diff --git a/manifests/checkplugin.pp b/manifests/checkplugin.pp
index d0e9ef3..ce32298 100644
--- a/manifests/checkplugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/checkplugin.pp
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 #
 #
 define icinga2::checkplugin (
-  $checkplugin_name               = $name,
-  $checkplugin_libdir             = $icinga2::params::checkplugin_libdir,
-  $checkplugin_target_file_owner  = 'root',
-  $checkplugin_target_file_group  = 'root',
-  $checkplugin_target_file_mode   = '0755',
-  $checkplugin_template           = undef,
+  $checkplugin_name                     = $name,
+  $checkplugin_libdir                   = $icinga2::params::checkplugin_libdir,
+  $checkplugin_target_file_owner        = 'root',
+  $checkplugin_target_file_group        = 'root',
+  $checkplugin_target_file_mode         = '0755',
+  $checkplugin_file_distribution_method = 'content',
+  $checkplugin_template                 = undef,
+  $checkplugin_source_file              = undef,
 ) {
 
   #Do some validation of the class' parameters:
@@ -20,12 +22,28 @@ define icinga2::checkplugin (
   validate_string($checkplugin_target_file_group)
   validate_string($checkplugin_target_file_mode)
 
-  file { "${checkplugin_libdir}/${checkplugin_name}":
-    owner   => $checkplugin_target_file_owner,
-    group   => $checkplugin_target_file_group,
-    mode    => $checkplugin_target_file_mode,
-    content => template("icinga2/${checkplugin_template}"),
-    require => Package[$icinga2::params::icinga2_client_packages],
+  if $checkplugin_file_distribution_method == 'content' {
+    file { "${checkplugin_libdir}/${checkplugin_name}":
+      owner   => $checkplugin_target_file_owner,
+      group   => $checkplugin_target_file_group,
+      mode    => $checkplugin_target_file_mode,
+      content => template("icinga2/${checkplugin_template}"),
+      require => Package[$icinga2::params::icinga2_client_packages],
+    }
+  }
+  elsif $checkplugin_file_distribution_method == 'source' {
+    file { "${checkplugin_libdir}/${checkplugin_name}":
+      owner   => $checkplugin_target_file_owner,
+      group   => $checkplugin_target_file_group,
+      mode    => $checkplugin_target_file_mode,
+      source  => $checkplugin_source_file,
+      require => Package[$icinga2::params::icinga2_client_packages],
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    notify {'Missing/Incorrect File Distribution Method':
+      message => 'The parameter checkplugin_file_distribution_method is missing or incorrect. Please set content or source',
+    }
   }
 
 }