diff --git a/nova/conf/__init__.py b/nova/conf/__init__.py
index a152a9cb06f0..60d0ce04a2f3 100644
--- a/nova/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/conf/__init__.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ from nova.conf import remote_debug
 from nova.conf import scheduler
 from nova.conf import serial_console
 from nova.conf import service
+from nova.conf import service_token
 from nova.conf import servicegroup
 from nova.conf import spice
 from nova.conf import ssl
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ rdp.register_opts(CONF)
 scheduler.register_opts(CONF)
 serial_console.register_opts(CONF)
 service.register_opts(CONF)
+service_token.register_opts(CONF)
 servicegroup.register_opts(CONF)
 spice.register_opts(CONF)
 ssl.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/nova/conf/service_token.py b/nova/conf/service_token.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c4d75959375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/conf/service_token.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#    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.
+
+from keystoneauth1 import loading as ks_loading
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+SERVICE_USER_GROUP = 'service_user'
+
+service_user = cfg.OptGroup(
+    SERVICE_USER_GROUP,
+    title = 'Service token authentication type options',
+    help = """
+Configuration options for service to service authentication using a service
+token. These options allow to send a service token along with the
+user's token when contacting external REST APIs.
+"""
+)
+
+service_user_opts = [
+    cfg.BoolOpt('send_service_user_token',
+                default=False,
+                help="""
+When True, if sending a user token to an REST API, also send a service token.
+
+Nova often reuses the user token provided to the nova-api to talk to other
+REST APIs, such as Cinder. It is possible that while the
+user token was valid when the request was made to Nova, the token may expire
+before it reaches the other service. To avoid any failures, and to
+make it clear it is Nova calling the service on the users behalf, we include
+a server token along with the user token. Should the user's token have
+expired, a valid service token ensures the REST API request will still be
+accepted by the keystone middleware.
+
+This feature is currently experimental, and as such is turned off by default
+while full testing and performance tuning of this feature is completed.
+"""),
+]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_group(service_user)
+    conf.register_opts(service_user_opts, group=service_user)
+
+    ks_loading.register_session_conf_options(conf, SERVICE_USER_GROUP)
+    ks_loading.register_auth_conf_options(conf, SERVICE_USER_GROUP)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return {
+        service_user: (
+            service_user_opts +
+            ks_loading.get_session_conf_options() +
+            ks_loading.get_auth_common_conf_options() +
+            ks_loading.get_auth_plugin_conf_options('password') +
+            ks_loading.get_auth_plugin_conf_options('v2password') +
+            ks_loading.get_auth_plugin_conf_options('v3password'))
+    }
diff --git a/nova/service_auth.py b/nova/service_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b9191f303305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/service_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#    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.
+
+
+from keystoneauth1 import loading as ks_loading
+from keystoneauth1 import service_token
+
+import nova.conf
+
+
+CONF = nova.conf.CONF
+
+_SERVICE_AUTH = None
+
+
+def get_auth_plugin(context):
+    user_auth = context.get_auth_plugin()
+
+    if CONF.service_user.send_service_user_token:
+        global _SERVICE_AUTH
+        if not _SERVICE_AUTH:
+            _SERVICE_AUTH = ks_loading.load_auth_from_conf_options(
+                                CONF,
+                                group=
+                                nova.conf.service_token.SERVICE_USER_GROUP)
+        return service_token.ServiceTokenAuthWrapper(
+                   user_auth=user_auth,
+                   service_auth=_SERVICE_AUTH)
+
+    return user_auth
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/test_service_auth.py b/nova/tests/unit/test_service_auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..481daf5a3243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/test_service_auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#    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.
+
+from keystoneauth1 import loading as ks_loading
+from keystoneauth1 import service_token
+import mock
+
+import nova.conf
+from nova import context
+from nova import service_auth
+from nova import test
+
+
+CONF = nova.conf.CONF
+
+
+class ServiceAuthTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ServiceAuthTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.ctx = context.RequestContext('fake', 'fake')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(ks_loading, 'load_auth_from_conf_options')
+    def test_get_auth_plugin_no_wraps(self, mock_load):
+        context = mock.MagicMock()
+        context.get_auth_plugin.return_value = "fake"
+
+        result = service_auth.get_auth_plugin(context)
+
+        self.assertEqual("fake", result)
+        mock_load.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_get_auth_plugin_wraps(self):
+        self.flags(send_service_user_token=True, group='service_user')
+
+        result = service_auth.get_auth_plugin(self.ctx)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, service_token.ServiceTokenAuthWrapper)
diff --git a/nova/volume/cinder.py b/nova/volume/cinder.py
index addb43726fde..019956275856 100644
--- a/nova/volume/cinder.py
+++ b/nova/volume/cinder.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _
 from nova.i18n import _LE
 from nova.i18n import _LW
+from nova import service_auth
 
 
 CONF = nova.conf.CONF
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def cinderclient(context):
     url = None
     endpoint_override = None
 
-    auth = context.get_auth_plugin()
+    auth = service_auth.get_auth_plugin(context)
     service_type, service_name, interface = CONF.cinder.catalog_info.split(':')
 
     service_parameters = {'service_type': service_type,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/validate-expired-user-tokens-57a265cb4ee4ba6f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/validate-expired-user-tokens-57a265cb4ee4ba6f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..10ccb6983f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/validate-expired-user-tokens-57a265cb4ee4ba6f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added support for Keystone middleware feature where if service token is
+    sent along with the user token, then it will ignore the expiration of user
+    token. This helps deal with issues of user tokens expiring during long
+    running operations, such as live-migration where nova tries to access
+    Cinder at the end of the operation using the user token that has expired.
+    In order to use this functionality a service user needs to be created.
+    Add service user configurations in ``nova.conf`` under
+    ``service_user`` group and set ``send_service_user_token`` flag to
+    ``True``. The minimum Keytone API version 3.8 and Keystone middleware
+    version 4.12.0 is required to use this functionality.
+    This only currently works with nova - cinder API interactions.
+