diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/gencode-remote
index 47e6b97c..0f11cff4 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/gencode-remote
@@ -43,8 +43,29 @@ if [ "$state_should" != "$state_is" ]; then
          if [ -f "$__object/parameter/owner" ]; then
             owner="-O \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/owner")\""
          fi
+
+         template=""
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/template" ]; then
+            template="--template \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/template")\""
+         fi
+
+         encoding=""
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/encoding" ]; then
+            encoding="--encoding \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/encoding")\""
+         fi
+
+         lc_collate=""
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/lc-collate" ]; then
+            lc_collate="--lc-collate \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/lc-collate")\""
+         fi
+
+         lc_ctype=""
+         if [ -f "$__object/parameter/lc-ctype" ]; then
+            lc_ctype="--lc-ctype \"$(cat "$__object/parameter/lc-ctype")\""
+         fi
+
          cat << EOF
-su - '$postgres_user' -c "createdb $owner \"$name\""
+su - '$postgres_user' -c "createdb $owner \"$name\" $template $encoding $lc_collate $lc_ctype"
 EOF
       ;;
       absent)
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/man.rst
index acceec9b..870b4917 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/man.rst
@@ -14,10 +14,22 @@ This cdist type allows you to create or drop postgres databases.
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 state
-   either 'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'.
+   Either 'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'.
 
 owner
-   the role owning this database
+   Specifies the database user who will own the new database.
+
+encoding
+   Specifies the character encoding scheme to be used in this database.
+
+lc-collate
+   Specifies the LC_COLLATE setting to be used in this database.
+
+lc-ctype
+   Specifies the LC_CTYPE setting to be used in this database.
+
+template
+   Specifies the template database from which to build this database.
 
 
 EXAMPLES
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/parameter/optional
index d86b6469..877fbf32 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/parameter/optional
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__postgres_database/parameter/optional
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 state
 owner
+encoding
+lc-collate
+lc-ctype
+template