diff --git a/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1 b/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
index 21b94fb..88b0677 100644
--- a/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
+++ b/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psd1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @{
     RootModule = "Merge-DSCConfigurationData.psm1"
-    ModuleVersion = "1.0.2"
+    ModuleVersion = "1.1.0"
     GUID = "c1c7e70d-9049-4eaa-a3c9-44a424c35ef5"
     Author = "Torsten Brendgen"
     Copyright = "(c) Torsten Brendgen. All rights reserved."
diff --git a/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataNodeSealed.ps1 b/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataNodeSealed.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08190d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Private/Test-ConfigurationDataNodeSealed.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+function Test-ConfigurationDataNodeSealed {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    Param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [System.Collections.IDictionary]
+        $Node
+    )
+
+    if(-not (Test-ConfigurationDataDictionaryKey -Dictionary $Node -Key "Sealed")){
+        return $false
+    }
+
+    return [System.Management.Automation.LanguagePrimitives]::ConvertTo($Node["Sealed"], [bool])
+}
diff --git a/Public/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.ps1 b/Public/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.ps1
index edcea57..d89480c 100644
--- a/Public/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.ps1
+++ b/Public/Merge-DSCConfigurationData.ps1
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ function Merge-DSCConfigurationData {
 
         [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName="Path")]
         [switch]
-        $PassThru
+        $PassThru,
+
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false, ParameterSetName="Data")]
+        [string]
+        $MergePath = '$'
     )
 
     begin {
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@ function Merge-DSCConfigurationData {
             $Output = $Deployment
         }
 
+        if((Test-ConfigurationDataNodeSealed -Node $Template) -and $Deployment.Count -gt 0){
+            throw "Configuration data path [$MergePath] is sealed and cannot be modified."
+        }
+
         foreach($Property in $Template.GetEnumerator()){
             if($Property.Name -eq "Metadata"){
                 Write-Verbose "Skipping metadata block during configuration data merge"
@@ -47,7 +55,7 @@ function Merge-DSCConfigurationData {
                 Write-Verbose "Key [$($Property.Name)] is a Dictionary"
                 if(Test-ConfigurationDataDictionaryKey -Dictionary $Deployment -Key $Property.Name){
                     Write-Verbose "Key [$($Property.Name)] is present in Deployment Data"
-                    $Output[$Property.Name] = Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $Template[$Property.Name] -Deployment $Deployment[$Property.Name] -Output $Output[$Property.Name]
+                    $Output[$Property.Name] = Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $Template[$Property.Name] -Deployment $Deployment[$Property.Name] -Output $Output[$Property.Name] -MergePath "$MergePath.$($Property.Name)"
                 }else{
                     Write-Verbose "Key [$($Property.Name)] is not present in Deployment Data"
                     $Output.Add($Property.Name,(Copy-ConfigurationDataValue -Value $Template[$Property.Name]))
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ function Merge-DSCConfigurationData {
                         if($MatchingDeploymentItems.Count -gt 0){
                             foreach($DeploymentItem in $MatchingDeploymentItems){
                                 $OutputItem = @($Output[$Property.Name] | Where-Object { Test-ConfigurationDataItemKeyMatch -Left $_ -Right $DeploymentItem -KeyNames $SearchKeyNames })[0]
-                                Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $TemplateItem.Value -Deployment $DeploymentItem -Output $OutputItem | Out-Null
+                                Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $TemplateItem.Value -Deployment $DeploymentItem -Output $OutputItem -MergePath "$MergePath.$($Property.Name)[$(Format-ConfigurationDataMergeKey -Item $DeploymentItem -KeyNames $SearchKeyNames)]" | Out-Null
                             }
                         }else{
                             if($TemplateItem.IsWildcard){
diff --git a/Tests/Extends.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Extends.Tests.ps1
index abd5a2d..2959af6 100644
--- a/Tests/Extends.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Extends.Tests.ps1
@@ -347,4 +347,63 @@ Describe 'Merge-DSCConfigurationData Extends' {
         $Validation.IsStale | Should Be $true
         @($Validation.Issues | Where-Object { $_.Code -eq 'SourceChanged' }).Count | Should Be 1
     }
+
+    It 'prevents overriding a sealed parameter definition' {
+        $Template = @{
+            Parameters = @{
+                DomainNetBIOS = @{
+                    Type = 'string'
+                    Value = 'CONTOSO'
+                    Sealed = $true
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $Deployment = @{
+            Parameters = @{
+                DomainNetBIOS = @{
+                    Value = 'OTHER'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        { Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $Template -Deployment $Deployment } | Should Throw
+    }
+
+    It 'prevents adding values below a sealed resource tree' {
+        $Template = @{
+            Resources = @{
+                NonNodeData = @{
+                    Services = @{
+                        SharePoint = @{
+                            Farm = @{
+                                ManagedAccounts = @{
+                                    Sealed = $true
+                                    FarmAccount = "[parameters('FarmCredential')]"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $Deployment = @{
+            Resources = @{
+                NonNodeData = @{
+                    Services = @{
+                        SharePoint = @{
+                            Farm = @{
+                                ManagedAccounts = @{
+                                    SearchAccount = "[parameters('SearchCredential')]"
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        { Merge-DSCConfigurationData -Template $Template -Deployment $Deployment } | Should Throw
+    }
 }