diff --git a/Documentation/cloud-config.md b/Documentation/cloud-config.md
index 6c4b516..a9aaf4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/cloud-config.md
+++ b/Documentation/cloud-config.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ Arbitrary systemd units may be provided in the `coreos.units` attribute.
 
 - **name**: String representing unit's name. Required.
 - **runtime**: Boolean indicating whether or not to persist the unit across reboots. This is analagous to the `--runtime` argument to `systemd enable`. Default value is false.
+- **enable**: Boolean indicating whether or not to handle the [Install] section of the unit file. This is similar to running `systemctl enable <name>`. Default value is false.
 - **content**: Plaintext string representing entire unit file. If no value is provided, the unit is assumed to exist already.
 - **command**: Command to execute on unit: start, stop, reload, restart, try-restart, reload-or-restart, reload-or-try-restart. Default value is restart.
 
diff --git a/initialize/config.go b/initialize/config.go
index 6213207..a861cea 100644
--- a/initialize/config.go
+++ b/initialize/config.go
@@ -140,14 +140,16 @@ func Apply(cfg CloudConfig, env *Environment) error {
 				}
 				log.Printf("Placed unit %s at %s", unit.Name, dst)
 
-				if unit.Group() != "network" {
-					log.Printf("Enabling unit file %s", dst)
-					if err := system.EnableUnitFile(dst, unit.Runtime); err != nil {
-						return err
+				if unit.Enable {
+					if unit.Group() != "network" {
+						log.Printf("Enabling unit file %s", dst)
+						if err := system.EnableUnitFile(dst, unit.Runtime); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+						log.Printf("Enabled unit %s", unit.Name)
+					} else {
+						log.Printf("Skipping enable for network-like unit %s", unit.Name)
 					}
-					log.Printf("Enabled unit %s", unit.Name)
-				} else {
-					log.Printf("Skipping enable for network-like unit %s", unit.Name)
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/system/systemd.go b/system/systemd.go
index dda28b2..8f4d99b 100644
--- a/system/systemd.go
+++ b/system/systemd.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const fakeMachineID = "42000000000000000000000000000042"
 
 type Unit struct {
 	Name    string
+	Enable  bool
 	Runtime bool
 	Content string
 	Command string