diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e941f82..2b109e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ supervisor::app { 'your-app-title':
   directory    => 'Path where your command will be run', # required
   user         => 'User to execute this app', # Defaults to root
   environment  => 'Hash map of environment variables to be used by your program', # Defaults to undef
+  numprocs     => 'Number of processes to start', # Defaults to undef
   startsecs    => 'The total number of seconds which the program needs to stay running after a startup to consider the start successful', # Defaults to undef
   stopwaitsecs => 'The number of seconds to wait for the OS to return a SIGCHILD to supervisord after the program has been sent a stopsignal', # Defaults to undef
   priority     => 'The relative priority of the program in the start and shutdown ordering', # Defaults to undef
diff --git a/manifests/app.pp b/manifests/app.pp
index 3464206..030f32e 100644
--- a/manifests/app.pp
+++ b/manifests/app.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   $command,
   $directory,
   $user = 'root',
+  $numprocs = undef,
   $startsecs = undef,
   $stopwaitsecs = undef,
   $priority = undef,
diff --git a/templates/supervisor.conf.erb b/templates/supervisor.conf.erb
index c6fd224..a2840eb 100644
--- a/templates/supervisor.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/supervisor.conf.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ user=<%= @user %>
 autostart=true
 autorestart=true
 redirect_stderr=True
+<%- if @numprocs -%>
+numprocs=<%= @numprocs %>
+<%- end -%>
 <%- if @startsecs -%>
 startsecs=<%= @startsecs %>
 <%- end -%>