diff --git a/manifests/quota.pp b/manifests/quota.pp
index bf48c85d5..aee915a83 100644
--- a/manifests/quota.pp
+++ b/manifests/quota.pp
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 #   quota to be exceeded.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*count_usage_from_placement*]
+#   (optional Enable the counting of quota usage from the placement service.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 class nova::quota(
   $driver                            = $::os_service_default,
   $instances                         = $::os_service_default,
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ class nova::quota(
   $server_groups                     = $::os_service_default,
   $server_group_members              = $::os_service_default,
   $recheck_quota                     = $::os_service_default,
+  $count_usage_from_placement        = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
   include nova::deps
@@ -83,5 +88,6 @@ class nova::quota(
     'quota/server_groups':               value => $server_groups;
     'quota/server_group_members':        value => $server_group_members;
     'quota/recheck_quota':               value => $recheck_quota;
+    'quota/count_usage_from_placement':  value => $count_usage_from_placement;
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/count_usage_from_placement-0dfdb5b464d68f63.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/count_usage_from_placement-0dfdb5b464d68f63.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0a3a1324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/count_usage_from_placement-0dfdb5b464d68f63.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::quota::count_usage_from_placement`` parameter has been
+    added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_quota_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_quota_spec.rb
index f73cac61e..c87e7ae2a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_quota_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_quota_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe 'nova::quota' do
       :server_groups               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :server_group_members        => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :recheck_quota               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+      :count_usage_from_placement  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
     }
   end
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ describe 'nova::quota' do
           :server_groups               => 20,
           :server_group_members        => 20,
           :recheck_quota               => true,
+          :count_usage_from_placement  => false,
         })
       end