diff --git a/nsd/config/zones.sls b/nsd/config/zones.sls
index 6d5b0e4..f4f612c 100644
--- a/nsd/config/zones.sls
+++ b/nsd/config/zones.sls
@@ -28,10 +28,14 @@ nsd-config-zones-file-directory:
 "{{ identifier }}":
   file.managed:
     - name: "{{ nsd.zones_dir }}/{{ zonefile_name(name, config) }}"
+    {%- if 'zone_source' in config %}
+    - source: {{ config['zone_source'] }}
+    {%- else %}
     - source: {{ files_switch([template, template+'.jinja'],
                               lookup=identifier
                  )
               }}
+    {%- endif %}
     - mode: 644
     - user: root
     - group: {{ nsd.rootgroup }}
diff --git a/nsd/files/default/generated-zones.conf.jinja b/nsd/files/default/generated-zones.conf.jinja
index d993a5b..c1a777c 100644
--- a/nsd/files/default/generated-zones.conf.jinja
+++ b/nsd/files/default/generated-zones.conf.jinja
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {%- from "nsd/macros.jinja" import zonefile_name with context -%}
+{%- set extraopts = ['allow-notify', 'request-xfr', 'outgoing-interface'] -%}
 ########################################################################
 # File managed by Salt at <{{ source }}>.
 # Your changes will be overwritten.
@@ -8,4 +9,9 @@
 zone:
   name: "{{ name }}"
   zonefile: "{{ nsd.zones_dir }}/{{ zonefile_name(name, config) }}"
+  {%- for option in extraopts %}
+  {%- if option in config %}
+  {{ option }}: {{ config[option] }}
+  {%- endif %}
+  {%- endfor %}
 {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 77ffe8a..e26fbd9 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ nsd:
     "168.192.in-addr.arpa": {}
     # NSD's include-pattern directive may be a better way to share configuration
     # across zones than using YAML anchors.
+    #
+    # You can load the zone file from a custom source and specify additional configuration options:
+    # example.com:
+    #   zone_source: salt://zones/example.com.zone
+    #   request-xfr: 192.168.0.1
 
   # If this section is present in your Pillar data,
   # nsd.conf.d/10-salt.conf will be created and managed