diff --git a/attributes/php_agent.rb b/attributes/php_agent.rb
index 5a683a1e..c187a586 100644
--- a/attributes/php_agent.rb
+++ b/attributes/php_agent.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['startup_mode'] = nil
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['web_server']['service_name'] = nil
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['web_server']['service_action'] = nil
+default['newrelic']['php_agent']['web_server']['service_provider'] = nil
+default['newrelic']['php_agent']['web_server']['service_supports'] =  {:status => true, :start => true, :stop => true, :restart => true, :reload => true}
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['config_file'] = nil
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['config_file_to_be_deleted'] = nil
 default['newrelic']['php_agent']['execute_php5enmod'] = nil
diff --git a/providers/agent_php.rb b/providers/agent_php.rb
index f3b8562a..1f6a2c13 100644
--- a/providers/agent_php.rb
+++ b/providers/agent_php.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ def newrelic_daemon
 
 def webserver_service
   service new_resource.service_name do
-    supports :status => true, :start => true, :stop => true, :restart => true, :reload => true
+    supports new_resource.service_supports
+    if new_resource.service_provider
+      provider eval(new_resource.service_provider)
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/resources/agent_php.rb b/resources/agent_php.rb
index 6e1bff14..5569354d 100644
--- a/resources/agent_php.rb
+++ b/resources/agent_php.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 attribute :config_file_to_be_deleted, :kind_of => String, :default => nil
 attribute :service_name, :kind_of => String, :default => nil
 attribute :service_action, :kind_of => String, :default => 'restart'
+attribute :service_provider, :kind_of => String, :default => nil
+attribute :service_supports, :kind_of => Hash, :default => {:status => true, :start => true, :stop => true, :restart => true, :reload => true}
 attribute :execute_php5enmod, :kind_of => [TrueClass, FalseClass], :default => false
 attribute :cookbook_ini, :kind_of => String, :default => 'newrelic'
 attribute :source_ini, :kind_of => String, :default => 'agent/php/newrelic.ini.erb'