diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index f96ca3c..558cf90 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ class jenkins::params {
         $cgred_require = Package['cgroups']
       }
     }
+    'Suse': {
+      $jdk_package = 'java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel'
+      $ccache_package = 'ccache'
+      $python_netaddr_package = 'python-netaddr'
+      $cgroups_package = 'libcgroup1'
+      $cgroups_tools_package = 'libcgroup-tools'
+      $cgconfig_require = [
+        Package['libcgroup-tools']
+      ]
+      $cgred_require = [
+        Package['libcgroup-tools']
+      ]
+    }
     'Debian': {
       # common packages
       $ccache_package = 'ccache'
@@ -66,7 +79,7 @@ class jenkins::params {
       }
     }
     default: {
-      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Debian or RedHat (slaves only).")
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Debian, RedHat or Suse (slaves only).")
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/slave.pp b/manifests/slave.pp
index a23ade7..bfcddcc 100644
--- a/manifests/slave.pp
+++ b/manifests/slave.pp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ class jenkins::slave(
         }
       }
     }
+    'Suse': {
+      exec { 'zypper devel pattern install':
+        unless  => '/usr/bin/zypper -n info -t pattern devel_basis | /bin/grep -q "Installed.*yes"',
+        command => '/usr/bin/zypper -n in -t pattern devel_basis',
+        timeout => 1800,
+      }
+    }
     'Debian': {
       # install build-essential package group
       package { 'build-essential':
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ class jenkins::slave(
       }
     }
     default: {
-      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Debian or RedHat (slaves only).")
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jenkins' module only supports osfamily Debian, RedHat or Suse (slaves only).")
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/templates/cgconfig.erb b/templates/cgconfig.erb
index 1e6d9a1..01fb0b5 100644
--- a/templates/cgconfig.erb
+++ b/templates/cgconfig.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <% if @operatingsystem == "Fedora" then
 # Fedora auto-mounts subsystems under /sys/fs/cgroup/ already, so no
 # mount section is needed. %>
+<% elsif @operatingsystem == "Suse" then
+# SUSE auto-mounts subsystems under /sys/fs/cgroup/ already, so no
+# mount section is needed. %>
 <% elsif @osfamily == "RedHat" then %>
 
 mount {