diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index fb34eb6b..e9d4dc37 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@
 #   (optional) Maximum number of results that could be returned by a request
 #   Default: $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*lock_path*]
+#   (optional) Where to store lock files. This directory must be writeable
+#   by the user executing the agent
+#   Defaults to: $::glance::params::lock_path
+#
 # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*stores*]
@@ -336,6 +341,7 @@ class glance::api(
   $sync_db                              = true,
   $limit_param_default                  = $::os_service_default,
   $api_limit_max                        = $::os_service_default,
+  $lock_path                            = $::glance::params::lock_path,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $stores                               = undef,
   $default_store                        = undef,
@@ -590,6 +596,10 @@ enabled_backends instead.')
     include glance::api::authtoken
   }
 
+  oslo::concurrency { 'glance_api_config':
+    lock_path => $lock_path,
+  }
+
   oslo::middleware { 'glance_api_config':
     enable_proxy_headers_parsing => $enable_proxy_headers_parsing,
     max_request_body_size        => $max_request_body_size,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 95030148..34aa99ef 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class glance::params {
       $api_package_name      = undef
       $api_service_name      = 'openstack-glance-api'
       $pyceph_package_name   = 'python3-rbd'
+      $lock_path             = '/var/lib/glance/tmp'
     }
     'Debian': {
       $package_name          = undef
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class glance::params {
       } else {
         $pyceph_package_name = 'python3-rbd'
       }
+      $lock_path             = '/var/lock/glance'
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operatingsystem: ${::operatingsystem}, \
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-concurrency-lock_path-666f5836ec062c5a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-concurrency-lock_path-666f5836ec062c5a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17d3f1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-concurrency-lock_path-666f5836ec062c5a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The ``glance::api`` class now supports a ``lock_path`` parameter that
+    configures the oslo.concurrency lock_path with a platform specific
+    default value. Distributions that are used to defining the lock_path
+    with a distribution specific config file may need to override the
+    default ``glance::api::lock_path`` value.
+fixes:
+  - |
+    `Bug #1980539 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/puppet-glance/+bug/1980539>`_:
+    Configure the oslo.concurrency lock_path, which is now required by cinder
+    backends.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index bfe91f20..40d81328 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -268,6 +268,22 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
       end
     end
 
+    describe 'with platform default oslo concurrency lock_path' do
+      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__concurrency('glance_api_config').with(
+        :lock_path => platform_params[:lock_path]
+      )}
+    end
+
+    describe 'with overridden oslo concurrency lock_path' do
+      let :params do
+        {:lock_path => '/glance/lock/path' }
+      end
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__concurrency('glance_api_config').with(
+        :lock_path => '/glance/lock/path',
+      )}
+    end
+
     describe 'setting enable_proxy_headers_parsing' do
       let :params do
         default_params.merge({:enable_proxy_headers_parsing => true })
@@ -495,6 +511,15 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
         facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
       end
 
+      let(:platform_params) do
+        case facts[:osfamily]
+        when 'Debian'
+          { :lock_path => '/var/lock/glance' }
+        when 'RedHat'
+          { :lock_path => '/var/lib/glance/tmp' }
+        end
+      end
+
       it_configures 'glance::api'
       if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian'
         it_configures "glance::api on #{facts[:osfamily]}"