diff --git a/manifests/node.pp b/manifests/node.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc4a166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/node.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# == Class: selenium::node
+#
+# simple template
+#
+#
+# === Examples
+#
+# include selenium::node
+#
+#
+# === Authors
+#
+# Joshua Hoblitt <jhoblitt@cpan.org>
+#
+#
+class selenium::node(
+  $display = $selenium::params::display,
+  $options = $selenium::params::node_options,
+  $hub     = $selenium::params::default_hub,
+) inherits selenium::params {
+  validate_string($display)
+  validate_string($options)
+  validate_string($hub)
+
+  include selenium
+
+  $safe_options = "${options} -hub ${hub}"
+
+  anchor { 'selenium::node::begin': }
+  Class[ 'selenium' ] ->
+  selenium::config{ 'node':
+    display      => $display,
+    user         => $selenium::user,
+    group        => $selenium::group,
+    install_root => $selenium::install_root,
+    options      => $safe_options,
+    java         => $selenium::java,
+  } ->
+  anchor { 'selenium::node::end': }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 81af212..45f003b 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
   $install_root    = '/opt/selenium'
   $server_options  = '-Dwebdriver.enable.native.events=1'
   $hub_options     = '-role hub'
+  $node_options    = '-role node'
   $java            = 'java'
   $version         = '2.35.0'
+  $default_hub     = 'http://localhost:4444/grid/register'
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'redhat': {}
diff --git a/spec/classes/selenium_node_spec.rb b/spec/classes/selenium_node_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1abf396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/selenium_node_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'selenium::node', :type => :class do
+
+  shared_examples 'node' do |params|
+    p = {
+      :display => ':0',
+      :options => '-role node',
+      :hub     => 'http://localhost:4444/grid/register',
+    }
+
+    p.merge!(params) if params
+
+    it do
+      should include_class('selenium')
+      should contain_selenium__config('node').with({
+        'options' => "#{p[:options]} -hub #{p[:hub]}",
+      })
+      should contain_class('selenium::node')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'for osfamily RedHat' do
+    let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'RedHat' }}
+
+    context 'no params' do
+      it_behaves_like 'node', {}
+    end
+
+    context 'display => :42' do
+      p = { :display => ':42' }
+      let(:params) { p }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'node', p
+    end
+
+    context 'display => :42' do
+      let(:params) {{ :display => [] }}
+
+      it 'should fail' do
+        expect {
+          should contain_class('selenium::node')
+        }.to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'options => -foo' do
+      p = { :options => '-foo' }
+      let(:params) { p }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'node', p
+    end
+
+    context 'options => []' do
+      let(:params) {{ :options => [] }}
+
+      it 'should fail' do
+        expect {
+          should contain_class('selenium::node')
+        }.to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'hub => http://foo' do
+      p = { :hub => 'http://foo' }
+      let(:params) { p }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'node', p
+    end
+
+    context 'hub => []' do
+      let(:params) {{ :hub => [] }}
+
+      it 'should fail' do
+        expect {
+          should contain_class('selenium::node')
+        }.to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end