diff --git a/bind/config.sls b/bind/config.sls
index a12349f..4b737f1 100644
--- a/bind/config.sls
+++ b/bind/config.sls
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ bind_rndc_client_config:
 #}
 {%-     set zone_source = 'salt://bind/files/zone.jinja' if zone_records != {} else 'salt://' ~ map.zones_source_dir ~ '/' ~ file %}
 {%-     set serial_auto = salt['pillar.get']('bind:available_zones:' + zone + ':soa:serial', '') == 'auto' %}
-{%      if file and zone_data['type'] == 'master' -%}
+{%      if file and zone_data['type'] == 'master' and (zone_data['managed'] is not defined or zone_data['managed']) -%}
 zones{{ dash_view }}-{{ zone }}{{ '.include' if serial_auto else '' }}:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ zones_directory }}/{{ file }}{{ '.include' if serial_auto else '' }}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 5288aac..4f29207 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ bind:
       type: master                                   # Yo don't have define zone again in available_zones.
                                                      # This feature is backward compatibile and only available in debian
       notify: false                                  # if type master you need specify notify true/false
+      managed: true                                  # Set this to false if you don't want Salt to manage this zone file
+                                                     # If this parameter is set to true or is not set at all, the zone will be managed through salt
 
     sub2.domain.com:
       file: sub2.domain.com