diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 00b84e94..176767c1 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
   $sd_backend_host = '',
   $sd_backend_port = 0,
   $sd_template_dir = '',
+  $sd_jmx_enable = false,
   $consul_token = '',
   $conf_dir = $datadog_agent::params::conf_dir,
   $service_name = $datadog_agent::params::service_name,
@@ -299,6 +300,7 @@
   validate_string($sd_backend_host)
   validate_integer($sd_backend_port)
   validate_string($sd_template_dir)
+  validate_bool($sd_jmx_enable)
   validate_string($consul_token)
 
   if $hiera_tags {
diff --git a/spec/classes/datadog_agent_spec.rb b/spec/classes/datadog_agent_spec.rb
index 402c86e6..99728bae 100644
--- a/spec/classes/datadog_agent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/datadog_agent_spec.rb
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@
                     it { should contain_file('/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf').without(
                     'content' => /^consul_token:\n/,
                     )}
+                    it { should contain_file('/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf').with(
+                    'content' => /^# sd_jmx_enable: no\n/,
+                    )}
                 end
             end
 
@@ -503,6 +506,7 @@
                      :sd_config_backend          => 'etcd',
                      :sd_backend_host            => 'localhost',
                      :sd_backend_port            => '8080',
+                     :sd_jmx_enable              =>  true,
                 }}
                 it { should contain_file('/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf').with(
                 'content' => /^service_discovery_backend: docker\n/,
@@ -516,6 +520,9 @@
                 it { should contain_file('/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf').with(
                 'content' => /^sd_backend_port: 8080\n/,
                 )}
+                it { should contain_file('/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf').with(
+                'content' => /^sd_jmx_enable: true\n/,
+                )}
             end
             end
         end
diff --git a/templates/datadog.conf.erb b/templates/datadog.conf.erb
index 00840f76..fa8455d4 100644
--- a/templates/datadog.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/datadog.conf.erb
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ sd_backend_port: <%= @sd_backend_port %>
 sd_template_dir: <%= @sd_template_dir %>
 <% end -%>
 
+# Enable JMX checks for service discovery
+<% if @sd_jmx_enable -%>
+sd_jmx_enable: <%= @sd_jmx_enable %>
+<% else -%>
+# sd_jmx_enable: no
+<% end -%>
+
 # If you Consul store requires token authentication for service discovery, you can define that token here.
 <% if @consul_token.empty? -%>
 # consul_token: f45cbd0b-5022-samp-le00-4eaa7c1f40f1