diff --git a/etc/octavia.conf b/etc/octavia.conf
index e6d747b6a2..f4a5c129b4 100644
--- a/etc/octavia.conf
+++ b/etc/octavia.conf
@@ -17,3 +17,9 @@
 # be set in the corresponding core plugin '.ini' file. However, it is suggested
 # to put the [database] section and its connection attribute in this
 # configuration file.
+
+[keystone_authtoken]
+# auth_uri = https://localhost:5000/v3
+# admin_user = octavia
+# admin_password = password
+# admin_project_id = service
diff --git a/octavia/common/config.py b/octavia/common/config.py
index 46e3ee7ab1..82b2f80259 100644
--- a/octavia/common/config.py
+++ b/octavia/common/config.py
@@ -75,10 +75,18 @@ core_opts = [
                       ' more than one region.')),
 ]
 
+keystone_authtoken_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('auth_uri'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('admin_user'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('admin_password'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('admin_project_id'),
+]
+
 core_cli_opts = []
 
 # Register the configuration options
 cfg.CONF.register_opts(core_opts)
+cfg.CONF.register_opts(keystone_authtoken_opts, group='keystone_authtoken')
 cfg.CONF.register_cli_opts(core_cli_opts)
 
 # Ensure that the control exchange is set correctly
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1a038e7716..d31af4d899 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ oslo.config>=1.4.0.0a3
 oslo.db>=0.4.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=1.4.0.0a3
 oslo.rootwrap>=1.3.0.0a1
+python-keystoneclient>=0.11.1
 python-novaclient>=2.17.0
 posix_ipc