diff --git a/openstack/config/cloud_region.py b/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
index 7c5a42f4f..877867dd5 100644
--- a/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
+++ b/openstack/config/cloud_region.py
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ class CloudRegion(object):
                 verify=verify,
                 cert=cert,
                 timeout=self.config.get('api_timeout'),
+                collect_timing=self.config.get('timing'),
                 discovery_cache=self._discovery_cache)
             self.insert_user_agent()
             # Using old keystoneauth with new os-client-config fails if
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/config/test_cloud_config.py b/openstack/tests/unit/config/test_cloud_config.py
index df21ef2e5..5a8b9df2e 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/config/test_cloud_config.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/config/test_cloud_config.py
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ class TestCloudRegion(base.TestCase):
         cc.get_session()
         mock_session.assert_called_with(
             auth=mock.ANY,
-            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=None, discovery_cache=None)
+            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=None, collect_timing=None,
+            discovery_cache=None)
         self.assertEqual(
             fake_session.additional_user_agent,
             [('openstacksdk', openstack_version.__version__)])
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ class TestCloudRegion(base.TestCase):
         cc.get_session()
         mock_session.assert_called_with(
             auth=mock.ANY,
-            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=None, discovery_cache=None)
+            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=None, collect_timing=None,
+            discovery_cache=None)
         self.assertEqual(fake_session.app_name, "test_app")
         self.assertEqual(fake_session.app_version, "test_version")
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -258,7 +260,27 @@ class TestCloudRegion(base.TestCase):
         cc.get_session()
         mock_session.assert_called_with(
             auth=mock.ANY,
-            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=9, discovery_cache=None)
+            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=9,
+            collect_timing=None, discovery_cache=None)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            fake_session.additional_user_agent,
+            [('openstacksdk', openstack_version.__version__)])
+
+    @mock.patch.object(ksa_session, 'Session')
+    def test_get_session_with_timing(self, mock_session):
+        fake_session = mock.Mock()
+        fake_session.additional_user_agent = []
+        mock_session.return_value = fake_session
+        config_dict = defaults.get_defaults()
+        config_dict.update(fake_services_dict)
+        config_dict['timing'] = True
+        cc = cloud_region.CloudRegion(
+            "test1", "region-al", config_dict, auth_plugin=mock.Mock())
+        cc.get_session()
+        mock_session.assert_called_with(
+            auth=mock.ANY,
+            verify=True, cert=None, timeout=None,
+            collect_timing=True, discovery_cache=None)
         self.assertEqual(
             fake_session.additional_user_agent,
             [('openstacksdk', openstack_version.__version__)])