diff --git a/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml.example b/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml.example
index 6148f7d436..d41e19488f 100644
--- a/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml.example
+++ b/etc/openstack_deploy/conf.d/swift.yml.example
@@ -117,6 +117,28 @@
 #       Policy index. One policy must include this option with a '0'
 #       value.
 #
+#       Option: policy_type (optional, string)
+#       Policy type. Defines if this type of policy, possible values:
+#         - replication (default); or
+#         - erasure_coding
+#
+#       Option: ec_type (optional, string)
+#       Defines the erasure code algorithm to use. This option is required
+#       when policy_type == erasure_coding.
+#
+#       Option: ec_num_data_fragments (optional, integer)
+#       Defines the  number of data fragments to break object into. This
+#       option is required when policy_type == erasure_coding.
+#
+#       Option: ec_num_parity_fragments (optional, integer)
+#       Defines the  number of parity fragments to break object into. This
+#       option is required when policy_type == erasure_coding.
+#
+#       Option: ec_object_segment_size (optional, integer)
+#       Defines the segment size (btyes). Swift will send the incoming object
+#       data a segment size at a time in to the erasure code encoder.
+#       This option is required when policy_type == erasure_coding.
+#
 #       Option: default (optional, boolean)
 #       Defines the default policy. One policy must include this option
 #       with a 'True' value.
@@ -240,6 +262,14 @@
 #           index: 1
 #           repl_number: 3
 #           deprecated: True
+#       - policy:
+#           name: ec10-4
+#           index: 2
+#           policy_type: erasure_coding
+#           ec_type: jerasure_rs_vand
+#           ec_num_data_fragments: 10
+#           ec_num_parity_fragments: 4
+#           ec_object_segment_size: 1048576
 
 # Proxy hosts
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/ring.contents.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/ring.contents.j2
index 4f0e7ae1d9..835fd0f254 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/ring.contents.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/ring.contents.j2
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 {### Lets get the min_part_hours, part_power and repl_number vals #}
 {% set min_part_hours = item.min_part_hours | default(swift.min_part_hours | default(swift_default_min_part_hours)) %}
 {% set part_power = item.part_power | default(swift.part_power) %}
-{% set repl_number = item.repl_number | default(swift.repl_number | default(swift_default_replication_number)) %}
+{% if (item.policy_type is defined) and (item.policy_type == "erasure_coding") %}
+{%   set repl_number = item.ec_num_data_fragments + item.ec_num_parity_fragments %}
+{% else %}
+{%   set repl_number = item.repl_number | default(swift.repl_number | default(swift_default_replication_number)) %}
+{% endif %}
 {### Create the builder dict #}
 {% set builder = {} %}
 {### This is a hacky way of updating the builder dict #}
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/swift.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/swift.conf.j2
index 8940647209..59d4089263 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/swift.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_swift/templates/swift.conf.j2
@@ -4,16 +4,31 @@
 swift_hash_path_suffix = {{ swift_hash_path_suffix }}
 swift_hash_path_prefix = {{ swift_hash_path_prefix }}
 
+
 # Storage Policies
 {% for policy in swift.storage_policies %}
+{% set swift_policy_type = policy.policy.policy_type|default('replication') %}
+
 [storage-policy:{{ policy.policy.index }}]
 name = {{ policy.policy.name }}
-{%   if policy.policy.deprecated is defined %}
+policy_type = {{ swift_policy_type }}
+
+{% if swift_policy_type == 'erasure_coding' %}
+ec_type = {{ policy.policy.ec_type }}
+ec_num_data_fragments = {{ policy.policy.ec_num_data_fragments }}
+ec_num_parity_fragments = {{ policy.policy.ec_num_parity_fragments }}
+ec_object_segment_size = {{ policy.policy.ec_object_segment_size }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if policy.policy.deprecated is defined %}
 deprecated = {{ policy.policy.deprecated }}
-{%   endif %}
-{%   if policy.policy.default is defined %}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if policy.policy.default is defined %}
 default = {{ policy.policy.default }}
-{%   endif %}
+{% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}
+
+
 [swift-constraints]