diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
index 3cb9f6e..7ddb39f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
@@ -49,10 +49,32 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).provide(:ruby) do
   end
 
   def handle_create_without_match
-    File.open(resource[:path], 'a') do |fh|
-      fh.puts resource[:line]
+
+    regex = resource[:after] ? Regexp.new(resource[:after]) : nil
+    after_count = File.exists?(resource[:path]) ? lines.select { |l| regex.match(l) }.size : 0
+    if after_count > 1 then
+     raise Puppet::Error, "More than one line in file '#{resource[:path]}' matches after pattern '#{resource[:after]}'"
     end
+
+    if (after_count == 0)
+
+      File.open(resource[:path], 'a') do |fh|
+        fh.puts resource[:line]
+      end
+
+    else
+
+      File.open(resource[:path], 'w') do |fh|
+        lines.each do |l|
+          fh.puts(l)
+          if regex.match(l) then
+            fh.puts(resource[:line])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+
   end
 
-
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
index 14946bb..323fc4c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:file_line) do
     newvalues(true, false)
   end
 
+  newparam(:after) do
+    desc 'An optional value used to specify the line after which we will add any new lines. (Existing lines are added in place)'
+  end
+
   newparam(:line) do
     desc 'The line to be appended to the file located by the path parameter.'
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
index 648c05b..c8575ab 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ describe provider_class do
       File.read(@tmpfile).chomp.should eql("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2\nfoo = bar")
     end
 
+    it 'should replace all lines that matches with after' do
+      @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+           :name => 'foo',
+           :path => @tmpfile,
+           :line => 'inserted = line',
+           :after => '^foo1',
+          }
+      )
+      @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
+      File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write("foo1\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo = baz")
+      end
+      @provider.exists?.should be_nil
+      @provider.create
+      File.read(@tmpfile).chomp.should eql("foo1\ninserted = line\nfoo = blah\nfoo2\nfoo = baz")
+    end
+
     it 'should raise an error with invalid values' do
       expect {
         @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(