diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index a5745ad6..7524e103 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
 #   (optional) Base directory that the Image Cache uses.
 #    Defaults to '/var/lib/glance/image-cache'.
 #
+# [*os_region_name*]
+#   (optional) Sets the keystone region to use.
+#   Defaults to 'RegionOne'.
 class glance::api(
   $keystone_password,
   $verbose                  = false,
@@ -198,6 +201,7 @@
   $database_connection      = 'sqlite:///var/lib/glance/glance.sqlite',
   $database_idle_timeout    = 3600,
   $image_cache_dir          = '/var/lib/glance/image-cache',
+  $os_region_name           = 'RegionOne',
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $mysql_module             = undef,
   $sql_idle_timeout         = false,
@@ -276,6 +280,7 @@
     'DEFAULT/workers':               value => $workers;
     'DEFAULT/show_image_direct_url': value => $show_image_direct_url;
     'DEFAULT/image_cache_dir':       value => $image_cache_dir;
+    'DEFAULT/os_region_name':        value => $os_region_name;
   }
 
   # known_stores config
@@ -290,8 +295,9 @@
   }
 
   glance_cache_config {
-    'DEFAULT/verbose':   value => $verbose;
-    'DEFAULT/debug':     value => $debug;
+    'DEFAULT/verbose':        value => $verbose;
+    'DEFAULT/debug':          value => $debug;
+    'DEFAULT/os_region_name': value => $os_region_name;
   }
 
   # configure api service to connect registry service
diff --git a/manifests/backend/cinder.pp b/manifests/backend/cinder.pp
index db959333..adb68009 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/cinder.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/cinder.pp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 #   Defaults to 'undef'
 #
 # [*os_region_name*]
-#   (optional) Region name of this node.
-#   Should be a valid region name
-#   Defaults to 'RegionOne'
+#   (optional) The os_region_name parameter is deprecated and has no effect.
+#   Use glance::api::os_region_name instead.
+#   Defaults to 'undef'
 #
 # [*cinder_ca_certificates_file*]
 #   (optional) Location of ca certicate file to use for cinder client requests.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #
 
 class glance::backend::cinder(
-  $os_region_name              = 'RegionOne',
+  $os_region_name              = undef,
   $cinder_ca_certificates_file = undef,
   $cinder_api_insecure         = false,
   $cinder_catalog_info         = 'volume:cinder:publicURL',
@@ -63,19 +63,21 @@
 
 ) {
 
+  if $os_region_name {
+    notice('The os_region_name parameter is deprecated and has no effect. Use glance::api::os_region_name instead.')
+  }
+
   glance_api_config {
     'DEFAULT/cinder_api_insecure':         value => $cinder_api_insecure;
     'DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info':         value => $cinder_catalog_info;
     'DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries':         value => $cinder_http_retries;
     'DEFAULT/default_store':               value => 'cinder';
-    'DEFAULT/os_region_name':              value => $os_region_name;
   }
 
   glance_cache_config {
     'DEFAULT/cinder_api_insecure':         value => $cinder_api_insecure;
     'DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info':         value => $cinder_catalog_info;
     'DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries':         value => $cinder_http_retries;
-    'DEFAULT/os_region_name':              value => $os_region_name;
   }
 
   if $cinder_endpoint_template {
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index 806700de..f0c77361 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
       :purge_config             => false,
       :known_stores             => false,
       :image_cache_dir          => '/var/lib/glance/image-cache',
+      :os_region_name           => 'RegionOne',
     }
   end
 
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@
       :database_idle_timeout    => '36002',
       :database_connection      => 'mysql:///var:lib@glance/glance',
       :show_image_direct_url    => true,
-      :image_cache_dir          => '/tmp/glance'
+      :image_cache_dir          => '/tmp/glance',
+      :os_region_name           => 'RegionOne2',
     }
   ].each do |param_set|
 
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@
           'registry_host',
           'registry_port',
           'registry_client_protocol',
-          'show_image_direct_url'
+          'show_image_direct_url',
+          'os_region_name',
         ].each do |config|
           should contain_glance_api_config("DEFAULT/#{config}").with_value(param_hash[config.intern])
         end
@@ -107,7 +110,8 @@
           'verbose',
           'debug',
           'registry_host',
-          'registry_port'
+          'registry_port',
+          'os_region_name',
         ].each do |config|
           should contain_glance_cache_config("DEFAULT/#{config}").with_value(param_hash[config.intern])
         end
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_backend_cinder_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_backend_cinder_spec.rb
index f3f33ac6..55c82d52 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_backend_cinder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_backend_cinder_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/default_store').with_value('cinder')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_api_insecure').with_value(false)
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info').with_value('volume:cinder:publicURL')
-        should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/os_region_name').with_value('RegionOne')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries').with_value('3')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_ca_certificates_file').with(:ensure => 'absent')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_endpoint_template').with(:ensure => 'absent')
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
       it 'configures glance-cache.conf' do
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_api_insecure').with_value(false)
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info').with_value('volume:cinder:publicURL')
-        should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/os_region_name').with_value('RegionOne')
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries').with_value('3')
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_ca_certificates_file').with(:ensure => 'absent')
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_endpoint_template').with(:ensure => 'absent')
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@
           :cinder_catalog_info         => 'volume:cinder:internalURL',
           :cinder_endpoint_template    => 'http://srv-foo:8776/v1/%(project_id)s',
           :cinder_http_retries         => '10',
-          :os_region_name              => 'foo'
         }
       end
       it 'configures glance-api.conf' do
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info').with_value('volume:cinder:internalURL')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_endpoint_template').with_value('http://srv-foo:8776/v1/%(project_id)s')
         should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries').with_value('10')
-        should contain_glance_api_config('DEFAULT/os_region_name').with_value('foo')
       end
       it 'configures glance-cache.conf' do
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_api_insecure').with_value(true)
@@ -75,7 +71,6 @@
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_catalog_info').with_value('volume:cinder:internalURL')
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_endpoint_template').with_value('http://srv-foo:8776/v1/%(project_id)s')
         should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/cinder_http_retries').with_value('10')
-        should contain_glance_cache_config('DEFAULT/os_region_name').with_value('foo')
       end
     end