diff --git a/lib/glance b/lib/glance
index 23a1cbf2c7..57f07f5aba 100644
--- a/lib/glance
+++ b/lib/glance
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fi
 
 GLANCE_CACHE_DIR=${GLANCE_CACHE_DIR:=$DATA_DIR/glance/cache}
 GLANCE_IMAGE_DIR=${GLANCE_IMAGE_DIR:=$DATA_DIR/glance/images}
+GLANCE_LOCK_DIR=${GLANCE_LOCK_DIR:=$DATA_DIR/glance/locks}
 GLANCE_AUTH_CACHE_DIR=${GLANCE_AUTH_CACHE_DIR:-/var/cache/glance}
 
 GLANCE_CONF_DIR=${GLANCE_CONF_DIR:-/etc/glance}
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ function configure_glance {
     iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF database connection $dburl
     iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF DEFAULT use_syslog $SYSLOG
     iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF DEFAULT image_cache_dir $GLANCE_CACHE_DIR/
+    iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF DEFAULT lock_path $GLANCE_LOCK_DIR
     iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF paste_deploy flavor keystone+cachemanagement
     configure_auth_token_middleware $GLANCE_API_CONF glance $GLANCE_AUTH_CACHE_DIR/api
     iniset $GLANCE_API_CONF oslo_messaging_notifications driver messagingv2