diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 97df2874..98b81f41 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -1442,6 +1442,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `zabbix::agent` class:
 * [`additional_service_params`](#-zabbix--agent--additional_service_params)
 * [`service_type`](#-zabbix--agent--service_type)
 * [`include_dir`](#-zabbix--agent--include_dir)
+* [`include_dir_force`](#-zabbix--agent--include_dir_force)
 * [`include_dir_purge`](#-zabbix--agent--include_dir_purge)
 * [`unsafeuserparameters`](#-zabbix--agent--unsafeuserparameters)
 * [`userparameter`](#-zabbix--agent--userparameter)
@@ -2079,6 +2080,14 @@ You may include individual files or all files in a directory in the configuratio
 
 Default value: `$zabbix::params::agent_include`
 
+##### <a name="-zabbix--agent--include_dir_force"></a>`include_dir_force`
+
+Data type: `Any`
+
+force purge of include dir, needed if it contains sub directories.
+
+Default value: `$zabbix::params::agent_include_force`
+
 ##### <a name="-zabbix--agent--include_dir_purge"></a>`include_dir_purge`
 
 Data type: `Any`
diff --git a/manifests/agent.pp b/manifests/agent.pp
index 9db33a8e..3197639a 100644
--- a/manifests/agent.pp
+++ b/manifests/agent.pp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 # @param additional_service_params Additional parameters to pass to the service.
 # @param service_type Systemd service type
 # @param include_dir You may include individual files or all files in a directory in the configuration file.
+# @param include_dir_force force purge of include dir, needed if it contains sub directories.
 # @param include_dir_purge Include dir to purge.
 # @param unsafeuserparameters Allow all characters to be passed in arguments to user-defined parameters.
 # @param userparameter User-defined parameter to monitor.
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@
   $allowroot                                           = $zabbix::params::agent_allowroot,
   Optional[String[1]] $zabbix_user                     = $zabbix::params::agent_zabbix_user,
   $include_dir                                         = $zabbix::params::agent_include,
+  $include_dir_force                                   = $zabbix::params::agent_include_force,
   $include_dir_purge                                   = $zabbix::params::agent_include_purge,
   $unsafeuserparameters                                = $zabbix::params::agent_unsafeuserparameters,
   $userparameter                                       = $zabbix::params::agent_userparameter,
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@
     owner   => $agent_config_owner,
     group   => $agent_config_group,
     recurse => true,
+    force   => $include_dir_force,
     purge   => $include_dir_purge,
     notify  => Service[$servicename],
     require => File[$agent_configfile_path],
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 06066431..ee11a794 100755
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
   $agent_hostnameitem                       = 'system.hostname'
   $agent_hostinterface                      = undef
   $agent_hostinterfaceitem                  = undef
+  $agent_include_force                      = true
   $agent_include_purge                      = true
   $agent_listenip                           = undef
   $agent_listenport                         = '10050'