diff --git a/rundeck/resource_job.go b/rundeck/resource_job.go
index 99679a44d..50b36fede 100644
--- a/rundeck/resource_job.go
+++ b/rundeck/resource_job.go
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ func resourceRundeckJob() *schema.Resource {
 				Default:  true,
 			},
 
+			"nodes_selected_by_default": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
+
 			"time_zone": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -592,6 +597,7 @@ func jobFromResourceData(d *schema.ResourceData) (*JobDetail, error) {
 		ExecutionEnabled:          d.Get("execution_enabled").(bool),
 		Timeout:                   d.Get("timeout").(string),
 		ScheduleEnabled:           d.Get("schedule_enabled").(bool),
+		NodesSelectedByDefault:    d.Get("nodes_selected_by_default").(bool),
 		TimeZone:                  d.Get("time_zone").(string),
 		LogLevel:                  d.Get("log_level").(string),
 		AllowConcurrentExecutions: d.Get("allow_concurrent_executions").(bool),
@@ -808,6 +814,9 @@ func jobToResourceData(job *JobDetail, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 	if err := d.Set("schedule_enabled", job.ScheduleEnabled); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := d.Set("nodes_selected_by_default", job.NodesSelectedByDefault); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := d.Set("time_zone", job.TimeZone); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/rundeck/resource_job_test.go b/rundeck/resource_job_test.go
index 3c14dce1a..27d904d79 100644
--- a/rundeck/resource_job_test.go
+++ b/rundeck/resource_job_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ func TestAccJob_basic(t *testing.T) {
 						if expected := "Prints Hello World"; job.CommandSequence.Commands[0].Description != expected {
 							return fmt.Errorf("failed to set command description; expected %v, got %v", expected, job.CommandSequence.Commands[0].Description)
 						}
+						if expected := true; job.NodesSelectedByDefault != expected {
+							return fmt.Errorf("failed to set node selected by default; expected %v, got %v", expected, job.NodesSelectedByDefault)
+						}
 						if job.Dispatch.SuccessOnEmptyNodeFilter != true {
 							return fmt.Errorf("failed to set success_on_empty_node_filter; expected true, got %v", job.Dispatch.SuccessOnEmptyNodeFilter)
 						}
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ resource "rundeck_job" "test" {
   execution_enabled = true
   node_filter_query = "example"
   allow_concurrent_executions = true
+	nodes_selected_by_default = true
   success_on_empty_node_filter = true
   max_thread_count = 1
   rank_order = "ascending"
@@ -231,6 +235,7 @@ resource "rundeck_job" "test" {
   execution_enabled = true
   node_filter_query = "example"
   allow_concurrent_executions = true
+	nodes_selected_by_default = false
   max_thread_count = 1
   rank_order = "ascending"
 	schedule = "0 0 12 * * * *"
diff --git a/website/docs/r/job.html.md b/website/docs/r/job.html.md
index 1fec0f8ee..098ea49d6 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/job.html.md
+++ b/website/docs/r/job.html.md
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `node_filter_exclude_precedence`: (Optional, Deprecated) Boolean controlling a deprecated Rundeck feature that
   controls whether node exclusions take priority over inclusions.
 
+* `nodes_selected_by_default`: (Optional) Boolean controlling whether nodes that match the node_query_filter are
+  selected by default or not.
+
 * `option`: (Optional) Nested block defining an option a user may set when executing this job. A
   job may have any number of options. The structure of this nested block is described below.