diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 76a23b1..a2781c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ bind_zones:
     mail: root@hello.local
     serial: 2017092201
     dnssec: no
+    state: disabled
     records:
       - { name: '@', type: ns, value: localhost. }
       - { name: hello, type: a, value: 4.3.2.1 }
diff --git a/tasks/zones.yml b/tasks/zones.yml
index c7ee246..515e6bf 100644
--- a/tasks/zones.yml
+++ b/tasks/zones.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
+- name: create zone folder
+  file:
+    path: '/etc/bind/zones/{{ item.key }}'
+    owner: bind
+    group: bind
+    mode: 0755
+    state: directory
+  with_dict: '{{ bind_zones }}'
+  when: item.value.state is not defined or item.value.state != 'absent'
+
 - name: copy zone files
   template:
     src: db.j2
-    dest: '/etc/bind/zones/db.{{ item.key }}'
+    dest: '/etc/bind/zones/{{ item.key }}/db'
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
   with_dict: '{{ bind_zones }}'
   register: zone
+  when: item.value.state is not defined or item.value.state != 'absent'
   notify: reload bind
 
 - name: dnssec sign
-  shell: 'dnssec-signzone -3 $(head -n 1000 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | cut -b 1-16) -A -N INCREMENT -o {{ item.item.key }} -t /etc/bind/zones/db.{{ item.item.key }}'
+  shell: 'dnssec-signzone -3 $(head -n 1000 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | cut -b 1-16) -A -N INCREMENT -o {{ item.item.key }} -t /etc/bind/zones/{{ item.item.key }}/db'
   args:
     chdir: /etc/bind/keys
   with_items: '{{ zone.results }}'
   when: item.changed and item.item.value.dnssec is defined and item.item.value.dnssec
   notify: reload bind
+
+- name: get zones files
+  find:
+    path: /etc/bind/zones
+    file_type: directory
+    recurse: no
+  register: zone_folders
+
+- name: delete old zone file
+  file:
+    path: '{{ item.path }}'
+    state: absent
+  with_items: '{{ zone_folders.files }}'
+  when: item.path|basename not in bind_zones or ('state' in bind_zones[item.path|basename] and bind_zones[item.path|basename].state == 'absent')
+
diff --git a/templates/named.conf.local.j2 b/templates/named.conf.local.j2
index 68b1c4e..8079c05 100644
--- a/templates/named.conf.local.j2
+++ b/templates/named.conf.local.j2
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 {% for zone, value in bind_zones.iteritems() %}
+{% if 'state' not in value or value.state|lower not in ['disabled', 'absent'] %}
 
 zone "{{ zone }}" IN {
   type master;
 {% if 'dnssec' in value and value.dnssec %}
-  file "/etc/bind/zones/db.{{ zone }}.signed";
+  file "/etc/bind/zones/{{ zone }}/db.signed";
 {% else %}
-  file "/etc/bind/zones/db.{{ zone }}";
+  file "/etc/bind/zones/{{ zone }}/db";
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'allow_transfer' in value and value.dnssec %}
   allow-transfer {
@@ -21,4 +22,5 @@ zone "{{ zone }}" IN {
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 };
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
diff --git a/test/integration/bind/default.yml b/test/integration/bind/default.yml
index 6b58ea3..25cfae3 100644
--- a/test/integration/bind/default.yml
+++ b/test/integration/bind/default.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,26 @@
           - { name: '@', type: ns, value: localhost. }
           - { name: '@', type: txt,  value: RFufr9qzCi9vnJeWUB2FMNDCtu8ZtP6WE2jl2OFvIiz6pv2dwfzEXBgTC8SI1UzsmlkFYS7vxkHeYuOCLQ95BkOl0YP85ejQQlz8DNbcMcUdAoDtmlaZ9jeXnU7RgCXs5F9ggsmM9B6mFMhZWo1lzwsX86UAR5nw7rIO3cbGo9oUcMTShVFDkTPnoNhP7MTE0L4M99yv8ZLptmS2GP6goHXZgTdFIyYCdfziQgoENcloUI3KshDscsoh6H6I2LA }
           - { name: hello, type: a, value: 4.3.2.1 }
+      disabled.local:
+        ns_primary: ns1.disabled.local
+        mail: root@disabled.local
+        serial: 2017092201
+        dnssec: no
+        state: disabled
+        records:
+          - { name: '@', type: mx, priority: 20, value: mail.test.local. }
+      absent.local:
+        ns_primary: ns1.absent.local
+        mail: root@absent.local
+        serial: 2017092201
+        dnssec: no
+        state: absent
+        records:
+          - { name: '@', type: mx, priority: 20, value: mail.test.local. }
+
+
+
+
 
   roles:
     - ansible-role-bind
diff --git a/test/integration/bind/serverspec/bind_spec.rb b/test/integration/bind/serverspec/bind_spec.rb
index 4c37eb1..0806630 100644
--- a/test/integration/bind/serverspec/bind_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/bind/serverspec/bind_spec.rb
@@ -17,11 +17,18 @@ puts '================================'
 end
 
 %w[
-  db.test.local
-  db.test.local.signed
-  db.hello.local
-].each do |file|
-  describe file("/etc/bind/zones/#{file}") do
+  test.local
+  hello.local
+  disabled.local
+].each do |zone|
+  describe file("/etc/bind/zones/#{zone}") do
+    it { should be_directory }
+    it { should be_mode 755 }
+    it { should be_owned_by 'bind' }
+    it { should be_grouped_into 'bind' }
+  end
+
+  describe file("/etc/bind/zones/#{zone}/db") do
     it { should be_file }
     it { should be_mode 644 }
     it { should be_owned_by 'root' }
@@ -29,6 +36,17 @@ end
   end
 end
 
+describe file('/etc/bind/zones/test.local/db.signed') do
+  it { should be_file }
+  it { should be_mode 644 }
+  it { should be_owned_by 'root' }
+  it { should be_grouped_into 'root' }
+end
+
+describe file('/etc/bind/zones/absent.local') do
+  it { should_not exist }
+end
+
 describe file('/etc/bind/named.conf.local') do
   it { should be_file }
   it { should be_mode 644 }