diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 063f634..5c7f3fd 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ class java::config ( ) {
         }
       }
     }
+    'Archlinux': {
+      if $java::use_java_home != undef {
+        file_line { 'java-home-environment':
+          path  => '/etc/profile',
+          line  => "JAVA_HOME=${$java::use_java_home}",
+          match => 'JAVA_HOME=',
+        }
+      }
+    }
     default: {
       # Do nothing.
     }
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2a9a7d9..eb079ab 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #    or other platform-specific options where there are multiple
 #    implementations available (eg: OpenJDK vs Oracle JDK).
 #
-#
 #  [*version*]
 #    The version of java to install. By default, this module simply ensures
 #    that java is present, and does not require a specific version.
@@ -36,8 +35,8 @@
 #    correct JVM is enabled.
 #
 #  [*java_home*]
-#   The path to where the JRE is installed. This will be set as an
-#   environment variable.
+#    The path to where the JRE is installed. This will be set as an
+#    environment variable.
 #
 # Actions:
 #
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 6aa558a..5d9a626 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -253,6 +253,21 @@ class java::params {
         },
       }
     }
+    'Archlinux': {
+      $jdk_package = 'jdk8-openjdk'
+      $jre_package = 'jre8-openjdk'
+      $java_home   = '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/jre/'
+      $java = {
+        'jdk' => {
+          'package'   => $jdk_package,
+          'java_home' => $java_home,
+        },
+        'jre' => {
+          'package'   => $jre_package,
+          'java_home' => $java_home,
+        },
+      }
+    }
     default: { fail("unsupported platform ${::osfamily}") }
   }
 }