diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9620557b..38842ccb 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ group :kitchen_vagrant do
   gem 'kitchen-vagrant'
 end
 
+group :kitchen_docker do
+  gem 'kitchen-docker'
+end
+
 group :kitchen_cloud do
   gem 'kitchen-digitalocean'
   gem 'kitchen-ec2'
diff --git a/providers/parameter.rb b/providers/parameter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52d98667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/parameter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: rabbitmq
+# Provider:: parameter
+#
+# Author: Sean Porter <portertech@gmail.com>
+# Copyright 2015 by Heavy Water Operations, LLC.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+require 'shellwords'
+
+def parameter_exists?(vhost, name)
+  cmd = 'rabbitmqctl list_parameters'
+  cmd << " -p #{Shellwords.escape vhost}" unless vhost.nil?
+  cmd << " |grep '#{name}\\b'"
+
+  cmd = Mixlib::ShellOut.new(cmd)
+  cmd.environment['HOME'] = ENV.fetch('HOME', '/root')
+  cmd.run_command
+  begin
+    cmd.error!
+    true
+  rescue
+    false
+  end
+end
+
+action :set do
+  unless parameter_exists?(new_resource.vhost, new_resource.parameter)
+    cmd = 'rabbitmqctl set_parameter'
+    cmd << " -p #{new_resource.vhost}" unless new_resource.vhost.nil?
+    cmd << " #{new_resource.component}"
+    cmd << " #{new_resource.parameter}"
+
+    cmd << " '"
+    cmd << JSON.dump(new_resource.params)
+    cmd << "'"
+
+    parameter = "#{new_resource.component} #{new_resource.parameter}"
+
+    execute "set_parameter #{parameter}" do
+      command cmd
+    end
+
+    new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    Chef::Log.info "Done setting RabbitMQ parameter #{parameter}."
+  end
+end
+
+action :clear do
+  if parameter_exists?(new_resource.vhost, new_resource.parameter)
+    parameter = "#{new_resource.component} #{new_resource.parameter}"
+
+    execute "clear_parameter #{parameter}" do
+      command "rabbitmqctl clear_parameter #{parameter}"
+    end
+
+    new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+    Chef::Log.info "Done clearing RabbitMQ parameter #{parameter}."
+  end
+end
+
+action :list do
+  execute 'list_parameters' do
+    command 'rabbitmqctl list_parameters'
+  end
+
+  new_resource.updated_by_last_action(true)
+end
diff --git a/resources/parameter.rb b/resources/parameter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45e96393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/parameter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: rabbitmq
+# Resource:: parameter
+#
+# Author: Sean Porter <portertech@gmail.com>
+# Copyright 2015 by Sean Porter
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+actions :set, :clear, :list
+default_action :set
+
+attribute :parameter, :kind_of => String, :name_attribute => true
+attribute :component, :kind_of => String
+attribute :vhost, :kind_of => String
+attribute :params, :kind_of => [Hash, Array], :default => {}
diff --git a/test/cookbooks/rabbitmq_test/recipes/lwrps.rb b/test/cookbooks/rabbitmq_test/recipes/lwrps.rb
index 7f540614..916a0222 100644
--- a/test/cookbooks/rabbitmq_test/recipes/lwrps.rb
+++ b/test/cookbooks/rabbitmq_test/recipes/lwrps.rb
@@ -57,3 +57,13 @@
   apply_to 'queues'
   action :set
 end
+
+rabbitmq_plugin 'rabbitmq_federation'
+
+rabbitmq_vhost '/sensu'
+
+rabbitmq_parameter 'sensu-dc-1' do
+  vhost '/sensu'
+  component 'federation-upstream'
+  params 'uri' => 'amqp://dc-cluster-node'
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/lwrps/rspec/lwrps_spec.rb b/test/integration/lwrps/rspec/lwrps_spec.rb
index 5f2353cb..5d554ed5 100644
--- a/test/integration/lwrps/rspec/lwrps_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/lwrps/rspec/lwrps_spec.rb
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@
 describe command('rabbitmqctl list_policies') do
   its(:stdout) { should match /\/\s+rabbitmq_cluster\s+queues\s+cluster\.\*\s+{"ha-mode":"all","ha-sync-mode":"automatic"}\s+0/ } # rubocop:disable all
 end
+
+describe command('rabbitmqctl list_parameters -p /sensu') do
+  its(:stdout) { should match /federation-upstream\s+sensu-dc-1\s+{"uri":"amqp:\/\/dc-cluster-node"}/ } # rubocop:disable all
+end