diff --git a/.kitchen.dokken.yml b/.kitchen.dokken.yml
index 53963e3..0227c09 100644
--- a/.kitchen.dokken.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.dokken.yml
@@ -105,3 +105,11 @@ suites:
       sasl:
         smtp_sasl_user_name: "kitchenuser"
         smtp_sasl_passwd: "not-a-real-thing"
+
+- name: canonical
+  run_list:
+  - recipe[postfix]
+  attributes:
+    postfix:
+      recipient_canonical_map_entries:
+        john: john@doe.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index d27ae83..fcd3387 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -47,3 +47,12 @@ suites:
       sasl:
         smtp_sasl_user_name: "kitchenuser"
         smtp_sasl_passwd: "not-a-real-thing"
+
+- name: canonical
+  run_list:
+  - recipe[postfix]
+  attributes:
+    postfix:
+      recipient_canonical_map_entries:
+        john: john@doe.com
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a555331..6829c65 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ env:
   - INSTANCE=default-centos-7
   - INSTANCE=default-ubuntu-1404
   - INSTANCE=default-ubuntu-1604
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-centos-6
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-centos-7
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-debian-7
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-debian-8
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-ubuntu-1404
+  - INSTANCE=canonical-ubuntu-1604
 
 before_script:
   - sudo iptables -L DOCKER || ( echo "DOCKER iptables chain missing" ; sudo iptables -N DOCKER )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3531da4..053469c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ This change in namespace to `node['postfix']['main']` should allow for greater f
 - `node['postfix']['sasl']['smtp_sasl_passwd']` - SASL password to use. Default empty.
 - `node['postfix']['sender_canonical_map_entries']` - (hash with key value pairs); default not configured. Setup generic canonical maps. See `man 5 canonical`. If has at least one value, then will be enabled in config.
 - `node['postfix']['smtp_generic_map_entries']` - (hash with key value pairs); default not configured. Setup generic postfix maps. See `man 5 generic`. If has at least one value, then will be enabled in config.
+- `node['postfix']['recipient_canonical_map_entries']` - (hash with key value pairs); default not configured. Setup generic canonical maps. See `man 5 canonical`. If has at least one value, then will be enabled in config.
+
 
 Example of json role config, for setup *_map_entries:
 
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index d467072..b64cc1f 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ default['postfix']['main_template_source'] = 'postfix'
 default['postfix']['master_template_source'] = 'postfix'
 default['postfix']['sender_canonical_map_entries'] = {}
 default['postfix']['smtp_generic_map_entries'] = {}
+default['postfix']['recipient_canonical_map_entries'] = {}
 default['postfix']['access_db_type'] = 'hash'
 default['postfix']['aliases_db_type'] = 'hash'
 default['postfix']['transport_db_type'] = 'hash'
diff --git a/recipes/_common.rb b/recipes/_common.rb
index 17d5e0e..fe141fd 100644
--- a/recipes/_common.rb
+++ b/recipes/_common.rb
@@ -109,6 +109,25 @@ unless node['postfix']['smtp_generic_map_entries'].empty?
   end
 end
 
+execute 'update-postfix-recipient_canonical' do
+  command "postmap #{node['postfix']['conf_dir']}/recipient_canonical"
+  action :nothing
+end
+
+unless node['postfix']['recipient_canonical_map_entries'].empty?
+  template "#{node['postfix']['conf_dir']}/recipient_canonical" do
+    owner 'root'
+    group node['root_group']
+    mode '0644'
+    notifies :run, 'execute[update-postfix-recipient_canonical]'
+    notifies :reload, 'service[postfix]'
+  end
+
+  unless node['postfix']['main'].key?('recipient_canonical_maps')
+    node.normal['postfix']['main']['recipient_canonical_maps'] = "hash:#{node['postfix']['conf_dir']}/recipient_canonical"
+  end
+end
+
 %w( main master ).each do |cfg|
   template "#{node['postfix']['conf_dir']}/#{cfg}.cf" do
     source "#{cfg}.cf.erb"
diff --git a/templates/default/recipient_canonical.erb b/templates/default/recipient_canonical.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfff5c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/recipient_canonical.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Auto-generated by Chef.
+# Local modifications will be overwritten.
+#
+# See man 5 canonical for format
+
+<% node['postfix']['recipient_canonical_map_entries'].each do |name, value| %>
+<%= name %> <%= value %>
+<% end unless node['postfix']['recipient_canonical_map_entries'].nil? %>
diff --git a/test/integration/canonical/serverspec/canonical_spec.rb b/test/integration/canonical/serverspec/canonical_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3650087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/canonical/serverspec/canonical_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright:: 2012-2017, Chef Software, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+require_relative './spec_helper'
+
+describe file('/etc/postfix/recipient_canonical.db') do
+  it { should be_file }
+end
+
+describe file('/etc/postfix/main.cf') do
+  its(:content) { should match(%r{^\s*recipient_canonical_maps\s*=.*\/etc\/postfix\/recipient_canonical\s*$}) }
+end