diff --git a/redis/manifests/init.pp b/redis/manifests/init.pp
index f8b9be7..666a643 100644
--- a/redis/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/redis/manifests/init.pp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #
 # === Parameters
 #
+#   $bind:
+#       Address to bind to. Defaults to "127.0.0.1".
+#
 #   $datadir:
 #       Directory for redis database dumps.
 #       Defaults to "/srv/redis".
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@
 #   $appendonly:
 #       Enable append only mode. Defaults to false.
 #
-class redis($datadir="", $password="", $appendonly=false) {
+class redis($bind="127.0.0.1", $datadir="", $password="", $appendonly=false) {
 
     package { "redis":
         ensure => installed,
diff --git a/redis/templates/local.conf.erb b/redis/templates/local.conf.erb
index 4f8e637..2b569cf 100644
--- a/redis/templates/local.conf.erb
+++ b/redis/templates/local.conf.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bind 127.0.0.1
+bind <%= @bind %>
 dir /srv/redis
 appendonly <% if @appendonly == true %>yes<% else %>no<% end %>
 <% if @password -%>