diff --git a/hooks/cinder_backup_contexts.py b/hooks/cinder_backup_contexts.py
index ec96286..74fea97 100644
--- a/hooks/cinder_backup_contexts.py
+++ b/hooks/cinder_backup_contexts.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import os
+
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     service_name,
     is_relation_made,
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ class CephBackupSubordinateContext(OSContextGenerator):
                     "sections": {
                         'DEFAULT': [
                             ('backup_driver', backup_driver),
+                            ('backup_ceph_conf',
+                                os.path.join('/var/lib/charm',
+                                             service, 'ceph.conf')),
                             ('backup_ceph_pool', service),
                             ('backup_ceph_user', service),
                         ]
diff --git a/tests/basic_deployment.py b/tests/basic_deployment.py
index 1cc9516..70c7e43 100644
--- a/tests/basic_deployment.py
+++ b/tests/basic_deployment.py
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ class CinderBackupBasicDeployment(OpenStackAmuletDeployment):
         sub = ('{"cinder": {"/etc/cinder/cinder.conf": {"sections": '
                '{"DEFAULT": ['
                '["backup_driver", "cinder.backup.drivers.ceph"], '
+               '["backup_ceph_conf", '
+               '"/var/lib/charm/cinder-backup/ceph.conf"], '
                '["backup_ceph_pool", "cinder-backup"], '
                '["backup_ceph_user", "cinder-backup"]]}}}}')
         expected = {
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_cinder_backup_contexts.py b/unit_tests/test_cinder_backup_contexts.py
index b7386f9..250332c 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_cinder_backup_contexts.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_cinder_backup_contexts.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ class TestCinderBackupContext(CharmTestCase):
                           {'sections': {'DEFAULT':
                                         [('backup_driver',
                                           'cinder.backup.drivers.ceph'),
+                                         ('backup_ceph_conf',
+                                          '/var/lib/charm/'
+                                          'cinder-backup-ut/ceph.conf'),
                                          ('backup_ceph_pool',
                                           'cinder-backup-ut'),
                                          ('backup_ceph_user',