diff --git a/doc/source/configure-cinder.rst b/doc/source/configure-cinder.rst
index 3022a740..3d07c547 100644
--- a/doc/source/configure-cinder.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configure-cinder.rst
@@ -628,6 +628,20 @@ the desired qos spec dictionary.
         consumer: front-end
         write_iops_sec: 100
 
+Configure cinder to create a private volume type
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+By default, a define cinder-backend will create a public volume type.
+In order to create a private volume type, add the variable ``public``
+and set it to ``false``. If it is set to ``true`` or not set at all
+the volume type created will be public.
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    cinder_backends:
+      private_type:
+        public: false
+
 Shared storage and synchronized UID/GID
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/os_cinder-private-volume-type-9b2cc92c6c74c277.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/os_cinder-private-volume-type-9b2cc92c6c74c277.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3e10e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/os_cinder-private-volume-type-9b2cc92c6c74c277.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Deployers can now define a cinder-backend volume type
+    explicitly private or public with option ``public``
+    set to true or false.
diff --git a/tasks/cinder_backends.yml b/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
index d3c1d101..28466339 100644
--- a/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
+++ b/tasks/cinder_backends.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     . {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/openrc
     CLI_OPTIONS="{{ ((keystone_service_adminuri_insecure | bool) or (cinder_service_internaluri_insecure | bool)) | ternary('--insecure','') }}"
     if ! {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type show "{{ item.key }}"; then
-      {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type create --property volume_backend_name="{{ item.value.volume_backend_name }}" "{{ item.key }}"
+      {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type create --property volume_backend_name="{{ item.value.volume_backend_name }}" {% if not item.value.public|default(True) %} --private {% endif %} "{{ item.key }}"
     fi
   args:
     executable: /bin/bash
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     CLI_OPTIONS="{{ ((keystone_service_adminuri_insecure | bool) or (cinder_service_internaluri_insecure | bool)) | ternary('--insecure','') }}"
     {% for evtype in item.value.extra_volume_types %}
       if ! {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type show "{{ evtype }}"; then
-        {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type create --property volume_backend_name="{{ item.value.volume_backend_name }}" "{{ evtype }}"
+        {{ cinder_bin }}/openstack ${CLI_OPTIONS} volume type create --property volume_backend_name="{{ item.value.volume_backend_name }}" {% if not item.value.public|default(True) %} --private {% endif %} "{{ evtype }}"
       fi
     {% endfor %}
   args: