diff --git a/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py b/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
index c554877..b15bcd4 100755
--- a/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 import sys
+import json
 from charmhelpers.fetch import (
     apt_install, filter_installed_packages,
     apt_update
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@ from charmhelpers.fetch import (
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     config,
     Hooks, UnregisteredHookError,
-    log
+    log,
+    relation_set
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     restart_on_change
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
 from ceilometer_utils import (
     restart_map,
     register_configs,
-    CEILOMETER_AGENT_PACKAGES
+    CEILOMETER_AGENT_PACKAGES,
+    NOVA_SETTINGS
 )
 
 hooks = Hooks()
@@ -34,9 +37,10 @@ def install():
         filter_installed_packages(CEILOMETER_AGENT_PACKAGES),
         fatal=True)
 
-# TODO(jamespage): Locally scoped relation for nova and others
-#ceilometer_utils.modify_config_file(ceilometer_utils.NOVA_CONF
-#    ceilometer_utils.NOVA_SETTINGS)
+
+@hooks.hook('nova-ceilometer-relation-joined')
+def nova_ceilometer_joined():
+    relation_set(subordinate_configuration=json.dumps(NOVA_SETTINGS))
 
 
 @hooks.hook("ceilometer-service-relation-changed",
diff --git a/hooks/ceilometer_utils.py b/hooks/ceilometer_utils.py
index e5db4af..34c0cbd 100644
--- a/hooks/ceilometer_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/ceilometer_utils.py
@@ -18,11 +18,20 @@ CEILOMETER_AGENT_PACKAGES = [
 ]
 
 NOVA_CONF = "/etc/nova/nova.conf"
-NOVA_SETTINGS = [
-    ('DEFAULT', 'instance_usage_audit', 'True'),
-    ('DEFAULT', 'instance_usage_audit_period', 'hour'),
-    ('DEFAULT', 'notification_driver', 'ceilometer.compute.nova_notifier')
-]
+
+NOVA_SETTINGS = {
+    "nova": {
+        "/etc/nova/nova.conf": {
+            "sections": {
+                "DEFAULT": [
+                    ('instance_usage_audit', 'True'),
+                    ('instance_usage_audit_period', 'hour'),
+                    ('notification_driver', 'ceilometer.compute.nova_notifier')
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 CONFIG_FILES = {
     CEILOMETER_CONF: {
diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 65a5b2a..16a48e7 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ description: |
 categories:
   - miscellaneous
   - openstack
+provides:
+  nova-ceilometer:
+    interface: nova-ceilometer
+    scope: container
 requires:
   container:
     interface: juju-info
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py b/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
index 35db78b..1a49537 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 from mock import patch, MagicMock
 
 import ceilometer_utils
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ TO_PATCH = [
     'config',
     'filter_installed_packages',
     'CONFIGS',
+    'relation_set',
 ]
 
 
@@ -46,3 +48,8 @@ class CeilometerHooksTest(CharmTestCase):
     def test_ceilometer_changed(self):
         hooks.hooks.execute(['hooks/ceilometer-service-relation-changed'])
         self.assertTrue(self.CONFIGS.write_all.called)
+
+    def test_nova_ceilometer_joined(self):
+        hooks.hooks.execute(['hooks/nova-ceilometer-relation-joined'])
+        self.relation_set.assert_called_with(
+            subordinate_configuration=json.dumps(ceilometer_utils.NOVA_SETTINGS))
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_utils.py b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
index e90679e..060ba5f 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_utils.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def get_default_config():
 
 
 class CharmTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+
     def setUp(self, obj, patches):
         super(CharmTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.patches = patches
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class CharmTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class TestConfig(object):
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.config = get_default_config()
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ class TestConfig(object):
 
 
 class TestRelation(object):
+
     def __init__(self, relation_data={}):
         self.relation_data = relation_data