diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..868e23d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+
+# Default variables, suitable for nsd4 on Debian (jessie or above)
+
+nsd_version: "nsd"
+nsd_service_name: "nsd"
+nsd_pkg_name: "nsd"
+nsd_control_program: "/usr/sbin/nsd-control"
+nsd_config_dir: "/etc/nsd"
+nsd_zones_config_file: "/etc/nsd/zones.conf"
+nsd_primary_zones_dir: "/etc/nsd/primary"
+nsd_secondary_zones_dir: "/etc/nsd/secondary"
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 399f476..ce5866f 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 # nsd MUST rebuild its database before being restarted.  Otherwise, it will
 # fail to start.
 
-- name: rebuild nsd3 database
-  command: /usr/sbin/nsdc rebuild
+- name: rebuild nsd database
+  command: "{{ nsd_control_program }} rebuild"
+  when: nsd_version == 'nsd3'
 
-- name: reload nsd3 database
-  command: /usr/sbin/nsdc reload
+- name: reload nsd database
+  command: "{{ nsd_control_program }} reload"
 
-- name: restart nsd3
-  service: name=nsd3 state=restarted
+- name: restart nsd
+  service: name={{ nsd_service_name }} state=restarted
 
 - name: notify slaves
-  command: /usr/sbin/nsdc notify
+  command: "{{ nsd_control_program }} notify"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d758710..3a7fb66 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 ---
 
-- name: Install nsd3
-  apt: pkg=nsd3 state=present
+- name: Install nsd
+  apt: pkg={{ nsd_pkg_name }} state=present
 
 
 - name: Create primary zone directory
-  file: path="{{ primary_zones_dir }}" state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  file: path="{{ nsd_primary_zones_dir }}" state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0755
 
 - name: Create secondary zone directory
-  file: path="{{ secondary_zones_dir }}" state=directory owner=nsd group=nsd mode=0755
+  file: path="{{ nsd_secondary_zones_dir }}" state=directory owner=nsd group=nsd mode=0755
 
 
-- name: Configure nsd3 zones
-  template: src=zones_config.j2 dest="{{ zones_config_file }}" owner=root group=root mode=0644 validate='nsd-checkconf %s'
+- name: Configure nsd zones
+  template: src=zones_config.j2 dest="{{ nsd_zones_config_file }}" owner=root group=root mode=0644 validate='nsd-checkconf %s'
   notify:
-    - rebuild nsd3 database
-    - reload nsd3 database
+    - rebuild nsd database
+    - reload nsd database
 
-- name: Create base nsd3 configuration file
+- name: Create base nsd configuration file
   template: src=config.j2 dest="{{ nsd_config_dir }}/nsd.conf" owner=root group=root mode=0644 validate='nsd-checkconf %s'
   notify:
-    - restart nsd3
+    - restart nsd
 
 
 - name: Copy content of primary zones
-  copy: src="files/nsd/{{ item.zone_filename }}" dest="{{ primary_zones_dir }}/{{ item.zone_filename }}" owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  copy: src="files/nsd/{{ item.zone_filename }}" dest="{{ nsd_primary_zones_dir }}/{{ item.zone_filename }}" owner=root group=root mode=0644
   with_items: "{{ nsd_primary_zones }}"
   notify:
-    - rebuild nsd3 database
-    - reload nsd3 database
+    - rebuild nsd database
+    - reload nsd database
     - notify slaves
diff --git a/templates/config.j2 b/templates/config.j2
index 144bee7..b6bcea2 100644
--- a/templates/config.j2
+++ b/templates/config.j2
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ server:
 
 
 # Include zone definitions
-include: "{{ zones_config_file }}"
+include: "{{ nsd_zones_config_file }}"
 
diff --git a/templates/zones_config.j2 b/templates/zones_config.j2
index b492493..a08241b 100644
--- a/templates/zones_config.j2
+++ b/templates/zones_config.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ key:
 # Primary zone definition for {{ zone.zone_name }}
 zone:
   name: "{{ zone.zone_name }}"
-  zonefile: "{{ primary_zones_dir }}/{{ zone.zone_filename }}"
+  zonefile: "{{ nsd_primary_zones_dir }}/{{ zone.zone_filename }}"
 {% for slave in zone.slaves|default([]) %}
   notify: {{ slave.ip }} "{{ slave.tsig_key|default('NOKEY') }}"
   provide-xfr: {{ slave.ip }} "{{ slave.tsig_key|default('NOKEY') }}"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ zone:
 # Secondary zone definition for {{ zone.zone_name }}
 zone:
   name: "{{ zone.zone_name }}"
-  zonefile: "{{ secondary_zones_dir }}/{{ zone.zone_name }}"
+  zonefile: "{{ nsd_secondary_zones_dir }}/{{ zone.zone_name }}"
 {% for master in zone.masters|default([]) %}
   allow-notify: {{ master.ip }} "{{ master.tsig_key|default('NOKEY') }}"
   request-xfr: AXFR {{ master.ip }} "{{ master.tsig_key|default('NOKEY') }}"