diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6093c46..f6ec86f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ locales_list:
   - { name: 'it_IT.UTF-8' }
   - { name: 'it_IT' }
 
+# tmpreaper
+tmpreaper_install: False
+tmpreaper_protect_extra: ''
+tmpreaper_dirs: '/tmp/.'
+tmpreaper_delay: '256'
+tmpreaper_additional_options: ''
+tmpreaper_time: '7d'
+
+#
 enable_env_proxy: False
 env_proxy_http_host: 'localhost'
 env_proxy_http_port: '3128'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 4448ed2..4e19195 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 - import_tasks: locale.yml
 - import_tasks: timezone.yml
 - import_tasks: http_client_proxy.yml
+- import_tasks: tmpreaper.yml
diff --git a/tasks/tmpreaper.yml b/tasks/tmpreaper.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4775d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/tmpreaper.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+- name: Install tmpreaper on Debian/Ubuntu
+  block:
+  - name: Install tmpreaper
+    apt: pkg=tmpreaper state=latest cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  - name: Install the tmpreaper configuration
+    template: src=tmpreaper.conf.j2 dest=/etc/tmpreaper.conf owner=root group=root mode=0444
+
+  when:
+    - tmpreaper_install
+    - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: tmpreaper
+
+- name: Remove tmpreaper on Debian/Ubuntu
+  block:
+  - name: Remove the tmpreaper package
+    apt: pkg=tmpreaper state=absent
+
+  - name: Remove the tmpreaper configuration
+    file: dest=/etc/tmpreaper.conf state=absent
+
+  when:
+    - not tmpreaper_install
+    - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: tmpreaper
diff --git a/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2 b/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82569e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+TMPREAPER_TIME={{ tmpreaper_time }}
+TMPREAPER_PROTECT_EXTRA='{{ tmpreaper_protect_extra }}'
+TMPREAPER_DIRS='{{ tmpreaper_dirs }}'
+TMPREAPER_DELAY='{{ tmpreaper_delay }}'
+TMPREAPER_ADDITIONALOPTIONS='{{ tmpreaper_additional_options }}'
+