diff --git a/manifests/backend/san.pp b/manifests/backend/san.pp
index e979c359..60e5bb92 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/san.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/san.pp
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 #   (optional) SSH port to use with SAN.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*san_api_port*]
+#   (optional) Port to use to access the SAN API.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*san_is_local*]
 #   (optional) Execute commands locally instead of over SSH
 #   use if the volume service is running on the SAN device.
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ define cinder::backend::san (
   $san_private_key           = $::os_service_default,
   $san_clustername           = $::os_service_default,
   $san_ssh_port              = $::os_service_default,
+  $san_api_port              = $::os_service_default,
   $san_is_local              = $::os_service_default,
   $ssh_conn_timeout          = $::os_service_default,
   $ssh_min_pool_conn         = $::os_service_default,
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ define cinder::backend::san (
     "${name}/san_private_key":           value => $san_private_key;
     "${name}/san_clustername":           value => $san_clustername;
     "${name}/san_ssh_port":              value => $san_ssh_port;
+    "${name}/san_api_port":              value => $san_api_port;
     "${name}/san_is_local":              value => $san_is_local;
     "${name}/ssh_conn_timeout":          value => $ssh_conn_timeout;
     "${name}/ssh_min_pool_conn":         value => $ssh_min_pool_conn;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/san_api_port-8aa8ee7690bd5632.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/san_api_port-8aa8ee7690bd5632.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c61e65a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/san_api_port-8aa8ee7690bd5632.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``cinder::backend::san`` defined type now supports the ``san_api_port``
+    parameter.
diff --git a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb
index d5b49423..0e28583d 100644
--- a/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/cinder_backend_san_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backend::san' do
       :san_private_key           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :san_clustername           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :san_ssh_port              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+      :san_api_port              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :san_is_local              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :ssh_conn_timeout          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :ssh_min_pool_conn         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backend::san' do
           :san_password              => 'secret',
           :san_clustername           => 'storage_cluster',
           :san_ssh_port              => 22,
+          :san_api_port              => 8080,
           :san_is_local              => false,
           :ssh_conn_timeout          => 30,
           :ssh_min_pool_conn         => 1,