diff --git a/nagios/manifests/init.pp b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
index 1288f1e..e5b61e4 100644
--- a/nagios/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
@@ -425,9 +425,11 @@ define nagios::contact::pushover($token, $group=["all"],
 #       Operating system name for hostextinfo.
 #   $osicon:
 #       Operating system icon name for hostextinfo.
+#   $parent:
+#       Parent hostname.
 #
 define nagios::host($group="NONE", $osname="NONE", $osicon="NONE",
-                    $confdir=$nagios::common::confdir) {
+                    $confdir=$nagios::common::confdir, $parent=undef) {
 
     file { "${confdir}/host_${name}.cfg":
         ensure  => present,
@@ -501,6 +503,7 @@ define nagios::host($group="NONE", $osname="NONE", $osicon="NONE",
         Nagios_Host[$name] {
             contact_groups => "all,${group}",
             hostgroups     => $group,
+            parents        => $parent,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/nagios/manifests/target.pp b/nagios/manifests/target.pp
index 2cd146f..612ebc0 100644
--- a/nagios/manifests/target.pp
+++ b/nagios/manifests/target.pp
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 # Configure nagios target.
 #
+# === Parameters
+#
+#   $parent:
+#       Parent hostname.
+#
 # === Global variables
 #
 #   $nagios_target_group:
 #       Host and service group name. Defaults to $domain.
 #
-class nagios::target {
+class nagios::target($parent=undef) {
 
     if $nagios_target_group {
         $group = $nagios_target_group
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ class nagios::target {
             ""      => "NONE",
             default => inline_template("<%= osfamily.downcase %>")
         },
+        parent => $parent,
     }
 
     Nagios::Service {