diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a3f240610..c80456892 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
 # [Remember: No empty lines between comments and class definition]
 class stdlib {
 
+  class { 'stdlib::stages': }
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/stages.pp b/manifests/stages.pp
index e69de29bb..19cee6b87 100644
--- a/manifests/stages.pp
+++ b/manifests/stages.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Class: stdlib::stages
+#
+# This class manages a standard set of Run Stages for Puppet.
+#
+# The high level stages are (In order):
+#
+#  * setup
+#  * deploy
+#  * runtime
+#  * setup_infra
+#  * deploy_infra
+#  * main
+#  * setup_app
+#  * deploy_app
+#
+# Parameters:
+#
+# Actions:
+#
+#   Declares various run-stages for deploying infrastructure,
+#   language runtimes, and application layers.
+#
+# Requires:
+#
+# Sample Usage:
+#
+#  node default {
+#    include stdlib::stages
+#    class { java: stage => 'runtime' }
+#  }
+#
+class stdlib::stages {
+
+  stage { 'setup':  before => Stage['deploy'] }
+  stage { 'deploy': before => Stage['setup_infra'] }
+  stage { 'runtime':
+    require => Stage['deploy'],
+    before  => Stage['setup_infra'],
+  }
+  stage { 'setup_infra':  before  => Stage['deploy_infra'] }
+  stage { 'deploy_infra': before  => Stage['main'] }
+  stage { 'setup_app':    require => Stage['main'] }
+  stage { 'deploy_app':   require => Stage['setup_app'] }
+
+}