diff --git a/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py b/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
index 385ad6139b..8b95d8c11a 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
+++ b/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ class K8sFedoraTemplateDefinition(k8s_template_def.K8sTemplateDefinition):
         osc = self.get_osc(context)
         extra_params['region_name'] = osc.cinder_region_name()
 
+        # set docker_volume_type
+        # use the configuration default if None provided
+        docker_volume_type = cluster_template.labels.get(
+            'docker_volume_type', CONF.cinder.default_docker_volume_type)
+        extra_params['docker_volume_type'] = docker_volume_type
+
         return super(K8sFedoraTemplateDefinition,
                      self).get_params(context, cluster_template, cluster,
                                       extra_params=extra_params,
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
index e212ee4722..8d942291b0 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ parameters:
       storage
     default: 0
 
+  docker_volume_type:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      type of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
+      storage
+
   docker_storage_driver:
     type: string
     description: docker storage driver name
@@ -462,6 +468,7 @@ resources:
           external_network: {get_param: external_network}
           kube_allow_priv: {get_param: kube_allow_priv}
           docker_volume_size: {get_param: docker_volume_size}
+          docker_volume_type: {get_param: docker_volume_type}
           docker_storage_driver: {get_param: docker_storage_driver}
           wait_condition_timeout: {get_param: wait_condition_timeout}
           network_driver: {get_param: network_driver}
@@ -530,6 +537,7 @@ resources:
           external_network: {get_param: external_network}
           kube_allow_priv: {get_param: kube_allow_priv}
           docker_volume_size: {get_param: docker_volume_size}
+          docker_volume_type: {get_param: docker_volume_type}
           docker_storage_driver: {get_param: docker_storage_driver}
           wait_condition_timeout: {get_param: wait_condition_timeout}
           registry_enabled: {get_param: registry_enabled}
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
index 0f2af88731..57783c4ef1 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ parameters:
       size of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
       storage
 
+  docker_volume_type:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      type of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
+      storage
+
   docker_storage_driver:
     type: string
     description: docker storage driver name
@@ -549,6 +555,7 @@ resources:
     type: Magnum::Optional::Cinder::Volume
     properties:
       size: {get_param: docker_volume_size}
+      volume_type: {get_param: docker_volume_type}
 
   docker_volume_attach:
     type: Magnum::Optional::Cinder::VolumeAttachment
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubeminion.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubeminion.yaml
index fbb543e32a..6093b4da5f 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubeminion.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubeminion.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ parameters:
       size of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
       storage
 
+  docker_volume_type:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      type of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
+      storage
+
   docker_storage_driver:
     type: string
     description: docker storage driver name
@@ -434,6 +440,7 @@ resources:
     type: Magnum::Optional::Cinder::Volume
     properties:
       size: {get_param: docker_volume_size}
+      volume_type: {get_param: docker_volume_type}
 
   docker_volume_attach:
     type: Magnum::Optional::Cinder::VolumeAttachment
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_ironic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_ironic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
index 943e529890..14a7015fb9 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_ironic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_ironic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ parameters:
       storage
     default: 0
 
+  docker_volume_type:
+    type: string
+    description: >
+      type of a cinder volume to allocate to docker for container/image
+      storage
+
   docker_storage_driver:
     type: string
     description: docker storage driver name
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/handlers/test_k8s_cluster_conductor.py b/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/handlers/test_k8s_cluster_conductor.py
index 653e607cf7..ee569361a8 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/handlers/test_k8s_cluster_conductor.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/conductor/handlers/test_k8s_cluster_conductor.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
                        'admission_control_list': 'fake_list',
                        'prometheus_monitoring': 'False',
                        'grafana_admin_passwd': 'fake_pwd',
-                       'kube_dashboard_enabled': 'True'},
+                       'kube_dashboard_enabled': 'True',
+                       'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1'},
             'tls_disabled': False,
             'server_type': 'vm',
             'registry_enabled': False,
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
                        'admission_control_list': 'fake_list',
                        'prometheus_monitoring': 'False',
                        'grafana_admin_passwd': 'fake_pwd',
-                       'kube_dashboard_enabled': 'True'},
+                       'kube_dashboard_enabled': 'True',
+                       'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1'},
             'http_proxy': 'http_proxy',
             'https_proxy': 'https_proxy',
             'no_proxy': 'no_proxy',
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
             'number_of_minions': 1,
             'number_of_masters': 1,
             'docker_volume_size': 20,
+            'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1',
             'docker_storage_driver': 'devicemapper',
             'discovery_url': 'https://discovery.etcd.io/test',
             'flannel_network_cidr': '10.101.0.0/16',
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
             'dns_nameserver': 'dns_nameserver',
             'docker_storage_driver': 'devicemapper',
             'docker_volume_size': 20,
+            'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1',
             'external_network': 'external_network_id',
             'fixed_network': 'fixed_network',
             'fixed_subnet': 'fixed_subnet',
@@ -359,6 +363,7 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
             'prometheus_monitoring': 'False',
             'grafana_admin_passwd': 'fake_pwd',
             'kube_dashboard_enabled': 'True',
+            'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1',
             'insecure_registry_url': '10.0.0.1:5000',
             'kube_version': 'fake-version',
             'magnum_url': 'http://127.0.0.1:9511/v1',
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ class TestClusterConductorWithK8s(base.TestCase):
             'network_driver': 'network_driver',
             'volume_driver': 'volume_driver',
             'docker_volume_size': 20,
+            'docker_volume_type': 'lvmdriver-1',
             'docker_storage_driver': 'devicemapper',
             'discovery_url': 'https://address/token',
             'http_proxy': 'http_proxy',
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py b/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
index 8685939717..dd71f10546 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'grafana_admin_passwd')
         kube_dashboard_enabled = mock_cluster_template.labels.get(
             'kube_dashboard_enabled')
+        docker_volume_type = mock_cluster_template.labels.get(
+            'docker_volume_type')
 
         k8s_def = k8sa_tdef.AtomicK8sTemplateDefinition()
 
@@ -284,6 +286,7 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'prometheus_monitoring': prometheus_monitoring,
             'grafana_admin_passwd': grafana_admin_passwd,
             'kube_dashboard_enabled': kube_dashboard_enabled,
+            'docker_volume_type': docker_volume_type,
             'username': 'fake_user',
             'tenant_name': 'fake_tenant',
             'magnum_url': mock_osc.magnum_url.return_value,
@@ -340,6 +343,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'grafana_admin_passwd')
         kube_dashboard_enabled = mock_cluster_template.labels.get(
             'kube_dashboard_enabled')
+        docker_volume_type = mock_cluster_template.labels.get(
+            'docker_volume_type')
 
         k8s_def = k8sa_tdef.AtomicK8sTemplateDefinition()
 
@@ -358,6 +363,7 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'prometheus_monitoring': prometheus_monitoring,
             'grafana_admin_passwd': grafana_admin_passwd,
             'kube_dashboard_enabled': kube_dashboard_enabled,
+            'docker_volume_type': docker_volume_type,
             'username': 'fake_user',
             'tenant_name': 'fake_tenant',
             'magnum_url': mock_osc.magnum_url.return_value,