diff --git a/dhcpd/files/dhcpd.conf b/dhcpd/files/dhcpd.conf
index 583ba73..fcbe7fa 100644
--- a/dhcpd/files/dhcpd.conf
+++ b/dhcpd/files/dhcpd.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 
 # Customized dhcp options
 {%- for name, data in dhcpd.customized_options.items() %}
+{%- if data.type == "space" %}
+option space {{ name|replace('_', '-') }};
+{%- else %}
 option {{ name|replace('_', '-') }} code {{ data.code }} = {{ data.type }};
+{%- endif %}
 {%- endfor %}
 
 # option definitions common to all supported networks...
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 37796ed..25677ab 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -170,3 +170,9 @@ dhcpd:
     auto_proxy_config:
       code: 252
       type: string
+    # set namespace for an ipxe option 
+    ipxe:
+      type: space
+    ipxe.no-pxedhcp:
+      code: 176
+      type: unsigned integer 8