diff --git a/manifests/exec.pp b/manifests/exec.pp
index acffd8b7d..d226e837a 100644
--- a/manifests/exec.pp
+++ b/manifests/exec.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   $tty = false,
   $container = undef,
   $command = undef,
+  $refreshonly = false,
   $unless = undef,
   $sanitise_name = true,
 ) {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
   validate_string($unless)
   validate_bool($detach)
   validate_bool($interactive)
+  validate_bool($refreshonly)
   validate_bool($tty)
 
   $docker_exec_flags = docker_exec_flags({
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
   exec { $exec:
     environment => 'HOME=/root',
     path        => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
+    refreshonly => $refreshonly,
     timeout     => 0,
     unless      => $unless_command,
   }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/docker_full_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/docker_full_spec.rb
index 337644516..2d3eeafa7 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/docker_full_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/docker_full_spec.rb
@@ -586,6 +586,55 @@ class { 'docker':}
           expect(r.stdout).to match(/test_command_file.txt/)
         end
       end
+
+      it 'should only run if notified when refreshonly is true' do
+        container_name = 'container_4_2'
+        pp=<<-EOS
+          class { 'docker': }
+
+          docker::image { 'ubuntu': }
+
+          docker::run { '#{container_name}':
+            image   => 'ubuntu',
+            command => 'init',
+          }
+
+          docker::exec { 'test_command':
+            container   => '#{container_name}',
+            command     => 'touch /root/test_command_file.txt',
+            refreshonly => true,
+          }
+        EOS
+
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_failures => true)
+        apply_manifest(pp, :catch_changes => true) unless fact('selinux') == 'true'
+
+        # A sleep to give docker time to execute properly
+        sleep 4
+
+        shell("docker exec #{container_name} ls /root") do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to_not match(/test_command_file.txt/)
+        end
+
+        pp_extra=<<-EOS
+          file { '/tmp/dummy_file':
+            ensure => 'present',
+            notify => Docker::Exec['test_command'],
+          }
+        EOS
+
+        pp2 = pp + pp_extra
+
+        apply_manifest(pp2, :catch_failures => true)
+        apply_manifest(pp2, :catch_changes => true) unless fact('selinux') == 'true'
+
+        # A sleep to give docker time to execute properly
+        sleep 4
+
+        shell("docker exec #{container_name} ls /root") do |r|
+          expect(r.stdout).to match(/test_command_file.txt/)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end