diff --git a/nova/conf/__init__.py b/nova/conf/__init__.py
index 416d64779087..17c4a98e37f1 100644
--- a/nova/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/conf/__init__.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ from nova.conf import quota
 from nova.conf import rdp
 from nova.conf import remote_debug
 from nova.conf import rpc
+from nova.conf import s3
 from nova.conf import scheduler
 # from nova.conf import security
 from nova.conf import serial_console
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ pci.register_opts(CONF)
 quota.register_opts(CONF)
 rdp.register_opts(CONF)
 rpc.register_opts(CONF)
+s3.register_opts(CONF)
 scheduler.register_opts(CONF)
 # security.register_opts(CONF)
 serial_console.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/nova/conf/s3.py b/nova/conf/s3.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14ec6be9210d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/conf/s3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
+# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 oslo_config import cfg
+
+s3_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('image_decryption_dir',
+               default='/tmp',
+               help='Parent directory for tempdir used for image decryption'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('s3_host',
+               default='$my_ip',
+               help='Hostname or IP for OpenStack to use when accessing '
+                    'the S3 api'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('s3_port',
+               default=3333,
+               min=1,
+               max=65535,
+               help='Port used when accessing the S3 api'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('s3_access_key',
+               default='notchecked',
+               help='Access key to use for S3 server for images'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('s3_secret_key',
+               default='notchecked',
+               help='Secret key to use for S3 server for images'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('s3_use_ssl',
+                default=False,
+                help='Whether to use SSL when talking to S3'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('s3_affix_tenant',
+                default=False,
+                help='Whether to affix the tenant id to the access key '
+                     'when downloading from S3'),
+    ]
+
+
+def register_opts(conf):
+    conf.register_opts(s3_opts)
+
+
+def list_opts():
+    return {'DEFAULT': s3_opts}
diff --git a/nova/image/s3.py b/nova/image/s3.py
index 47c1fea366b2..1f2375e77fc6 100644
--- a/nova/image/s3.py
+++ b/nova/image/s3.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import tempfile
 import boto.s3.connection
 from lxml import etree
 from oslo_concurrency import processutils
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from nova.api.ec2 import ec2utils
@@ -40,37 +39,7 @@ from nova import utils
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-s3_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('image_decryption_dir',
-               default='/tmp',
-               help='Parent directory for tempdir used for image decryption'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('s3_host',
-               default='$my_ip',
-               help='Hostname or IP for OpenStack to use when accessing '
-                    'the S3 api'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('s3_port',
-               default=3333,
-               min=1,
-               max=65535,
-               help='Port used when accessing the S3 api'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('s3_access_key',
-               default='notchecked',
-               help='Access key to use for S3 server for images'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('s3_secret_key',
-               default='notchecked',
-               help='Secret key to use for S3 server for images'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('s3_use_ssl',
-               default=False,
-               help='Whether to use SSL when talking to S3'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('s3_affix_tenant',
-               default=False,
-               help='Whether to affix the tenant id to the access key '
-                    'when downloading from S3'),
-    ]
-
 CONF = nova.conf.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(s3_opts)
 
 
 class S3ImageService(object):