diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote
index 391e3bc1..6b1bd216 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/gencode-remote
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if ! echo "$script" \
     | diff "$file_from_target" - \
     > /dev/null
 then
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2016
     echo 'tmp="$( mktemp )"'
 
     echo "$sed_cmd -f - '$file' > \"\$tmp\" << EOF"
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ then
     echo 'EOF'
 
     echo "cp \"\$tmp\" '$file'"
-    
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2016
     echo 'rm -f "$tmp"'
+
+    if [ -f "$__object/parameter/onchange" ]
+    then
+        cat "$__object/parameter/onchange"
+    fi
 fi
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst
index fbac212d..4a728184 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/man.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 file
    TODO
 
+onchange
+   TODO
+
 
 BOOLEAN PARAMETERS
 ------------------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional
index f73f3093..fa86f917 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__sed/parameter/optional
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 file
+onchange