diff --git a/resources/attributes/default.rb b/resources/attributes/default.rb
index 750209b..165cc75 100644
--- a/resources/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/resources/attributes/default.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 default['redborder']['services'] = {}
 default['redborder']['services']['chef-client'] = true
 default['redborder']['services']['chrony'] = true
+default['redborder']['services']['firewall'] = true
 default['redborder']['services']['f2k'] = true
 default['redborder']['services']['k2http'] = true
 default['redborder']['services']['kafka'] = true
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 
 default['redborder']['systemdservices']['chef-client'] = ['chef-client']
 default['redborder']['systemdservices']['chrony'] = ['chronyd']
+default['redborder']['systemdservices']['firewall'] = ['firewalld']
 default['redborder']['systemdservices']['f2k'] = ['f2k']
 default['redborder']['systemdservices']['k2http'] = ['k2http']
 default['redborder']['systemdservices']['kafka'] = ['kafka']
diff --git a/resources/metadata.rb b/resources/metadata.rb
index 447b6ec..8a57d6b 100644
--- a/resources/metadata.rb
+++ b/resources/metadata.rb
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@
 depends 'rbcgroup'
 depends 'rb-clamav'
 depends 'rb-chrony'
+depends 'rb-firewall'
diff --git a/resources/recipes/configure.rb b/resources/recipes/configure.rb
index 43a7591..6e305f1 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/configure.rb
+++ b/resources/recipes/configure.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
   end
 end
 
+rb_firewall_config 'Configure Firewall' do
+  if proxy_services['firewall']
+    action :add
+  else
+    action :remove
+  end
+end
+
 zookeeper_config 'Configure Zookeeper' do
   port node['zookeeper']['port']
   memory node['redborder']['memory_services']['zookeeper']['memory']