diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_norecommends/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_norecommends/manifest
index 881c2427..6fdc2d93 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_norecommends/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_norecommends/manifest
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ case "$os" in
          --source - << DONE
 APT::Install-Recommends "0";
 APT::Install-Suggests "0";
+APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant "0";
+APT::AutoRemove::SuggestsImportant "0";
 DONE
    ;;
    *)
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 7e2ad920..cf7e4e4b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ next:
 	* Type __consul: Do not install unused package unzip (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Type __consul: Add source & cksum for 0.5.2 (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Core: Support object ids '.cdist' (Nico Schottelius)
+	* Type __apt_norecommends: Also setup autoremove options (Dmitry Bogatov)
 
 
 3.1.13: 2015-05-16