diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1727,6 +1727,29 @@ collectd::plugin::tail::file { 'exim-log':
 }
 ```
 
+#### Class: `collectd::plugin::tail_csv`
+
+```puppet
+class { '::collectd::plugin::tail_csv':
+  metrics => {
+    'snort-dropped' => {
+      'type'        => 'gauge',
+      'values_from' => 1,
+      'instance'    => "dropped"
+    },
+  },
+  files  => {
+    '/var/log/snort/snort.stats' => {
+      'collect'   => ['snort-dropped'],
+      'plugin'    => 'snortstats',
+      'instance'  => 'eth0',
+      'interval'  => 600,
+      'time_from' => 5,
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 #### Class: `collectd::plugin::thermal`
 
 ```puppet
diff --git a/manifests/plugin/tail_csv.pp b/manifests/plugin/tail_csv.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58d016b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/plugin/tail_csv.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_tail_csv
+class collectd::plugin::tail_csv (
+  Hash[String, Collectd::Tail_Csv::Metric, 1] $metrics,
+  Hash[String, Collectd::Tail_Csv::File, 1] $files,
+  Enum['present', 'absent'] $ensure = 'present',
+  Integer $order                    = 10,
+) {
+  include collectd
+
+  collectd::plugin { 'tail_csv':
+    ensure  => $ensure,
+    content => epp('collectd/plugin/tail_csv.conf.epp'),
+    order   => $order,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_tail_csv_spec.rb b/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_tail_csv_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19a98db03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/collectd_plugin_tail_csv_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'collectd::plugin::tail_csv', type: :class do
+  on_supported_os(baseline_os_hash).each do |os, facts|
+    context "on #{os} " do
+      let :facts do
+        facts
+      end
+
+      options = os_specific_options(facts)
+      context 'Minimal attributes' do
+        let :params do
+          {
+            'metrics' => {
+              'snort-dropped' => {
+                'type' => 'percent',
+                'value_from' => 1
+              }
+            },
+            'files' => {
+              '/var/log/snort/snort.stats' => {
+                'collect' => %w[snort-dropped]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        end
+
+        it 'overrides defaults' do
+          content = <<EOS
+# Generated by Puppet
+<LoadPlugin tail_csv>
+  Globals false
+</LoadPlugin>
+
+<Plugin "tail_csv">
+  <Metric "snort-dropped">
+    Type "percent"
+    ValueFrom 1
+  </Metric>
+  <File "/var/log/snort/snort.stats">
+    Collect "snort-dropped"
+  </File>
+</Plugin>
+
+EOS
+
+          is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+          is_expected.to contain_class('collectd')
+          is_expected.to contain_file('tail_csv.load').with(
+            content: content,
+            path: "#{options[:plugin_conf_dir]}/10-tail_csv.conf"
+          )
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'All attributes' do
+        let :params do
+          {
+            'metrics' => {
+              'snort-dropped' => {
+                'type' => 'percent',
+                'value_from' => 1,
+                'instance' => 'dropped'
+              },
+              'snort-reject' => {
+                'type' => 'percent',
+                'value_from' => 2,
+                'instance' => 'reject'
+              }
+            },
+            'files' => {
+              '/var/log/snort/snort.stats' => {
+                'collect' => %w[snort-dropped snort-reject],
+                'plugin' => 'snortstats',
+                'instance' => 'eth0',
+                'interval' => 600,
+                'time_from' => 5
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        end
+
+        it 'overrides defaults' do
+          content = <<EOS
+# Generated by Puppet
+<LoadPlugin tail_csv>
+  Globals false
+</LoadPlugin>
+
+<Plugin "tail_csv">
+  <Metric "snort-dropped">
+    Type "percent"
+    Instance "dropped"
+    ValueFrom 1
+  </Metric>
+  <Metric "snort-reject">
+    Type "percent"
+    Instance "reject"
+    ValueFrom 2
+  </Metric>
+  <File "/var/log/snort/snort.stats">
+    Plugin "snortstats"
+    Instance "eth0"
+    Collect "snort-dropped"
+    Collect "snort-reject"
+    Interval 600
+    TimeFrom 5
+  </File>
+</Plugin>
+
+EOS
+
+          is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps
+          is_expected.to contain_class('collectd')
+          is_expected.to contain_file('tail_csv.load').with(
+            content: content,
+            path: "#{options[:plugin_conf_dir]}/10-tail_csv.conf"
+          )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/plugin/tail_csv.conf.epp b/templates/plugin/tail_csv.conf.epp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c4d5e19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/plugin/tail_csv.conf.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<Plugin "tail_csv">
+<% $collectd::plugin::tail_csv::metrics.each |$name, $metric| { -%>
+  <Metric "<%= $name %>">
+<% unless $metric['type'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    Type "<%= $metric['type'] %>"
+<% } -%>
+<% unless $metric['instance'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    Instance "<%= $metric['instance'] %>"
+<% } -%>
+<% unless $metric['value_from'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    ValueFrom <%= $metric['value_from'] %>
+<% } -%>
+  </Metric>
+<% } -%>
+<% $collectd::plugin::tail_csv::files.each |$path, $file| { -%>
+  <File "<%= $path %>">
+<% unless $file['plugin'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    Plugin "<%= $file['plugin'] %>"
+<% } -%>
+<% unless $file['instance'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    Instance "<%= $file['instance'] %>"
+<% } -%>
+<% $file['collect'].each |$collect| { -%>
+    Collect "<%= $collect %>"
+<% } -%>
+<% unless $file['interval'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    Interval <%= $file['interval'] %>
+<% } -%>
+<% unless $file['time_from'] =~ Undef { -%>
+    TimeFrom <%= $file['time_from'] %>
+<% } -%>
+  </File>
+<% } -%>
+</Plugin>
diff --git a/types/tail_csv/file.pp b/types/tail_csv/file.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4ec6f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tail_csv/file.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_tail_csv
+type Collectd::Tail_Csv::File = Struct[{
+  'collect'   => Array[String, 1],
+  'plugin'    => Optional[String[1]],
+  'instance'  => Optional[String[1]],
+  'interval'  => Optional[Numeric],
+  'time_from' => Optional[Integer[0]],
+}]
diff --git a/types/tail_csv/metric.pp b/types/tail_csv/metric.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d411ef64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/tail_csv/metric.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# https://collectd.org/documentation/manpages/collectd.conf.5.shtml#plugin_tail_csv
+type Collectd::Tail_Csv::Metric = Struct[{
+  'type'       => String[1],
+  'value_from' => Integer[0],
+  'instance'   => Optional[String[1]],
+}]