diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index b2ad9925..6da69cde 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ default["openstack"]["network"]["interface_driver_map"] = {
    'bridgeinterfacedriver' => 'linuxbridge'
 }
 
+default["openstack"]["network"]["plugin_conf_map"] = {
+  'ovsinterfacedriver' => 'openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini',
+  'bridgeinterfacedriver' => 'linuxbridge/linuxbridge_conf.ini'
+}
+
 # The agent can use other DHCP drivers.  Dnsmasq is the simplest and requires
 # no additional setup of the DHCP server.
 default["openstack"]["network"]["dhcp_driver"] = 'quantum.agent.linux.dhcp.Dnsmasq'
diff --git a/recipes/openvswitch.rb b/recipes/openvswitch.rb
index 2ea3bbd4..cc3a7035 100644
--- a/recipes/openvswitch.rb
+++ b/recipes/openvswitch.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ platform_options["quantum_openvswitch_packages"].each do |pkg|
   end
 end
 
+service "quantum-server" do
+  service_name node["openstack"]["network"]["platform"]["quantum_server_service"]
+  supports :status => true, :restart => true
+  action :nothing
+end
+
 service "quantum-openvswitch-switch" do
   service_name platform_options["quantum_openvswitch_service"]
   supports :status => true, :restart => true
diff --git a/recipes/server.rb b/recipes/server.rb
index a36bd58f..140c3814 100644
--- a/recipes/server.rb
+++ b/recipes/server.rb
@@ -70,3 +70,17 @@ if node["openstack"]["network"]["quantum_ha_cmd_cron"]
     command "sleep #{sleep_time} ; . /root/openrc && #{node["openstack"]["network"]["quantum_ha_cmd"]} --replicate-dhcp > /dev/null 2>&1"
   end
 end
+
+# the default SUSE initfile uses this sysconfig file to determine the
+# quantum plugin to use
+template "/etc/sysconfig/quantum" do
+  only_if { platform? "suse" }
+  source "quantum.sysconfig.erb"
+  owner "root"
+  group "root"
+  mode 00644
+  variables(
+    :plugin_conf => node["openstack"]["network"]["plugin_conf_map"][driver_name]
+  )
+  notifies :restart, "service[quantum-server]"
+end
diff --git a/spec/server-opensuse_spec.rb b/spec/server-opensuse_spec.rb
index 89b326d5..b08d5643 100644
--- a/spec/server-opensuse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/server-opensuse_spec.rb
@@ -28,5 +28,36 @@ describe 'openstack-network::server' do
 
       expect(chef_run).not_to install_package "openstack-quantum-openvswitch"
     end
+
+    describe "/etc/sysconfig/quantum" do
+      before do
+        @file = @chef_run.template("/etc/sysconfig/quantum")
+      end
+
+      it "has proper owner" do
+        expect(@file).to be_owned_by "root", "root"
+      end
+
+      it "has proper modes" do
+        expect(sprintf("%o", @file.mode)).to eq "644"
+      end
+
+      it "has the correct plugin config location - ovs by default" do
+        expect(@chef_run).to create_file_with_content(
+          @file.name, "/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini")
+      end
+
+      it "uses linuxbridge when configured to use it" do
+        chef_run = ::ChefSpec::ChefRunner.new ::OPENSUSE_OPTS do |n|
+          n.set["openstack"]["network"]["interface_driver"] = "quantum.agent.linux.interface.BridgeInterfaceDriver"
+        end
+        chef_run.converge "openstack-network::server"
+
+        expect(chef_run).to create_file_with_content(
+          "/etc/sysconfig/quantum",
+          "/etc/quantum/plugins/linuxbridge/linuxbridge_conf.ini"
+          )
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/server_spec.rb b/spec/server_spec.rb
index a360039a..659068a1 100644
--- a/spec/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/server_spec.rb
@@ -196,5 +196,13 @@ describe 'openstack-network::server' do
           @file.name, "/etc/quantum/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_quantum_plugin.ini")
       end
     end
+
+    it "does not install sysconfig template" do
+      chef_run = ::ChefSpec::ChefRunner.new(
+        ::UBUNTU_OPTS.merge(:evaluate_guards => true))
+      chef_run.stub_command(/python/, true)
+      chef_run.converge "openstack-network::server"
+      expect(chef_run).not_to create_file "/etc/sysconfig/quantum"
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/default/quantum.sysconfig.erb b/templates/default/quantum.sysconfig.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6408ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/quantum.sysconfig.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+## Type:     string
+#
+# location of the plugin configuration file
+
+QUANTUM_PLUGIN_CONF="/etc/quantum/plugins/<%= @plugin_conf %>"
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