diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e65e34..ca3a655 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ Attributes
 * `cinder["syslog"]["use"]`
 * `cinder["syslog"]["facility"]`
 * `cinder["syslog"]["config_facility"]`
-* `cinder["platform"]` = hash of platform specific package/service names and options
+* `cinder["platform"]` - hash of platform specific package/service names and options
+* `cinder["volume"]["state_path"]` - Top-level directory for maintaining cinder's state
+* `cinder["volume"]["volume_group"]` - Name for the VG that will contain exported volumes
 
 Templates
 =====
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 7029ce6..266ab5b 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ default["cinder"]["syslog"]["config_facility"] = "local2"
 
 default["cinder"]["api"]["ratelimit"] = "True"
 
+default["cinder"]["volume"]["state_path"] = "/var/lib/cinder"
+default["cinder"]["volume"]["volume_group"] = "cinder-volumes"
+
 case platform
 when "fedora", "redhat", "centos"
   default["cinder"]["platform"] = {
diff --git a/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb b/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
index 7c769ea..e978d2d 100644
--- a/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/cinder.conf.erb
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ sql_connection=<%= @sql_connection %>
 #### (StrOpt) Directory where cinder binaries are installed
 
 # state_path=$pybasedir
+state_path=<%= node["cinder"]["volume"]["state_path"] %>
 #### (StrOpt) Top-level directory for maintaining cinder's state
 
 my_ip=<%= node["ipaddress"] %>
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ rabbit_port=<%= @rabbit_port %>
 ######## defined in cinder.volume.driver ########
 
 # volume_group=cinder-volumes
+volume_group=<%= node["cinder"]["volume"]["volume_group"] %>
 #### (StrOpt) Name for the VG that will contain exported volumes
 
 # num_shell_tries=3