diff --git a/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
index 370f0102..b2c7179d 100755
--- a/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
+++ b/conf/type/__package_apt/gencode-remote
@@ -27,8 +27,14 @@ else
    name="$__object_id"
 fi
 
-state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+# Check for preseeding and add preseed as here document
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/preseed" ]; then
+   echo "debconf-set-selections << __file-eof"
+   cat "$(cat "$__object/parameter/preseed")"
+   echo "__file-eof"
+fi
 
+state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
 is_installed="$(grep "^Status: install ok installed" "$__object/explorer/pkg_status" || true)"
 
 case "$state" in
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_apt/man.text b/conf/type/__package_apt/man.text
index 0780124d..8b7476b4 100644
--- a/conf/type/__package_apt/man.text
+++ b/conf/type/__package_apt/man.text
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 name::
    If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.
 
+preseed::
+   If supplied, use the given filename as input for debconf-set-selections(1)
+
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ __package_apt zsh --state installed
 # In case you only want *a* webserver, but don't care which one
 __package_apt webserver --state installed --name nginx
 
+# Install package with defaults (from a type)
+__package_apt postfix --state installed --preseed "$__type/files/postfix-seed"
+
 # Remove obsolete package
 __package_apt puppet --state deinstalled
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