diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index b7b689e64..e70065d0a 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@
 #   (optional) Config drive format. One of iso9660 (default) or vfat
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*update_resources_interval*]
+#   (optional) Interval for updating compute resources.
+#   This option specifies how often the update_available_resources periodic
+#   task should run. A number less than 0 means to disable the task completely
+#   Leaving this at the default of 0 will cause this to run at the default
+#   periodic interval. Setting it to any positive value will cause it to run
+#   at approximately that number of seconds.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # [*reboot_timeout*]
 #   (optioanl) Time interval after which an instance is hard rebooted
 #   automatically. Setting this option to a time period in seconds will
@@ -303,6 +312,7 @@ class nova::compute (
   $reserved_host_disk                          = $::os_service_default,
   $heal_instance_info_cache_interval           = $::os_service_default,
   $config_drive_format                         = $::os_service_default,
+  $update_resources_interval                   = $::os_service_default,
   $reboot_timeout                              = $::os_service_default,
   $instance_build_timeout                      = $::os_service_default,
   $rescue_timeout                              = $::os_service_default,
@@ -463,6 +473,7 @@ Use the same parameter in nova::api class.')
     'DEFAULT/reserved_host_disk_mb':             value => $reserved_host_disk;
     'DEFAULT/reserved_huge_pages':               value => $reserved_huge_pages_real;
     'DEFAULT/heal_instance_info_cache_interval': value => $heal_instance_info_cache_interval;
+    'DEFAULT/update_resources_interval':         value => $update_resources_interval;
     'DEFAULT/reboot_timeout':                    value => $reboot_timeout;
     'DEFAULT/instance_build_timeout':            value => $instance_build_timeout;
     'DEFAULT/rescue_timeout':                    value => $rescue_timeout;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_compute_update_resources_interval_option-d09c6c88a99da827.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_compute_update_resources_interval_option-d09c6c88a99da827.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe10feea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_compute_update_resources_interval_option-d09c6c88a99da827.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add the ``update_resources_interval`` parameter which specifies
+    the interval in seconds for updating compute resources.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
index 3e73f6190..c484f107f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reserved_host_disk_mb').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reserved_huge_pages').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/heal_instance_info_cache_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/update_resources_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reboot_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/instance_build_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rescue_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
           :reserved_host_disk                 => '20',
           :heal_instance_info_cache_interval  => '120',
           :config_drive_format                => 'vfat',
+          :update_resources_interval          => '300',
           :reboot_timeout                     => '180',
           :instance_build_timeout             => '300',
           :rescue_timeout                     => '120',
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reserved_host_memory_mb').with_value('0') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reserved_host_disk_mb').with_value('20') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/heal_instance_info_cache_interval').with_value('120') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/update_resources_interval').with_value('300') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/reboot_timeout').with_value('180') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/instance_build_timeout').with_value('300') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/rescue_timeout').with_value('120') }