diff --git a/cups/manifests/init.pp b/cups/manifests/init.pp
index 784a566..837688f 100644
--- a/cups/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/cups/manifests/init.pp
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ class cups::server inherits cups::client {
 #       Printer name.
 #   $uri:
 #       URI to use for connecting to printer device.
-#   $location:
-#       Printer location, defaults to empty.
 #   $ppd:
 #       PPD file to use for printer. If set to "auto" PPD will be copied
 #       from "puppet:///files/cups/${name}.ppd".
@@ -96,10 +94,12 @@ class cups::server inherits cups::client {
 # cups::printer { "hp1":
 #     ensure   => present,
 #     uri      => "socket://hp1:9100,
-#     location => "Unknown",
 # }
 #
-define cups::printer($uri, $ensure = present, $location = "", $ppd = "auto") {
+define cups::printer($uri, $ensure = present, $ppd = "auto") {
+
+    $hostname = regsubst($uri, '^[a-z]*://(.*)[:/].*', '\1')
+    $location = template("cups/printer-location.erb")
 
     case $ensure {
         present: {
diff --git a/cups/templates/printer-location.erb b/cups/templates/printer-location.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0b544e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cups/templates/printer-location.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<%
+
+require 'ldap'
+require 'uri'
+
+basedn = ''
+conn = ''
+
+f = File.new('/etc/openldap/ldap.conf', 'r')
+f.readlines.each do |line|
+    line = line.strip
+    next if line =~ /^#/
+    next if line == ''
+    line = line.split
+    if line[0] == 'BASE'
+        basedn = line[1]
+    elsif line[0] == 'URI'
+        line.shift
+        line.each do |uri|
+            uri = URI.parse(uri)
+            begin
+                if uri.scheme == 'ldaps'
+                    if ! uri.port
+                        uri.port = 636
+                    end
+                    conn = LDAP::SSLConn.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+                else
+                    if ! uri.port
+                        uri.port = 389
+                    end
+                    conn = LDAP::Conn.new(uri.host, uri.port)
+                end
+                conn.bind
+                break
+            rescue LDAP::ResultError
+                next
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+f.close
+
+filter = "(&(objectClass=ipHost)(cn=#{hostname})(l=*))"
+conn.search(basedn, LDAP::LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE, filter, ['l']) { |entry|
+    %><%= entry.vals('l')[0] %><%
+}
+
+-%>
\ No newline at end of file