diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml b/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml
index 29f25f2e61..892020c202 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,6 @@ sources:
         - disk.device.read.requests
         - disk.device.write.bytes
         - disk.device.write.requests
+        - volume.size
+        - volume.snapshot.size
+        - volume.backup.size
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/volume-metrics-01ddde0180bc21cb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/volume-metrics-01ddde0180bc21cb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76560ca08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/volume-metrics-01ddde0180bc21cb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The default ``polling.yaml`` file has been updated and now it enables
+    meters related to cinder by default.