diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6df00b10..5f169f3d 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
 #    (Optional) Connect over SSL for RabbitMQ
 #    Defaults to false.
 #
+#  [*amqp_durable_queues*]
+#    (optional) Define queues as "durable" to rabbitmq.
+#    Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 #  [*kombu_ssl_ca_certs*]
 #    (Optional) SSL certification authority file (valid only if SSL enabled).
 #    Defaults to undef.
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ class ceilometer(
   $rabbit_virtual_host                = '/',
   $rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold = 0,
   $rabbit_heartbeat_rate              = 2,
+  $amqp_durable_queues                = $::os_service_default,
   $rabbit_use_ssl                     = false,
   $kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 = undef,
   $kombu_ssl_certfile                 = undef,
@@ -257,6 +262,7 @@ class ceilometer(
         'oslo_messaging_rabbit/rabbit_use_ssl':               value => $rabbit_use_ssl;
         'oslo_messaging_rabbit/heartbeat_timeout_threshold':  value => $rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold;
         'oslo_messaging_rabbit/heartbeat_rate':               value => $rabbit_heartbeat_rate;
+        'oslo_messaging_rabbit/amqp_durable_queues':          value => $amqp_durable_queues;
       }
 
       if $rabbit_use_ssl {
diff --git a/spec/classes/ceilometer_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ceilometer_init_spec.rb
index eb8672a9..5110aca2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ceilometer_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ceilometer_init_spec.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ describe 'ceilometer' do
       is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('DEFAULT/notification_topics').with_value('notifications')
     end
 
+    context 'with rabbitmq durable queues configured' do
+      before { params.merge!( :amqp_durable_queues => true ) }
+      it_configures 'rabbit with durable queues'
+    end
 
     context 'with overriden notification_topics parameter' do
       before { params.merge!( :notification_topics => ['notifications', 'custom']) }
@@ -176,6 +180,11 @@ describe 'ceilometer' do
     it { is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('oslo_messaging_rabbit/rabbit_ha_queues').with_value('true') }
 
   end
+  shared_examples_for 'rabbit with durable queues' do
+    it 'in ceilometer' do
+      is_expected.to contain_ceilometer_config('oslo_messaging_rabbit/amqp_durable_queues').with_value(true)
+    end
+  end
 
   shared_examples_for 'rabbit with connection heartbeats' do
     context "with heartbeat configuration" do