diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 66bb6e73..a534575c 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
 # @param systemd_template Sets a custom systemd template.
 # @param uid Sets managed user ID.
 # @param user User to own `JBOSS_HOME`. If `manage_user` is `true`, this user will be managed.
-# @param user_home User home directory. Defaults to '/home/wildfly'
+# @param user_home User home directory. Defaults to '/home/wildfly'.
+# @param user_shell User login shell. Defaults to '/bin/bash'.
 # @param version Sets the Wildfly version managed in order to handle small differences among versions.
 class wildfly(
   Pattern[/^(\d{1,}\.\d{1,}(\.\d{1,})?$)/] $version           = '9.0.2',
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
   Boolean $manage_user                                        = true,
   String $user                                                = 'wildfly',
   Stdlib::Unixpath $user_home                                 = '/home/wildfly',
+  Stdlib::Unixpath $user_shell                                = '/bin/bash',
   String $group                                               = 'wildfly',
   String $mode_template                                       = "wildfly/${mode}.conf",
   String $mgmt_keystore_pass                                  = 'changeit',
diff --git a/manifests/prepare.pp b/manifests/prepare.pp
index 489e9d92..d831180b 100644
--- a/manifests/prepare.pp
+++ b/manifests/prepare.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       uid        => $wildfly::uid,
       gid        => $wildfly::gid,
       groups     => $wildfly::group,
-      shell      => '/bin/bash',
+      shell      => $wildfly::user_shell,
       home       => $wildfly::user_home,
       comment    => "${wildfly::user} user created by Puppet",
       managehome => true,
diff --git a/spec/classes/prepare_spec.rb b/spec/classes/prepare_spec.rb
index ae721744..49fc7f4b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/prepare_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/prepare_spec.rb
@@ -89,4 +89,25 @@
         .with_home('/opt/wildfly')
     end
   end
+
+  context 'set custom user_shell' do
+    let(:facts) do
+      { :operatingsystem => 'CentOS',
+        :kernel => 'Linux',
+        :osfamily => 'RedHat',
+        :operatingsystemmajrelease => '7',
+        :initsystem => 'systemd' }
+    end
+
+    let :pre_condition do
+      "class { 'wildfly':
+        user_shell => '/bin/false',
+      }"
+    end
+
+    it do
+      is_expected.to contain_user('wildfly')
+        .with_shell('/bin/false')
+    end
+  end
 end