diff --git a/manifests/ironic/common.pp b/manifests/ironic/common.pp
index 62b35e6cc..323e78cf7 100644
--- a/manifests/ironic/common.pp
+++ b/manifests/ironic/common.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 #   (optional) Override the endpoint to use to talk to Ironic.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*region_name*]
+#   (optional) Region name for connecting to ironic in admin context
+#   through the OpenStack Identity service.
+#
 # [*api_max_retries*]
 #   Max times for ironic driver to poll ironic api
 #
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ class nova::ironic::common (
   $project_name         = 'services',
   $username             = 'admin',
   $endpoint_override    = $::os_service_default,
+  $region_name          = $::os_service_default,
   $api_max_retries      = $::os_service_default,
   $api_retry_interval   = $::os_service_default,
   $user_domain_name     = 'Default',
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ Use nova::ironic::common::endpoint_override instead.')
     'ironic/auth_url':            value => $auth_url;
     'ironic/project_name':        value => $project_name;
     'ironic/endpoint_override':   value => $endpoint_override;
+    'ironic/region_name':         value => $region_name;
     'ironic/api_max_retries':     value => $api_max_retries;
     'ironic/api_retry_interval':  value => $api_retry_interval;
     'ironic/user_domain_name':    value => $user_domain_name;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova-ironic-common-region_name-4ba5bacbfdf5ed47.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova-ironic-common-region_name-4ba5bacbfdf5ed47.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc5e87f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova-ironic-common-region_name-4ba5bacbfdf5ed47.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new parameter, nova::ironic::common::region_name was added to set
+    keystone region used to connect to ironic in admin context.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
index 8f06f78b3..23ec80070 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/auth_url').with_value('http://127.0.0.1:5000/')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/project_name').with_value('services')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/endpoint_override').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/region_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_max_retries').with('value' => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_retry_interval').with('value' => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/user_domain_name').with_value('Default')
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
           :auth_url            => 'http://10.0.0.10:5000/',
           :project_name        => 'services2',
           :endpoint_override   => 'http://10.0.0.10:6385/v1',
+          :region_name         => 'regionTwo',
           :api_max_retries     => 60,
           :api_retry_interval  => 2,
           :user_domain_name    => 'custom_domain',
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/auth_url').with_value('http://10.0.0.10:5000/')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/project_name').with_value('services2')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/endpoint_override').with_value('http://10.0.0.10:6385/v1')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/region_name').with_value('regionTwo')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_max_retries').with('value' => '60')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_retry_interval').with('value' => '2')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/user_domain_name').with('value' => 'custom_domain')