diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py b/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
index 22cce01e..d417b2a8 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/evaluator/__init__.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Evaluator(object):
             auth_config = cfg.CONF.service_credentials
             creds = dict(
                 os_auth_url=auth_config.os_auth_url,
+                os_region_name=auth_config.os_region_name,
                 os_tenant_name=auth_config.os_tenant_name,
                 os_password=auth_config.os_password,
                 os_username=auth_config.os_username,
diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
index 60bba68f..ba5be58e 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/service.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class AlarmService(object):
             auth_config = cfg.CONF.service_credentials
             creds = dict(
                 os_auth_url=auth_config.os_auth_url,
+                os_region_name=auth_config.os_region_name,
                 os_tenant_name=auth_config.os_tenant_name,
                 os_password=auth_config.os_password,
                 os_username=auth_config.os_username,
diff --git a/ceilometer/central/manager.py b/ceilometer/central/manager.py
index e5ba7490..782b3a21 100644
--- a/ceilometer/central/manager.py
+++ b/ceilometer/central/manager.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class AgentManager(agent.AgentManager):
             tenant_id=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_tenant_id,
             tenant_name=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_tenant_name,
             cacert=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_cacert,
-            auth_url=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_auth_url)
+            auth_url=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_auth_url,
+            region_name=cfg.CONF.service_credentials.os_region_name)
 
         super(AgentManager, self).interval_task(task)
 
diff --git a/ceilometer/nova_client.py b/ceilometer/nova_client.py
index 5db255db..f927592d 100644
--- a/ceilometer/nova_client.py
+++ b/ceilometer/nova_client.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class Client(object):
             api_key=conf.os_password,
             project_id=tenant,
             auth_url=conf.os_auth_url,
+            region_name=conf.os_region_name,
             endpoint_type=conf.os_endpoint_type,
             cacert=conf.os_cacert,
             no_cache=True)
diff --git a/ceilometer/service.py b/ceilometer/service.py
index 60428902..b3093bf9 100644
--- a/ceilometer/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/service.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ CLI_OPTIONS = [
                default=os.environ.get('OS_AUTH_URL',
                                       'http://localhost:5000/v2.0'),
                help='Auth URL to use for openstack service access'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('os-region-name',
+               deprecated_group="DEFAULT",
+               default=os.environ.get('OS_REGION_NAME', None),
+               help='Region name to use for openstack service endpoints'),
     cfg.StrOpt('os-endpoint-type',
                default=os.environ.get('OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE', 'publicURL'),
                help='Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for '
diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
index 8c935dd1..e3b30980 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/ceilometer.conf.sample
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@
 # Auth URL to use for openstack service access (string value)
 #os_auth_url=http://localhost:5000/v2.0
 
+# Region name to use for openstack service endpoints (string
+# value)
+#os_region_name=<None>
+
 # Type of endpoint in Identity service catalog to use for
 # communication with OpenStack services. (string value)
 #os_endpoint_type=publicURL