diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb6141c..cc710eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of cookbook-openstack-object-storage.
 
+## 7.0.11:
+* Add missing swift-container-sync upstart service which is
+  not setup by default in ubuntu 12.04 packages
+
 ## 7.0.10:
 * Do not role restrict super_admin_key in proxy config
 * Case correct swauth_version attribute in proxy recipe
diff --git a/files/default/swift-container-sync.conf.upstart b/files/default/swift-container-sync.conf.upstart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..597adb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/default/swift-container-sync.conf.upstart
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# swift-container-sync - SWIFT Container Sync
+#
+# The swift container sync.
+
+description     "SWIFT Container Sync"
+author          "Sergio Rubio <rubiojr@bvox.net>"
+
+start on runlevel [2345]
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+pre-start script
+  if [ -f "/etc/swift/container-server.conf" ]; then
+    exec /usr/bin/swift-init container-sync start
+  else
+    exit 1
+  fi
+end script
+
+post-stop exec /usr/bin/swift-init container-sync stop
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index bae9b85..9384b1b 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ maintainer        "ATT, Inc."
 license           "Apache 2.0"
 description       "Installs and configures Openstack Swift"
 long_description  IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version           "7.0.10"
+version           "7.0.11"
 recipe            "openstack-object-storage::setup", "Does initial setup of a swift cluster"
 recipe            "openstack-object-storage::account-server", "Installs the swift account server"
 recipe            "openstack-object-storage::object-server", "Installs the swift object server"
diff --git a/recipes/container-server.rb b/recipes/container-server.rb
index e0c0aee..6ff73f7 100644
--- a/recipes/container-server.rb
+++ b/recipes/container-server.rb
@@ -91,3 +91,31 @@ template "/etc/swift/container-server.conf" do
   notifies :restart, "service[swift-container-updater]", :immediately
   notifies :restart, "service[swift-container-auditor]", :immediately
 end
+
+# Ubuntu 12.04 packages are missing the swift-container-sync service scripts
+# See https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-archive/+bug/1250171
+if platform?("ubuntu")
+  cookbook_file "/etc/init/swift-container-sync.conf" do
+    owner "root"
+    group "root"
+    mode "0755"
+    source "swift-container-sync.conf.upstart"
+    action :create
+    not_if "[ -e /etc/init/swift-container-sync.conf ]"
+  end
+  link "/etc/init.d/swift-container-sync" do
+    to "/lib/init/upstart-job"
+    not_if "[ -e /etc/init.d/swift-container-sync ]"
+  end
+end
+
+service_name=platform_options["service_prefix"] + 'swift-container-sync' + platform_options["service_suffix"]
+unless node["swift"]["container-server"]["allowed_sync_hosts"] == []
+  service "swift-container-sync" do
+    service_name service_name
+    provider platform_options["service_provider"]
+    supports :status => false, :restart => true
+    action [:enable, :start]
+    only_if "[ -e /etc/swift/container-server.conf ] && [ -e /etc/swift/container.ring.gz ]"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/container_spec.rb b/spec/container_spec.rb
index b42bff1..8f3d129 100644
--- a/spec/container_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/container_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe 'openstack-object-storage::container-server' do
     end
 
     it "starts swift container services on boot" do
-      %w{swift-container swift-container-auditor swift-container-replicator swift-container-updater}.each do |svc|
+      %w{swift-container swift-container-auditor swift-container-replicator swift-container-updater swift-container-sync}.each do |svc|
         expect(@chef_run).to set_service_to_start_on_boot svc
       end
     end
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@ describe 'openstack-object-storage::container-server' do
 
     end
 
+    it "should create container sync upstart conf for ubuntu" do
+      expect(@chef_run).to create_cookbook_file "/etc/init/swift-container-sync.conf"
+    end
+
+    it "should create container sync init script for ubuntu" do
+      expect(@chef_run).to create_link "/etc/init.d/swift-container-sync"
+    end
+
     describe "/etc/swift/container-server.conf" do
 
       before do
diff --git a/templates/default/proxy-server.conf.erb b/templates/default/proxy-server.conf.erb
index 634b2f7..35d2d03 100644
--- a/templates/default/proxy-server.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/proxy-server.conf.erb
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ default_swift_cluster = local#<%= node[:swift][:swift_url] %>
 allow_overrides = true
 <% end %>
 <% end %>
+<% if node["swift"]["container-server"]["allowed_sync_hosts"] -%>
+allowed_sync_hosts = <%= node["swift"]["container-server"]["allowed_sync_hosts"].join(",") %>
+<% end %>
 
 [filter:healthcheck]
 use = egg:swift#healthcheck