diff --git a/manifests/server/conf.pp b/manifests/server/conf.pp
index 1f11132fc..507d74f26 100644
--- a/manifests/server/conf.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/conf.pp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
 #   and the value is an array of config lines. Default: empty
 #  $includes:
 #   Array of absolute paths to named.conf include files. Default: empty
+#  $keys:
+#   Array containing key parameters as key/value pairs
 #
 # Sample Usage :
 #  bind::server::conf { '/etc/named.conf':
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@
   $zones                  = {},
   $includes               = [],
   $views                  = {},
+  $keys                   = {},
 ) {
 
   # Everything is inside a single template
diff --git a/templates/named.conf.erb b/templates/named.conf.erb
index bce153ce2..7002a5730 100644
--- a/templates/named.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/named.conf.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ acl <%= key %> {
     <%= line %>;
 <% end -%>
 };
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+
+<% if !@keys.empty? -%>
+<% @keys.sort_by {|key, value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>
+key <%= key %> {
+<% value.each do |k, v| -%>
+    <%= k %> "<%= v %>";
+<% end -%>
+};
 
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
@@ -69,14 +79,17 @@ options {
     allow-transfer { <%= @allow_transfer.join("; ") %>; };
 <% end -%>
 <% if !@check_names.empty? -%>
-<% @check_names.each do |line| -%>
-    check-names <%= line %>;
-<% end -%>
+    check-names <%= @check_names.join(' ') %>;
 <% end -%>
 
 <% if !@extra_options.empty? -%>
 <% @extra_options.sort_by {|key, value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>
+  <%# Deal with options that don't play well as array elements %>
+  <% if key.eql?('also-notify') -%>
+    <%= key %> { <%= value.join('; ') %>; };
+  <% else -%>
     <%= key %> <%= value %>;
+  <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 
 <% end -%>
@@ -105,7 +118,7 @@ logging {
 };
 <% if !@views.empty? -%>
 
-<% @views.sort_by {|key,value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>
+<% @views.each do |key,value| -%>
 <% valid_keys = %w(allow-notify allow-query allow-recursion allow-transfer allow-update-forwarding forwarders match-clients match-destinations match-recursive-only) -%>
 view "<%= key %>" {
 <% valid_keys.sort.each do |valid_key| -%>
@@ -118,6 +131,15 @@ view "<%= key %>" {
     include "<%= filename %>";
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
+<% if value['server'] and !value['server'].empty? -%>
+<% value['server'].sort_by {|key, value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>
+    server <%= key %> {
+<% value.each do |line| -%>
+        <%= line %>;
+<% end -%>
+    };
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
 <% if value['zones'] and !value['zones'].empty? -%>
     /* View specific zones */
 <% value['zones'].sort_by {|key, value| key}.each do |key,value| -%>