diff --git a/resources/attributes/default.rb b/resources/attributes/default.rb
index 27135854..2a54bfaf 100644
--- a/resources/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/resources/attributes/default.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 default["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-ale"]             = false
 default["redborder"]["services"]["n2klocd"]                   = false
 default["redborder"]["services"]["radiusd"]                   = false
+default["redborder"]["services"]["postfix"]                   = true
 
 default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["chef-client"]            = ["chef-client"]
 default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["chef-server"]            = ["opscode-erchef"]
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@
 default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["redborder-ale"]          = ["redborder-ale"]
 default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["n2klocd"]                = ["n2klocd"]
 default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["radiusd"]                = ["radiusd"]
+default["redborder"]["systemdservices"]["postfix"]                = ["postfix"]
 
 # Tier
 default["redborder"]["druid"]["historical"]["tier"]     = "default"
diff --git a/resources/metadata.rb b/resources/metadata.rb
index 2b7fab4a..d9559b9f 100644
--- a/resources/metadata.rb
+++ b/resources/metadata.rb
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@
 depends 'rbcgroup'
 depends 'rblogstatter'
 depends 'rb-arubacentral'
+depends 'rb-postfix'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/recipes/configure.rb b/resources/recipes/configure.rb
index 2585a38e..77e453ff 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/configure.rb
+++ b/resources/recipes/configure.rb
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@
   action (node["redborder"]["services"]["redborder-cep"] ? [:add, :register] : [:remove, :deregister])
 end
 
+rb_postfix_config "Configure postfix" do
+  action (node["redborder"]["services"]["postfix"] ? :add : :remove)
+end
+
 rbcgroup_config "Configure cgroups" do
   action :add
 end