diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 7a426fef..be19d29f 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
 #  stored when image import method is set to 'glance-direct'
 #  Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*worker_self_reference_url*]
+#   (optional) The self-reference URL by which other workers will get to know
+#   how to contact the worker which has staged the image.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*image_member_quota*]
 #   (optional) The maximum number of image members allowed per image.
 #    Defaults to $::os_service_default
@@ -350,6 +355,7 @@ class glance::api(
   $image_conversion_output_format       = $::os_service_default,
   $enabled_import_methods               = $::os_service_default,
   $node_staging_uri                     = $::os_service_default,
+  $worker_self_reference_url            = $::os_service_default,
   $image_member_quota                   = $::os_service_default,
   $task_time_to_live                    = $::os_service_default,
   $task_executor                        = $::os_service_default,
@@ -483,6 +489,7 @@ removed in a future realse. Use glance::api::db::database_max_overflow instead')
     'DEFAULT/image_cache_max_size':       value => $image_cache_max_size;
     'DEFAULT/enabled_import_methods':     value => $enabled_import_methods_real;
     'DEFAULT/node_staging_uri':           value => $node_staging_uri;
+    'DEFAULT/worker_self_reference_url':  value => $worker_self_reference_url;
     'DEFAULT/image_member_quota':         value => $image_member_quota;
     'DEFAULT/limit_param_default':        value => $limit_param_default;
     'DEFAULT/api_limit_max':              value => $api_limit_max;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_worker_self_reference_url_for_distributed_image_import-09f70f50c8c40def.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_worker_self_reference_url_for_distributed_image_import-09f70f50c8c40def.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fcb7e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_worker_self_reference_url_for_distributed_image_import-09f70f50c8c40def.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add 'worker_self_reference_url' parameter to allow other glance workers
+    to contact the worker which has staged the image.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index 1f4ed783..fd92b408 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
       :ignore_user_roles              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :enabled_import_methods         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :node_staging_uri               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+      :worker_self_reference_url      => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_member_quota             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_cache_stall_time         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :image_cache_max_size           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
         :ignore_user_roles              => 'admin',
         :enabled_import_methods         => 'glance-direct,web-download',
         :node_staging_uri               => '/tmp/staging',
+        :worker_self_reference_url      => 'http://worker1',
         :image_member_quota             => '128',
         :image_cache_stall_time         => '10',
         :image_cache_max_size           => '10737418240',
@@ -128,6 +130,7 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
             'image_cache_max_size',
             'cache_prefetcher_interval',
             'node_staging_uri',
+            'worker_self_reference_url',
             'image_member_quota',
             'limit_param_default',
             'api_limit_max',