diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index 35e08d470e77..290c7aa69e9d 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
             # if the configuration is wrong.
             whitelist.Whitelist(CONF.pci.passthrough_whitelist)
 
+        nova.conf.neutron.register_dynamic_opts(CONF)
+
         self.driver.init_host(host=self.host)
         context = nova.context.get_admin_context()
         instances = objects.InstanceList.get_by_host(
diff --git a/nova/conf/neutron.py b/nova/conf/neutron.py
index 48cadc77cea9..33fca355dd2b 100644
--- a/nova/conf/neutron.py
+++ b/nova/conf/neutron.py
@@ -76,6 +76,42 @@ Neutron for extensions.  After this number of seconds the next time Nova
 needs to create a resource in Neutron it will requery Neutron for the
 extensions that it has loaded.  Setting value to 0 will refresh the
 extensions with no wait.
+"""),
+    cfg.ListOpt('physnets',
+        default=[],
+        help="""
+List of physnets present on this host.
+
+For each *physnet* listed, an additional section,
+``[neutron_physnet_$PHYSNET]``, will be added to the configuration file. Each
+section must be configured with a single configuration option, ``numa_nodes``,
+which should be a list of node IDs for all NUMA nodes this physnet is
+associated with. For example::
+
+    [neutron]
+    physnets = foo, bar
+
+    [neutron_physnet_foo]
+    numa_nodes = 0
+
+    [neutron_physnet_bar]
+    numa_nodes = 0,1
+
+Any *physnet* that is not listed using this option will be treated as having no
+particular NUMA node affinity.
+
+Tunnelled networks (VXLAN, GRE, ...) cannot be accounted for in this way and
+are instead configured using the ``[neutron_tunnel]`` group. For example::
+
+    [neutron_tunnel]
+    numa_nodes = 1
+
+Related options:
+
+* ``[neutron_tunnel] numa_nodes`` can be used to configure NUMA affinity for
+  all tunneled networks
+* ``[neutron_physnet_$PHYSNET] numa_nodes`` must be configured for each value
+  of ``$PHYSNET`` specified by this option
 """),
 ]
 
@@ -118,6 +154,26 @@ def register_opts(conf):
     confutils.register_ksa_opts(conf, neutron_group, DEFAULT_SERVICE_TYPE)
 
 
+def register_dynamic_opts(conf):
+    """Register dynamically-generated options and groups.
+
+    This must be called by the service that wishes to use the options **after**
+    the initial configuration has been loaded.
+    """
+    opt = cfg.ListOpt('numa_nodes', default=[], item_type=cfg.types.Integer())
+
+    # Register the '[neutron_tunnel] numa_nodes' opt, implicitly
+    # registering the '[neutron_tunnel]' group in the process. This could
+    # be done statically but is done to avoid this group appearing in
+    # nova.conf documentation while the other group does not.
+    conf.register_opt(opt, group='neutron_tunnel')
+
+    # Register the '[neutron_physnet_$PHYSNET] numa_nodes' opts, implicitly
+    # registering the '[neutron_physnet_$PHYSNET]' groups in the process
+    for physnet in conf.neutron.physnets:
+        conf.register_opt(opt, group='neutron_physnet_%s' % physnet)
+
+
 def list_opts():
     return {
         neutron_group: (
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/conf/__init__.py b/nova/tests/unit/conf/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/conf/test_neutron.py b/nova/tests/unit/conf/test_neutron.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b784486f9d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/conf/test_neutron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import nova.conf
+from nova import test
+
+
+CONF = nova.conf.CONF
+
+
+class NeutronConfTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
+
+    def test_register_dynamic_opts(self):
+        self.flags(physnets=['foo', 'bar', 'baz'], group='neutron')
+
+        self.assertNotIn('neutron_physnet_foo', CONF)
+        self.assertNotIn('neutron_physnet_bar', CONF)
+
+        nova.conf.neutron.register_dynamic_opts(CONF)
+
+        self.assertIn('neutron_physnet_foo', CONF)
+        self.assertIn('neutron_physnet_bar', CONF)