diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 4959503..46dfb2f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
     ensure => present,
   }
 
+  Package[$mdadm::params::mdadm_package] ->
+  class { 'mdadm::mdmonitor': }
+
+  Package[$mdadm::params::mdadm_package] ->
   class { 'mdadm::raid_check':
     options => $raid_check_options,
   }
diff --git a/manifests/mdmonitor.pp b/manifests/mdmonitor.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d703389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/mdmonitor.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# == Class: mdadm::mdmonitor
+#
+# This class should be considered private.
+#
+class mdadm::mdmonitor {
+  service { 'mdmonitor':
+    ensure     => 'running',
+    hasrestart => true,
+    hasstatus  => true,
+    enable     => true,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/mdadm_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
index 05f0d61..2e71835 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@
 
 describe 'mdadm', :type => :class do
 
+  shared_examples 'mdadm' do
+    it { should contain_package('mdadm').with_ensure('present') }
+    it { should include_class('mdadm::params') }
+    it { should contain_class('mdadm::mdmonitor') }
+    it do
+      should contain_service('mdmonitor').with({
+        :ensure     => 'running',
+        :hasrestart => true,
+        :hasstatus  => true,
+        :enable     => true,
+      })
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'on osfamily RedHat' do
     let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'RedHat' }}
 
     context 'no params' do
-      it { should contain_package('mdadm').with_ensure('present') }
-      it { should include_class('mdadm::params') }
+      it_behaves_like 'mdadm'
       it do
         should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/raid-check').
           with_content(/ENABLED="yes"/).
@@ -23,8 +36,7 @@
       context '{}' do
         let(:params) {{ :raid_check_options => {} }}
 
-        it { should contain_package('mdadm').with_ensure('present') }
-        it { should include_class('mdadm::params') }
+        it_behaves_like 'mdadm'
         it do
           should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/raid-check').
             with_content(/ENABLED="yes"/).
@@ -50,8 +62,7 @@
           }
         end
 
-        it { should contain_package('mdadm').with_ensure('present') }
-        it { should include_class('mdadm::params') }
+        it_behaves_like 'mdadm'
         it do
           should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/raid-check').
             with_content(/ENABLED="foo"/).