diff --git a/spec/acceptance/class_plugin_load_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/class_plugin_load_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbb796f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/acceptance/class_plugin_load_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
+
+describe 'collectd::plugin::load class' do
+  context 'basic parameters' do
+    # Using puppet_apply as a helper
+    it 'works idempotently with no errors' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      class{'collectd':
+        utils => true,
+      }
+      class{'collectd::plugin::load': }
+      # Add one write plugin to keep logs quiet
+      class{'collectd::plugin::csv':}
+      # Create a socket to query
+      class{'collectd::plugin::unixsock':
+        socketfile  => '/var/run/collectd-sock',
+        socketgroup => 'root',
+      }
+
+      EOS
+      # Run 3 times since the collectd_version
+      # fact is impossible until collectd is
+      # installed.
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: false)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
+      # Wait to get some data
+      shell('sleep 10')
+    end
+
+    describe service('collectd') do
+      it { is_expected.to be_running }
+    end
+
+    describe command('collectdctl -s /var/run/collectd-sock listval') do
+      its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq 0 }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{load/load} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.not_to match %r{load/load-relative} }
+    end
+  end
+  context 'report relative false' do
+    # Using puppet_apply as a helper
+    it 'works idempotently with no errors' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      class{'collectd':
+        utils => true,
+      }
+      class{'collectd::plugin::load':
+        report_relative => false,
+      }
+      # Add one write plugin to keep logs quiet
+      class{'collectd::plugin::csv':}
+      # Create a socket to query
+      class{'collectd::plugin::unixsock':
+        socketfile  => '/var/run/collectd-sock',
+        socketgroup => 'root',
+      }
+
+      EOS
+      # Run 3 times since the collectd_version
+      # fact is impossible until collectd is
+      # installed.
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: false)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
+      # Wait to get some data
+      shell('sleep 10')
+    end
+
+    describe service('collectd') do
+      it { is_expected.to be_running }
+    end
+
+    describe command('collectdctl -s /var/run/collectd-sock listval') do
+      its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq 0 }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{load/load} }
+      its(:stdout) { is_expected.not_to match %r{load/load-relative} }
+    end
+  end
+  context 'report relative true' do
+    # Using puppet_apply as a helper
+    it 'works idempotently with no errors' do
+      pp = <<-EOS
+      class{'collectd':
+        utils => true,
+      }
+      class{'collectd::plugin::load':
+        report_relative => true,
+      }
+      # Add one write plugin to keep logs quiet
+      class{'collectd::plugin::csv':}
+      # Create a socket to query
+      class{'collectd::plugin::unixsock':
+        socketfile  => '/var/run/collectd-sock',
+        socketgroup => 'root',
+      }
+
+      EOS
+      # Run 3 times since the collectd_version
+      # fact is impossible until collectd is
+      # installed.
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: false)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
+      apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
+      # Wait to get some data
+      shell('sleep 10')
+    end
+
+    describe service('collectd') do
+      it { is_expected.to be_running }
+    end
+
+    describe command('collectdctl -s /var/run/collectd-sock listval') do
+      its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq 0 }
+      # https://github.com/voxpupuli/puppet-collectd/issues/901
+      if fact('collectd_version') == '5.9.0'
+        its(:stdout) { is_expected.not_to match %r{load/load-relative} }
+        its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{load/load} }
+      else
+        its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match %r{load/load-relative} }
+        its(:stdout) { is_expected.not_to match %r{load/load} }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/plugin/load.conf.erb b/templates/plugin/load.conf.erb
index 44b84d742..fa5f5b35a 100644
--- a/templates/plugin/load.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/plugin/load.conf.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <% if scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real') and (scope.function_versioncmp([scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real'), '5.5']) >= 0) -%>
 <Plugin load>
-<% if scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real') and (scope.function_versioncmp([scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real'), '5.9']) == 0) -%>
+<% if scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real') and (scope.function_versioncmp([scope.lookupvar('collectd::collectd_version_real'), '5.9.0']) == 0) -%>
+  # ReportRelative is broken with collectd 5.9.0
+  # https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/3180
+<% else -%>
   ReportRelative <%= @report_relative %>
 <% end -%>
 </Plugin>