diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15597a9f..e0eb474f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ class { 'logstash':
 }
 ```
 
+### Use a different logstash home
+``` puppet
+class { 'logstash':
+  home_dir => '/opt/logstash',
+}
+```
+
 ### Do not run as a service
 ``` puppet
 class { 'logstash':
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 7c1e6827..9bdebe15 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
 # @param [Integer] download_timeout
 #   Timeout, in seconds, for http, https, and ftp downloads.
 #
+# @param home_dir
+#   The home directory for logstash.
+#
 # @param [String] logstash_user
 #   The user that Logstash should run as. This also controls file ownership.
 #
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@
   $package_url       = undef,
   $package_name      = 'logstash',
   Integer $download_timeout  = 600,
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $home_dir = '/usr/share/logstash',
   $logstash_user     = 'logstash',
   $logstash_group    = 'logstash',
   $config_dir         = '/etc/logstash',
@@ -154,8 +158,6 @@
   Array $pipelines   = [],
   Boolean $manage_repo   = true,
 ) {
-  $home_dir = '/usr/share/logstash'
-
   if ! ($ensure in ['present', 'absent']) {
     fail("\"${ensure}\" is not a valid ensure parameter value")
   }