diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/explorer/file b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/explorer/file
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a40f71b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/explorer/file
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/file" ]
+then
+    file="$( cat "$__object/parameter/file" )"
+else
+    file="/$__object_id"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$file" ]
+then
+    if [ -s "$file" ]
+    then
+        cat "$file"
+    else
+        echo "$file is empty" >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "$file do not exist" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..391e3bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/file" ]
+then
+    file="$( cat "$__object/parameter/file" )"
+else
+    file="/$__object_id"
+fi
+
+script="$( cat "$__object/parameter/script" )"
+
+if [ "$script" = '-' ]
+then
+    script="$( cat "$__object/stdin" )"
+elif
+    [ -f "$script" ]
+then
+    script="$( cat "$script" )"
+fi
+
+file_from_target="$__object/explorer/file"
+
+sed_cmd='sed'
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/regexp-extended" ]
+then
+    sed_cmd="$sed_cmd --regexp-extended"
+fi
+
+if ! echo "$script" \
+    | "$sed_cmd" -f - "$file_from_target" \
+    | diff "$file_from_target" - \
+    > /dev/null
+then
+    echo 'tmp="$( mktemp )"'
+
+    echo "$sed_cmd -f - '$file' > \"\$tmp\" << EOF"
+
+    echo "$script"
+
+    echo 'EOF'
+
+    echo "cp \"\$tmp\" '$file'"
+    
+    echo 'rm -f "$tmp"'
+fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbac212d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+cdist-type__sed(7)
+==================
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__sed - Transform text files with ``sed``
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+TODO
+
+
+REQUIRED MULTIPLE PARAMETERS
+----------------------------
+script
+   TODO
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+file
+   TODO
+
+
+BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
+------------------
+regexp-extended
+   TODO
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   true
+
+
+AUTHORS
+-------
+Ander Punnar <ander-at-kvlt-dot-ee>
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2021 Ander Punnar. You can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
+any later version.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/boolean b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/boolean
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad75c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/boolean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+regexp-extended
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f73f3093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+file
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/required_multiple b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/required_multiple
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84f7e31d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/required_multiple
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+script