diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d21fc828..13da8c09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2000,15 +2000,16 @@ backend should have unique title:
 
 ```puppet
 collectd::plugin::write_graphite::carbon {'secondary_graphite':
-  graphitehost      => 'graphite.example.org',
-  graphiteport      => 2004,
-  graphiteprefix    => '',
-  protocol          => 'udp',
-  escapecharacter   => '_',
-  alwaysappendds    => true,
-  storerates        => true,
-  separateinstances => false,
-  logsenderrors     => true
+  graphitehost        => 'graphite.example.org',
+  graphiteport        => 2004,
+  graphiteprefix      => '',
+  protocol            => 'udp',
+  dropduplicatefields => false,
+  escapecharacter     => '_',
+  alwaysappendds      => true,
+  storerates          => true,
+  separateinstances   => false,
+  logsenderrors       => true
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/manifests/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.pp b/manifests/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.pp
index c6979cf3..b5cf0703 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.pp
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # a single graphite backend
 define collectd::plugin::write_graphite::carbon (
-  $ensure                    = 'present',
-  Stdlib::Host $graphitehost = 'localhost',
-  Stdlib::Port $graphiteport = 2003,
-  Boolean $storerates        = true,
-  $graphiteprefix            = 'collectd.',
-  $graphitepostfix           = undef,
-  $interval                  = undef,
-  $escapecharacter           = '_',
-  Boolean $alwaysappendds    = false,
-  $protocol                  = 'tcp',
-  Boolean $separateinstances = false,
-  Boolean $logsenderrors     = true,
-  Integer $reconnectinterval = 0,
-  Boolean $reversehost       = false,
+  $ensure                      = 'present',
+  Stdlib::Host $graphitehost   = 'localhost',
+  Stdlib::Port $graphiteport   = 2003,
+  Boolean $storerates          = true,
+  $graphiteprefix              = 'collectd.',
+  $graphitepostfix             = undef,
+  $interval                    = undef,
+  Boolean $dropduplicatefields = false,
+  $escapecharacter             = '_',
+  Boolean $alwaysappendds      = false,
+  $protocol                    = 'tcp',
+  Boolean $separateinstances   = false,
+  Boolean $logsenderrors       = true,
+  Integer $reconnectinterval   = 0,
+  Boolean $reversehost         = false,
 ) {
   include collectd
   include collectd::plugin::write_graphite
diff --git a/templates/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.conf.erb b/templates/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.conf.erb
index 87fbfa56..45c79d98 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/plugin/write_graphite/carbon.conf.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 <%- if @graphitepostfix -%>
   Postfix "<%= @graphitepostfix %>"
 <%- end -%>
+  DropDuplicateFields "<%= @dropduplicatefields %>"
   EscapeCharacter "<%= @escapecharacter %>"
   StoreRates <%=  @storerates %>
   AlwaysAppendDS <%= @alwaysappendds %>