diff --git a/ironic/conf/default.py b/ironic/conf/default.py
index 0e3c32bd1b..c7aff69cc3 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/default.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/default.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ image_opts = [
                                     'common/isolinux_config.template'),
                help=_('Template file for isolinux configuration file.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('grub_config_path',
-               default='/boot/grub/grub.cfg',
+               default='EFI/BOOT/grub.cfg',
                help=_('GRUB2 configuration file location on the UEFI ISO '
                       'images produced by ironic. The default value is '
                       'usually incorrect and should not be relied on. '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-grub2-uefi-config-path-f1b4c5083cc97ee5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-grub2-uefi-config-path-f1b4c5083cc97ee5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddb6c86cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-grub2-uefi-config-path-f1b4c5083cc97ee5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes the default value for the ``[DEFAULT]grub_config_path`` variable to
+    be the default path for UEFI bootloader configurations, where as the
+    default was previously the BIOS grub2 configuration path.
+upgrades:
+  - |
+    The default configuration value for ``[DEFAULT]grub_config_path`` has
+    been changed from ``/boot/grub/grub.conf`` to ``EFI/BOOT/grub.efi`` as
+    the configuration parameter was for UEFI boot configuration, and the
+    ``/boot/grub/grub2.conf`` path is for BIOS booting. This was verified
+    by referencing several working UEFI virtual media examples where this
+    value was overridden to the new configuration value.