diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95df42c..2cf1524 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Manage cgroups configuration service and files.
 
 - /etc/cgconfig.conf
-- /etc/cgconfig.d/*.conf
+- /etc/cgconfig.d/*.conf (EL only)
 
 # Compatibility
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using Ruby versions 1.8.7 (Puppet v3 only), 1.9.3, 2.0.0, 2.1.0 and 2.3.1.
   * EL 7
   * SLED 11 SP2
   * SLES 11 SP2
+  * SLES 12 SP1
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/Ericsson/puppet-module-cgroups.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/Ericsson/puppet-module-cgroups)
 
@@ -108,6 +109,12 @@ Absolute path to set 0775 permissions on when defined. This is a fix for Suse th
 
 - *Default*: undef
 
+---
+#### create_default_cgroup (string)
+Suse 12 will create a default cgroup called 'sysdefault'. Disable this by default. Set to 'yes' if you really want it. Only available on Suse.
+
+- *Default*: 'no'
+
 ---
 
 ## Defined type `cgroups::group`
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a22dac9..05b2d3b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 # Manage cgroups configuration service and files.
 #
 class cgroups (
-  $config_file_path = '/etc/cgconfig.conf',
-  $service_name     = 'cgconfig',
-  $package_name     = undef,
-  $cgconfig_content = undef,
-  $user_path_fix    = undef,
-  $mounts           = {},
-  $groups           = {},
+  $config_file_path      = '/etc/cgconfig.conf',
+  $service_name          = 'cgconfig',
+  $package_name          = undef,
+  $cgconfig_content      = undef,
+  $user_path_fix         = undef,
+  $create_default_cgroup = 'no',
+  $mounts                = {},
+  $groups                = {},
 ) {
 
   # variables preparation
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
     }
     'Suse': {
       case $::operatingsystemrelease {
-        /11\.[2-9]/: {
+        /12|11\.[2-9]/: {
           $package_name_default = 'libcgroup1'
         }
         default: {
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@
     validate_absolute_path($user_path_fix)
   }
 
+  if is_string($create_default_cgroup) == false {
+    fail('cgroups::create_default_cgroup is not a string.')
+  }
+
   validate_hash($mounts)
   validate_hash($groups)
 
@@ -71,10 +76,19 @@
     ensure => present,
   }
 
+  # Suse 12 does not support /etc/cgconfig.d
+  if (($::osfamily == 'Suse') and (scanf("${::operatingsystemmajrelease}", "%i")[0] >= 12)) {
+      $config_file_template = 'cgroups/cgroup.conf-Suse.erb'
+  }
+  else {
+      $config_file_template = 'cgroups/cgroup.conf.erb'
+      create_resources('cgroups::group', $groups)
+  }
+
   file { $config_file_path:
     ensure  => file,
     notify  => Service[$service_name],
-    content => template('cgroups/cgroup.conf.erb'),
+    content => template($config_file_template),
     require => Package[$package_name_real],
   }
 
@@ -84,7 +98,18 @@
     require => Package[$package_name_real],
   }
 
-  create_resources('cgroups::group', $groups)
+  # Suse 12 - do we create the sysdefault/ default cgroup? No by default
+  if ($::osfamily == 'Suse') {
+    file { '/etc/sysconfig/cgconfig':
+      ensure  => file,
+      owner   => root,
+      group   => root,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => "CREATE_DEFAULT=$create_default_cgroup\n",
+      notify  => Service[$service_name],
+      require => Package[$package_name_real],
+    }
+  }
 
   if ($user_path_fix != undef) and ($::osfamily == 'Suse') {
     file { 'cgroups_path_fix':
diff --git a/templates/cgroup.conf-Suse.erb b/templates/cgroup.conf-Suse.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32eed92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/cgroup.conf-Suse.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# This file is being maintained by Puppet.
+# DO NOT EDIT
+<% unless @mounts.empty? -%>
+
+mount {
+<%   @mounts.sort.each do |p,v| -%>
+  <%= p %> = <%= v %>;
+<%   end -%>
+}
+<% end -%>
+<% unless @cgconfig_content.nil? -%>
+
+<%= @cgconfig_content %>
+<% end -%>
+
+
+<% @groups.sort.each do |groupname,grouphash| -%>
+group <%= groupname %> {
+<%   unless grouphash['permissions'].nil? -%>
+
+  perm {
+<%     grouphash['permissions'].sort.each do |type, params| -%>
+    <%= type %>  {
+<%       params.sort.each do |p,v| -%>
+      <%= p %> = <%= v %>;
+<%       end -%>
+    }
+<%     end  -%>
+  }
+<%   end -%>
+<%   grouphash['controllers'].sort.each do |controller, params| -%>
+
+  <%= controller %> {
+<%     params.sort.each do |p,v| -%>
+    <%= p %> = <%= v %>;
+<%     end -%>
+  }
+<%   end -%>
+
+}
+<% end -%>