diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 4c58eccb..6095afa0 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -658,12 +658,35 @@ Default value: `['create']`
 
 Run systemctl daemon-reload
 
+#### Examples
+
+##### Force reload the system systemd
+
+```puppet
+notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+  notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['special']
+}
+systemd::daemon_reload{ 'special': }
+```
+
+##### Force reload a systemd --user
+
+```puppet
+notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+  notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['steve_user']
+}
+systemd::daemon_reload{ 'steve_user':
+  user => 'steve',
+}
+```
+
 #### Parameters
 
 The following parameters are available in the `systemd::daemon_reload` defined type:
 
 * [`name`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--name)
 * [`enable`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--enable)
+* [`user`](#-systemd--daemon_reload--user)
 
 ##### <a name="-systemd--daemon_reload--name"></a>`name`
 
@@ -674,11 +697,19 @@ A globally unique name for the resource
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
 Enable the reload exec
-
 * Added in case users want to disable the reload globally using a resource collector
 
 Default value: `true`
 
+##### <a name="-systemd--daemon_reload--user"></a>`user`
+
+Data type: `Optional[String[1]]`
+
+Specify user name of `systemd --user` to reload. This not supported **below** Redhat 9,
+Ubuntu 22.04 or Debian 12.
+
+Default value: `undef`
+
 ### <a name="systemd--dropin_file"></a>`systemd::dropin_file`
 
 Creates a drop-in file for a systemd unit
diff --git a/manifests/daemon_reload.pp b/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
index b7c3bac2..7a578570 100644
--- a/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
+++ b/manifests/daemon_reload.pp
@@ -7,15 +7,49 @@
 #
 # @param enable
 #   Enable the reload exec
-#
 #   * Added in case users want to disable the reload globally using a resource collector
 #
+# @param user
+#   Specify user name of `systemd --user` to reload. This not supported **below** Redhat 9,
+#   Ubuntu 22.04 or Debian 12.
+#
+# @example Force reload the system systemd
+#   notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+#     notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['special']
+#   }
+#   systemd::daemon_reload{ 'special': }
+#
+# @example Force reload a systemd --user
+#   notify{ 'fake event to notify from':
+#     notify => Systemd::Daemon_reload['steve_user']
+#   }
+#   systemd::daemon_reload{ 'steve_user':
+#     user => 'steve',
+#   }
+#
 define systemd::daemon_reload (
   Boolean $enable = true,
+  Optional[String[1]] $user = undef,
 ) {
+  include systemd
+
   if $enable {
-    exec { "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-daemon-reload":
-      command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
+    if $user {
+      if ($facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'],'9') < 0 ) or
+      ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'],'12') < 0 ) or
+      ($facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'],'22.04') < 0 ) {
+        fail('systemd::daemon_reload_for a user is not supported below RedHat 9, Debian 12 or Ubuntu 22.04')
+      }
+
+      $_title   = "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-user-${user}-daemon-reload"
+      $_command = ['systemd-run', '--pipe', '--wait', '--user', '--machine', "${user}@.host", "systemctl", '--user', 'daemon-reload']
+    } else {
+      $_title   = "${module_name}-${name}-systemctl-daemon-reload"
+      $_command = ['systemctl', 'daemon-reload']
+    }
+
+    exec { $_title:
+      command     => $_command,
       refreshonly => true,
       path        => $facts['path'],
     }
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 9e1f8837..edde66d2 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   "requirements": [
     {
       "name": "puppet",
-      "version_requirement": ">= 7.0.0 < 9.0.0"
+      "version_requirement": ">= 7.9.0 < 9.0.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/spec/defines/daemon_reload_spec.rb b/spec/defines/daemon_reload_spec.rb
index e2dd5bbb..0b927e80 100644
--- a/spec/defines/daemon_reload_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/daemon_reload_spec.rb
@@ -14,9 +14,39 @@
         context 'with defaults' do
           it do
             expect(subject).to contain_exec("systemd-#{title}-systemctl-daemon-reload").
-              with_command('systemctl daemon-reload').
+              with_command(%w[systemctl daemon-reload]).
               with_refreshonly(true)
           end
+
+          context 'with a username specfied' do
+            let(:params) do
+              { user: 'steve' }
+            end
+
+            case [facts[:os]['name'], facts[:os]['family'], facts[:os]['release']['major']]
+            when %w[Debian Debian 10],
+              %w[Debian Debian 11],
+              ['Ubuntu', 'Debian', '20.04'],
+              %w[VirtuozzoLinux RedHat 7],
+              %w[AlmaLinux RedHat 8],
+              %w[CentOS RedHat 7],
+              %w[CentOS RedHat 8],
+              %w[RedHat RedHat 7],
+              %w[RedHat RedHat 8],
+              %w[Rocky RedHat 8],
+              %w[OracleLinux RedHat 8]
+              it { is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{user is not supported below}) }
+            else
+              it { is_expected.to compile }
+
+              it {
+                is_expected.to contain_exec('systemd-irregardless-systemctl-user-steve-daemon-reload').
+                  with_command(['systemd-run', '--pipe', '--wait', '--user', '--machine', 'steve@.host', 'systemctl', '--user', 'daemon-reload']).
+                  with_refreshonly(true)
+              }
+
+            end
+          end
         end
 
         context 'when disabled' do
@@ -27,6 +57,14 @@
           it do
             expect(subject).not_to contain_exec("systemd-#{title}-systemctl-daemon-reload")
           end
+
+          context 'with a username specfied' do
+            let(:params) do
+              super().merge(user: 'steve')
+            end
+
+            it { is_expected.not_to contain_exec('systemd-irregardless-systemctl-user-steve-daemon-reload') }
+          end
         end
       end
     end