+        smartd_opts_path = '/usr/local/etc/rc.conf.d/smartd'
+        smartd_opts_var  = 'smartd_flags'
+        smartd_opts      = '-s /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd. -A /var/lib/smartmontools/attrlog.'
         service_name     = 'smartd'
       end # case facts[:osfamily]
 
@@ -54,7 +69,20 @@
             with_content(/^DEVICESCAN(?: -m root -M daily)?$/).
             with_notify("Service[#{service_name}]")
         end
-        it { is_expected.to contain_service(service_name).with_ensure('running').with_enable(true) }
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_service(service_name).
+            with_ensure('running').
+            with_enable(true).
+            with_require('File[/var/lib/smartmontools]')
+        end
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_file('/var/lib/smartmontools').
+            with_ensure('directory').
+            with_owner('root').
+            with_group('0').
+            with_mode('0755')
+        end
+        it { is_expected.not_to contain_augeas('smartd_opts') }
 
         if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian'
           it { is_expected.to contain_augeas('shell_config_start_smartd').with_changes('set start_smartd "yes"') }
@@ -69,6 +97,7 @@
             with_ensure('absent').
             with_path(smartd_conf_path)
         end
+        it { is_expected.not_to contain_augeas('smartd_opts') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_service(service_name) }
 
         if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian'
@@ -112,6 +141,7 @@
 
           it_behaves_like 'ensure => (absent|purged)'
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('smartmontools').with_ensure('purged') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/var/lib/smartmontools').with_ensure('absent').with_force(true) }
         end
 
         context 'badvalue' do
@@ -121,6 +151,40 @@
         end
       end
 
+      context 'smartd_opts are enabled and smartd_opts =>' do
+        let(:params) { { :manage_smartd_opts => true } }
+
+        context '(undef/default)' do
+          it do
+            is_expected.to contain_augeas('smartd_opts').
+              with_incl(smartd_opts_path).
+              with_lens('Shellvars.lns').
+              with_changes("set #{smartd_opts_var} '\"#{smartd_opts}\"'").
+              with_require('Package[smartmontools]').
+              with_notify("Service[#{service_name}]")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'custom options' do
+          before { params[:smartd_opts] = '--capabilities --interval=1800' }
+
+          it do
+            is_expected.to contain_augeas('smartd_opts').
+              with_incl(smartd_opts_path).
+              with_lens('Shellvars.lns').
+              with_changes("set #{smartd_opts_var} '\"--capabilities --interval=1800\"'").
+              with_require('Package[smartmontools]').
+              with_notify("Service[#{service_name}]")
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'a bad value' do
+          before { params[:smartd_opts] = {} }
+
+          it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /\{\} is not a string.  It looks to be a Hash/) }
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'when service_ensure =>' do
         context 'running' do
           let(:params) { { :service_ensure => 'running' } }
@@ -152,6 +216,36 @@
   context 'regardless of operating system' do
     let(:facts) { { :osfamily => 'FreeBSD' } }
 
+    context 'when manage_smartd_opts =>' do
+      context '(undef/default)' do
+        let(:params) { {} }
+
+        it { is_expected.not_to contain_augeas('smartd_opts') }
+      end
+
+      context 'false' do
+        let(:params) { { :manage_smartd_opts => false } }
+
+        it { is_expected.not_to contain_augeas('smartd_opts') }
+      end
+
+      context 'true' do
+        let(:params) { { :manage_smartd_opts => true } }
+
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_augeas('smartd_opts').
+            with_lens('Shellvars.lns').
+            with_require('Package[smartmontools]')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'badval' do
+        let(:params) { { :manage_smartd_opts => 'badval' } }
+
+        it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /is not a boolean../) }
+      end
+    end # context 'manage_smartd_opts =>'
+
     context 'when devicescan =>' do
       context 'true' do
         let(:params) { { :devicescan => true } }