diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_nimble.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_nimble.py
index 222ff420069..20076c5a90e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_nimble.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_nimble.py
@@ -1153,6 +1153,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'driver_volume_type': 'iscsi',
             'data': {
                 'target_discovered': False,
+                'discard': True,
                 'volume_id': 12,
                 'target_iqn': '13',
                 'target_lun': 0,
@@ -1186,6 +1187,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'driver_volume_type': 'iscsi',
             'data': {
                 'target_discovered': False,
+                'discard': True,
                 'volume_id': 12,
                 'target_iqns': ['group_target_name', 'group_target_name'],
                 'target_luns': [0, 0],
@@ -1211,6 +1213,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'driver_volume_type': 'iscsi',
             'data': {
                 'target_discovered': False,
+                'discard': True,
                 'volume_id': 12,
                 'target_iqn': '13',
                 'target_lun': 0,
@@ -1264,6 +1267,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'data': {
                 'target_lun': 13,
                 'target_discovered': True,
+                'discard': True,
                 'target_wwn': ["1111111111111101"],
                 'initiator_target_map': {'1000000000000000':
                                          ['1111111111111101']}}}
@@ -1291,6 +1295,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'driver_volume_type': 'iscsi',
             'data': {
                 'target_discovered': False,
+                'discard': True,
                 'target_lun': 0,
                 'volume_id': 12,
                 'target_iqn': '13',
@@ -1325,6 +1330,7 @@ class NimbleDriverConnectionTestCase(NimbleDriverBaseTestCase):
             'data': {
                 'target_lun': 13,
                 'target_discovered': True,
+                'discard': True,
                 'target_wwn': ["1111111111111101"],
                 'initiator_target_map': {'1000000000000000':
                                          ['1111111111111101']}}}
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/nimble.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/nimble.py
index c36850c68a3..9d7b09ec9ef 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/nimble.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/nimble.py
@@ -761,8 +761,7 @@ class NimbleISCSIDriver(NimbleBaseVolumeDriver, san.SanISCSIDriver):
                  {'grp': initiator_group_name, 'iname': initiator_name})
         self.APIExecutor.add_acl(volume, initiator_group_name)
         properties = {"driver_volume_type": "iscsi",
-                      "data": {"target_discovered": False},
-                      }
+                      "data": {"target_discovered": False, "discard": True}}
         properties['data']['volume_id'] = volume['id']  # used by xen currently
         (iscsi_portal, iqn) = volume['provider_location'].split()
         if self._get_gst_for_group() is not None:
@@ -975,6 +974,7 @@ class NimbleFCDriver(NimbleBaseVolumeDriver, driver.FibreChannelDriver):
         data = {'driver_volume_type': 'fibre_channel',
                 'data': {'target_lun': lun,
                          'target_discovered': True,
+                         'discard': True,
                          'target_wwn': target_wwns,
                          'initiator_target_map': init_targ_map}}
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/1884495-173f375dc5274fe6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/1884495-173f375dc5274fe6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a583d13532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/1884495-173f375dc5274fe6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Nimble driver now supports discard.