diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 6f1dc2a..b557320 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `activemq::instance` defined type:
 * [`address_settings`](#-activemq--instance--address_settings)
 * [`addresses`](#-activemq--instance--addresses)
 * [`allow_failback`](#-activemq--instance--allow_failback)
+* [`allow_direct_connections_only`](#-activemq--instance--allow_direct_connections_only)
 * [`bind`](#-activemq--instance--bind)
 * [`broadcast_groups`](#-activemq--instance--broadcast_groups)
 * [`broker_plugins`](#-activemq--instance--broker_plugins)
@@ -478,6 +479,16 @@ Data type: `Boolean`
 
 Should stop backup on live restart.
 
+##### <a name="-activemq--instance--allow_direct_connections_only"></a>`allow_direct_connections_only`
+
+Data type: `Optional[Boolean]`
+
+When using `static` for [`server_discovery`](#-activemq--server_discovery)
+only make connections to the defined connectors and not any other
+broker in the cluser.
+
+Default value: `true`
+
 ##### <a name="-activemq--instance--bind"></a>`bind`
 
 Data type: `String`
diff --git a/manifests/instance.pp b/manifests/instance.pp
index f5ab554..4aa4ee9 100644
--- a/manifests/instance.pp
+++ b/manifests/instance.pp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 # @param allow_failback
 #   Should stop backup on live restart.
 #
+# @param allow_direct_connections_only
+#   When using static server discovery only make connections to the
+#   defined connectors and not any other broker in the cluser.
+#
 # @param bind
 #   Configure which IP address to listen on. Should be either a FQDN
 #   or an IP address.
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@
   String $java_xms = $activemq::java_xms,
   String $java_xmx = $activemq::java_xmx,
   # Optional parameters
+  Optional[Boolean] $allow_direct_connections_only = true,
   Optional[Integer] $global_max_size_mb = undef,
   Optional[String] $group = undef,
   Optional[Boolean] $service_enable = undef,
@@ -379,6 +384,7 @@
           'address_settings'                 => $address_settings,
           'addresses'                        => $addresses,
           'allow_failback'                   => $allow_failback,
+          'allow_direct_connections_only'    => $allow_direct_connections_only,
           'bind'                             => $bind,
           'broadcast_groups'                 => $broadcast_groups,
           'broker_plugins'                   => $_broker_plugins,
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/activemq_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/activemq_spec.rb
index 446d2e5..0e3a1a3 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/activemq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/activemq_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
+RSpec::Matchers.define_negated_matcher :not_match, :match
+
 describe 'activemq' do
   let(:activemq_checksum) { 'a73331cb959bb0ba9667414682c279bc9ce2aec4c8fecbcdee4670bf9d63bf66010c8c55a6b727b1ad6d51bbccadd663b96a70b867721d9388d54a9391c6af85' }
   let(:activemq_group) { 'activemq' }
@@ -41,13 +43,28 @@
         admin_password => '#{activemq_instance_password}',
         admin_user => '#{activemq_instance_user}',
         checksum => '#{activemq_checksum}',
-        cluster => false,
+        cluster => true,
+        cluster_password => '#{activemq_instance_password}',
+        cluster_user => '#{activemq_instance_user}',
+        cluster_name => 'activemq-cluster',
+        cluster_topology => {
+          '#{activemq_instance_name}' => {
+            target_host => 'localhost',
+            bind => '127.0.0.1',
+          },
+          'instance2' => {
+            target_host => 'localhost',
+            bind => '127.0.0.2',
+          }
+        },
+        server_discovery => 'static',
         download_url => 'http://archive.apache.org/dist/activemq/activemq-artemis/#{activemq_version}/%s',
         instances => {
           '#{activemq_instance_name}' => {
             bind => '127.0.0.1',
             port => 61616,
             web_port => 8161,
+            ha_policy => 'live-only',
             acceptors => {
               artemis => { port => 61616 },
               amqp => { port => 5672 },
@@ -72,6 +89,14 @@
     it { expect(file("#{activemq_instance_base}/#{activemq_instance_name}/etc/artemis.profile").content).to match(%r{^ARTEMIS_HOME}) }
     it { expect(file("#{activemq_instance_base}/#{activemq_instance_name}/etc/artemis.profile").content).to match(%r{^JAVA_ARGS}) }
 
+    # Test that 'artemis-instance1' is not in the static-connectors list
+    it {
+      expect(file("#{activemq_instance_base}/#{activemq_instance_name}/etc/broker.xml").content.gsub(%r{.*<static-connectors[^>]*>(.*)</static-connectors>.*}ms, '\1'))
+        .to match(%r{instance2})
+        .and not_match(%r{:activemq_instance_name})
+    }
+    it { expect(file("#{activemq_instance_base}/#{activemq_instance_name}/etc/broker.xml").content).to match(%r{allow-direct-connections-only="true"}) }
+
     it 'sets up the service' do
       expect(service("activemq@#{activemq_instance_name}")).to be_running
       expect(service("activemq@#{activemq_instance_name}")).to be_enabled
diff --git a/templates/broker.xml.epp b/templates/broker.xml.epp
index 41a32d6..b3dcd16 100644
--- a/templates/broker.xml.epp
+++ b/templates/broker.xml.epp
@@ -148,9 +148,12 @@ under the License.
             <message-load-balancing><%= $message_load_balancing %></message-load-balancing>
             <max-hops><%= $max_hops %></max-hops>
 <%   if $activemq::server_discovery == 'static' { -%>
-            <static-connectors allow-direct-connections-only="true">
+            <static-connectors allow-direct-connections-only="<%= $allow_direct_connections_only %>">
 <%   $connectors.each |$key, $value| { -%>
+<%#    # Do not add the connector that matches the name of this instance. -%>
+<%     if ($key != "artemis-${name}") { -%>
                <connector-ref><%= $key %></connector-ref>
+<%     } -%>
 <%   } -%>
             </static-connectors>
 <%   } -%>