diff --git a/examples/ironic_config_to_net_uuid.pp b/examples/ironic_config_to_net_uuid.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f370c025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ironic_config_to_net_uuid.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ironic_config {
+  'neutron/cleaning_network':  value => 'cleaning_net', transform_to => 'net_uuid';
+}
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ironic.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ironic.rb
index d53f2bfd..8d99b796 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ironic.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ironic.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 require 'csv'
 require 'puppet/util/inifile'
+require 'puppet/provider/openstack'
+require 'puppet/provider/openstack/auth'
+require 'puppet/provider/openstack/credentials'
 
 class Puppet::Provider::Ironic < Puppet::Provider
 
@@ -149,5 +152,24 @@ correctly configured.")
     end
     hash
   end
-
+end
+
+class Puppet::Provider::Ironic::OpenstackRequest
+  include Puppet::Provider::Openstack::Auth
+
+  def openstack_request(service, action, properties=nil, options={})
+    credentials = Puppet::Provider::Openstack::CredentialsV3.new
+    openstack = Puppet::Provider::Openstack
+
+    set_credentials(credentials, get_os_vars_from_env)
+      unless credentials.set?
+        credentials.unset
+        set_credentials(credentials, get_os_vars_from_rcfile(rc_filename))
+      end
+    unless credentials.set?
+        raise(Puppet::Error::OpenstackAuthInputError, 'Insufficient credentials to authenticate')
+    end
+
+    openstack.request(service, action, properties, credentials, options)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting.rb
index 8f6272a1..91f5af76 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..','..','..', 'puppet/provider/ironic')
+
 Puppet::Type.type(:ironic_config).provide(
   :ini_setting,
   :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 ) do
 
+
   def self.file_path
     '/etc/ironic/ironic.conf'
   end
 
+  def to_net_uuid(name)
+     properties = [name, '--column', 'id']
+     openstack = Puppet::Provider::Ironic::OpenstackRequest.new
+     res = openstack.openstack_request('network', 'show', properties)
+     return res[:id]
+  end
+
+  def from_net_uuid(uuid)
+    properties = [uuid, '--column', 'name']
+    openstack = Puppet::Provider::Ironic::OpenstackRequest.new
+    res = openstack.openstack_request('network', 'show', properties)
+    return res[:name]
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
index 2a454ab4..acd60414 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:ironic_config) do
     defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
   end
 
+  newparam(:transform_to)
+
   autorequire(:package) do
     'ironic-common'
   end
diff --git a/manifests/conductor.pp b/manifests/conductor.pp
index e24671e6..f226d789 100644
--- a/manifests/conductor.pp
+++ b/manifests/conductor.pp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 # [*cleaning_network*]
 #   (optional) UUID or name of the network to create Neutron ports on, when
 #   booting to a ramdisk for cleaning using Neutron DHCP.
+#   Can not be specified together with cleaning_network_name.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
 # [*cleaning_disk_erase*]
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@
 # [*provisioning_network*]
 #   (optional) Neutron network UUID or name for the ramdisk to be booted into
 #   for provisioning nodes. Required for neutron network interface.
+#   Can not be specified together with provisioning_network_name.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
 # [*configdrive_use_swift*]
@@ -100,6 +102,18 @@
 #   requested. One of "netboot" or "local".
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*cleaning_network_name*]
+#   (optional) If provided the name will be converted to UUID and set
+#   as value of neutron/cleaning_network option in ironic.conf
+#   Can not be specified together with cleaning_network.
+#   Defaults to undef, which leaves the configuration intact
+#
+# [*provisioning_network_name*]
+#   (optional) If provided the name will be converted to UUID and set
+#   as value of neutron/provisioning_network option in ironic.conf
+#   Can not be specified together with provisioning_network.
+#   Defaults to undef, which leaves the configuration intact
+#
 # DEPRECATED
 #
 # [*cleaning_network_uuid*]
@@ -143,6 +157,8 @@ class ironic::conductor (
   $configdrive_use_swift               = $::os_service_default,
   $configdrive_swift_container         = $::os_service_default,
   $default_boot_option                 = $::os_service_default,
+  $cleaning_network_name               = undef,
+  $provisioning_network_name           = undef,
   # DEPRECATED
   $cleaning_network_uuid               = undef,
   $provisioning_network_uuid           = undef,
@@ -169,6 +185,16 @@ class ironic::conductor (
   $cleaning_network_real = pick($cleaning_network_uuid, $cleaning_network)
   $provisioning_network_real = pick($provisioning_network_uuid, $provisioning_network)
 
+  if ($cleaning_network_name and !is_service_default($cleaning_network_real)) {
+    fail("cleaning_network_name and cleaning_network or cleaning_network_uuid can not be \
+specified in the same time.")
+  }
+
+  if ($provisioning_network_name and !is_service_default($provisioning_network_real)) {
+    fail("provisioning_network_name and provisioning_network or provisioning_network_uuid can not be \
+specified in the same time.")
+  }
+
   if $swift_account or $swift_temp_url_key or $swift_temp_url_duration {
     warning("swift_account, swift_temp_url_key and swift_temp_url_duration were \
 moved to ironic::glance manifest")
@@ -227,8 +253,6 @@ moved to ironic::glance manifest")
     'conductor/force_power_state_during_sync':    value => $force_power_state_during_sync;
     'conductor/automated_clean':                  value => $automated_clean;
     'conductor/api_url':                          value => $api_url;
-    'neutron/cleaning_network':                   value => $cleaning_network_real;
-    'neutron/provisioning_network':               value => $provisioning_network_real;
     'deploy/http_url':                            value => $http_url_real;
     'deploy/http_root':                           value => $http_root_real;
     'deploy/erase_devices_priority':              value => $erase_devices_priority;
@@ -239,6 +263,26 @@ moved to ironic::glance manifest")
     'deploy/default_boot_option':                 value => $default_boot_option;
   }
 
+  if $cleaning_network_name {
+    ironic_config {
+      'neutron/cleaning_network': value => $cleaning_network_name, transform_to => 'net_uuid';
+    }
+  } else {
+    ironic_config {
+      'neutron/cleaning_network': value => $cleaning_network_real;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if $provisioning_network_name {
+    ironic_config {
+      'neutron/provisioning_network': value => $provisioning_network_name, transform_to => 'net_uuid';
+    }
+  } else {
+    ironic_config {
+      'neutron/provisioning_network': value => $provisioning_network_real;
+    }
+  }
+
   # Install package
   if $::ironic::params::conductor_package {
     package { 'ironic-conductor':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_net_name_to_uuid_transformation-81a91758991935d0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_net_name_to_uuid_transformation-81a91758991935d0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d468cc76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_net_name_to_uuid_transformation-81a91758991935d0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add the ability to specify a name string for the provisioning_network in
+    ironic_config using the transform_to argument.
+    Add ``cleaning_network_name`` and ``provisioning_network_name`` options to
+    ::ironic::conductor class. Theirs names will be automatically converted to
+    UUIDs and appropriate config options will be set.
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
index 251dac94..8f51073d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ describe 'ironic::conductor' do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when overriding parameters' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :provisioning_network_name => 'abc',
+          :cleaning_network_name => 'abc',
+        )
+      end
+      it 'should set provisioning/cleaning with new value' do
+          is_expected.to contain_ironic_config('neutron/cleaning_network').with_value('abc').with_transform_to('net_uuid')
+          is_expected.to contain_ironic_config('neutron/provisioning_network').with_value('abc').with_transform_to('net_uuid')
+      end
+    end
+
+
   end
 
   on_supported_os({