diff --git a/documentation/providers/powerdns.md b/documentation/providers/powerdns.md
index beaa9b40b..f7af567f0 100644
--- a/documentation/providers/powerdns.md
+++ b/documentation/providers/powerdns.md
@@ -29,13 +29,19 @@ Following metadata are available:
         'a.example.com.',
         'b.example.com.'
     ],
-    'dnssec_on_create': false
+    'dnssec_on_create': false,
+    'zone_kind': 'Native',
 }
 ```
 {% endcode %}
 
 - `default_ns` sets the nameserver which are used
 - `dnssec_on_create` specifies if DNSSEC should be enabled when creating zones
+- `zone_kind` is the type that will be used when creating the zone.
+  <br>Can be one of `Native`, `Master` or `Slave`, when not specified it defaults to `Native`.
+  <br>Please see [PowerDNS documentation](https://doc.powerdns.com/authoritative/modes-of-operation.html) for explanation of the kinds.
+  <br>**Note that these tokens are case-sensitive!**
+
 
 ## Usage
 An example configuration:
diff --git a/providers/powerdns/dns.go b/providers/powerdns/dns.go
index fe50e7188..c3878a550 100644
--- a/providers/powerdns/dns.go
+++ b/providers/powerdns/dns.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func (dsp *powerdnsProvider) EnsureZoneExists(domain string) error {
 		Type:        zones.ZoneTypeZone,
 		DNSSec:      dsp.DNSSecOnCreate,
 		Nameservers: dsp.DefaultNS,
+		Kind:        dsp.ZoneKind,
 	})
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go b/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
index fbaf7738f..38d084631 100644
--- a/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
+++ b/providers/powerdns/powerdnsProvider.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package powerdns
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/mittwald/go-powerdns/apis/zones"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/models"
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v3/providers"
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ type powerdnsProvider struct {
 	APIKey         string
 	APIUrl         string
 	ServerName     string
-	DefaultNS      []string `json:"default_ns"`
-	DNSSecOnCreate bool     `json:"dnssec_on_create"`
+	DefaultNS      []string       `json:"default_ns"`
+	DNSSecOnCreate bool           `json:"dnssec_on_create"`
+	ZoneKind       zones.ZoneKind `json:"zone_kind"`
 
 	nameservers []*models.Nameserver
 }