diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 4c870b7..8718a29 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ variable "default_evaluation_periods" {
   default     = 2
 }
 
+variable "default_datapoints_to_alarm" {
+  description = "The default amount of datapoints to alarm."
+  default     = 2
+}
+
 variable "default_period" {
   description = "The default evaluation period."
   default     = 60
@@ -23,6 +28,11 @@ variable "default_statistic" {
   default     = "Average"
 }
 
+variable "default_actions_enabled" {
+  description = "Indicates whether or not actions should be executed during any changes to the alarm's state."
+  default     = true
+}
+
 resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "alarm" {
   count = length(var.alarms)
 
@@ -44,6 +54,12 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "alarm" {
     var.default_evaluation_periods
   )
 
+  datapoints_to_alarm = lookup(
+    var.alarms[element(keys(var.alarms), count.index)],
+    "datapoints_to_alarm",
+    var.default_datapoints_to_alarm
+  )
+
   metric_name = element(keys(var.alarms), count.index)
 
   namespace   = "AWS/CloudFront"
@@ -76,4 +92,10 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm" "alarm" {
     "actions",
     ""
   )))
+
+  actions_enabled = compact(split(",", lookup(
+    var.alarms[element(keys(var.alarms), count.index)],
+    "actions_enabled",
+    var.default_actions_enabled
+  )))
 }
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 6f125f6..cc2662e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ The following arguments are supported:
   - period: The period in seconds over which the specified statistic is applied.
   - statistic: The statistic to apply to the alarm's associated metric.
   - threshold: The number of occurances over a given period.
+  - datapoints_to_alarm: The number of datapoints that must be breaching to trigger the alarm.
   - actions: The actions to execute when the alarm transitions into an ALARM state.
       Due to a limitation in Terraform, this list must be given as a comma-separated string.
+  - actions_enabled: Indicates whether or not actions should be executed during any changes to the alarm's state.
 EOF
 }