diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c786d30..628ed24 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# roles/samba/defaults/main.yml
+#i roles/samba/defaults/main.yml
 ---
 
 samba_workgroup: 'WORKGROUP'
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ samba_security: 'user'
 samba_passdb_backend: 'tdbsam'
 samba_map_to_guest: 'bad user'
 samba_load_printers: false
+samba_printer_type: 'cups'
+samba_cups_server: 'localhost:631'
 samba_load_homes: false
 samba_create_varwww_symlinks: false
 samba_shares_root: '/srv/shares'
diff --git a/templates/smb.conf.j2 b/templates/smb.conf.j2
index 27e8fa5..b672535 100755
--- a/templates/smb.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/smb.conf.j2
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@
   printing = bsd
   printcap name = /dev/null
   disable spoolss = yes
+{% else %}
+  load printers = yes
+  printing = {{ samba_printer_type }}
+  printcap name = {{ samba_printer_type }}
+  {% if not samba_printer_type == 'cups' %}
+    cups server = {{ samba_cups_server }}
+  {% else %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if samba_mitigate_cve_2017_7494 %}