diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 44483271..683eff47 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@
   file { "/etc/dd-agent/datadog.conf":
     ensure   => file,
     content  => template("datadog/datadog.conf.erb"),
-    owner    => "dd-agent",
-    group    => "root",
+    owner    => $dd_user,
+    group    => $dd_group,
     mode     => 0640,
-    notify   => Service["datadog-agent"],
+    notify   => Service[$service_name],
     require  => File["/etc/dd-agent"],
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/integrations/mysql.pp b/manifests/integrations/mysql.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..191d65ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/integrations/mysql.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Class: datadog::integrations::mysql
+#
+# This class will install the necessary configuration for the mysql integration
+#
+# Parameters:
+#   $host:
+#       The host mysql is running on
+#   $password
+#       The mysql password for the datadog user
+#   $user
+#       The mysql user for the datadog user
+#   $tags
+#       Optional array of tags
+#   $replication
+#       replication option
+#   $galera_cluster
+#       galera cluster option
+#
+# Sample Usage:
+#
+#  class { 'datadog::integrations::mysql' :
+#    host     => 'localhost',
+#    password => 'some_pass',
+#    user     => 'datadog'
+#  }
+#
+#
+class datadog::integrations::mysql(
+  $host,
+  $password,
+  $user = 'datadog',
+  $tags = [],
+  $replication = '0',
+  $galera_cluster = '0'
+) inherits datadog::params {
+
+  package { $mysql_int_package :
+    ensure => installed,
+  }
+
+  file { "${conf_dir}/mysql.yaml":
+    ensure  => file,
+    owner   => $dd_user,
+    group   => $dd_group,
+    mode    => 0644,
+    content => template('datadog/mysql.yaml.erb'),
+    require => Package[$mysql_int_package],
+    notify  => Service[$service_name]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 87c581e3..553bc54a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -15,17 +15,23 @@
 # Sample Usage:
 #
 class datadog::params {
-  $api_key = "your API key"
-  $dd_url  = "https://app.datadoghq.com"
+  $api_key      = "your API key"
+  $dd_url       = "https://app.datadoghq.com"
+  $conf_dir     = "/etc/dd-agent/conf.d"
+  $dd_user      = "dd-agent"
+  $dd_group     = "root"
+  $service_name = "datadog-agent"
 
   case $operatingsystem {
     "Ubuntu","Debian" : {
-      $rubygems_package = 'rubygems'
-      $rubydev_package =  'ruby-dev'
+      $rubygems_package  = 'rubygems'
+      $rubydev_package   =  'ruby-dev'
+      $mysql_int_package = 'python-mysqldb'
     }
     "RedHat","CentOS","Fedora","Amazon","Scientific" : {
-      $rubygems_package = 'rubygems'
-      $rubydev_package = 'ruby-devel'
+      $rubygems_package  = 'rubygems'
+      $rubydev_package   = 'ruby-devel'
+      $mysql_int_package = 'MySQL-python'
     }
     default: { fail("Class[datadog]: Unsupported operatingsystem: ${::operatingsystem}") }
   }
diff --git a/templates/mysql.yaml.erb b/templates/mysql.yaml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76b873b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/mysql.yaml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+init_config:
+
+instances:
+  - server: <%= @host %>
+    user: <%= @user %>
+    pass: <%= @password %>
+<% if !@tags.empty? -%>
+    tags:
+<% @tags.each do |tag| -%>
+        - <%= tag %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+    options:
+        replication: <%= @replication %>
+        galera_cluster: <%= @galera_cluster %>