diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
index a3219d3..3cb9f6e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).provide(:ruby) do
 
   def exists?
@@ -35,8 +34,8 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:file_line).provide(:ruby) do
   def handle_create_with_match()
     regex = resource[:match] ? Regexp.new(resource[:match]) : nil
     match_count = lines.select { |l| regex.match(l) }.size
-    if match_count > 1
-      raise Puppet::Error, "More than one line in file '#{resource[:path]}' matches pattern '#{resource[:match]}'"
+    if match_count > 1 && resource[:multiple].to_s != 'true'
+     raise Puppet::Error, "More than one line in file '#{resource[:path]}' matches pattern '#{resource[:match]}'"
     end
     File.open(resource[:path], 'w') do |fh|
       lines.each do |l|
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
index f71a4bc..14946bb 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file_line.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:file_line) do
         'if a match is found, we replace that line rather than adding a new line.'
   end
 
+  newparam(:multiple) do
+    desc 'An optional value to determine if match can change multiple lines.'
+    newvalues(true, false)
+  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 7857d39..648c05b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/file_line/ruby_spec.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,39 @@ describe provider_class do
       File.read(@tmpfile).should eql("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2\nfoo=baz")
     end
 
+    it 'should replace all lines that matches' do
+      @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+           :name => 'foo',
+           :path => @tmpfile,
+           :line => 'foo = bar',
+           :match => '^foo\s*=.*$',
+           :multiple => true
+          }
+      )
+      @provider = provider_class.new(@resource)
+      File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
+        fh.write("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2\nfoo=baz")
+      end
+      @provider.exists?.should be_nil
+      @provider.create
+      File.read(@tmpfile).chomp.should eql("foo1\nfoo = bar\nfoo2\nfoo = bar")
+    end
+
+    it 'should raise an error with invalid values' do
+      expect {
+        @resource = Puppet::Type::File_line.new(
+          {
+           :name => 'foo',
+           :path => @tmpfile,
+           :line => 'foo = bar',
+           :match => '^foo\s*=.*$',
+           :multiple => 'asgadga'
+          }
+        )
+      }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value "asgadga"\. Valid values are true, false\./)
+    end
+
     it 'should replace a line that matches' do
       File.open(@tmpfile, 'w') do |fh|
         fh.write("foo1\nfoo=blah\nfoo2")