diff --git a/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp b/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
index 88768fa88..3e26ef048 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@
 #   run concurrently on this compute host.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*wait_soft_reboot_seconds*]
+#   (optional) Number of seconds to wait for instance to shut down after soft
+#   reboot request is made.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETRS
+#
 # [*log_outputs*]
 #   (optional) Defines log outputs, as specified in
 #   https://libvirt.org/logging.html
@@ -276,6 +283,7 @@ class nova::compute::libvirt (
   $swtpm_group                                = $::os_service_default,
   $max_queues                                 = $::os_service_default,
   $num_memory_encrypted_guests                = $::os_service_default,
+  $wait_soft_reboot_seconds                   = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $log_outputs                                = undef,
   $log_filters                                = undef,
@@ -387,6 +395,7 @@ class nova::compute::libvirt (
     'libvirt/swtpm_group':                 value => $swtpm_group;
     'libvirt/max_queues':                  value => $max_queues;
     'libvirt/num_memory_encrypted_guests': value => $num_memory_encrypted_guests;
+    'libvirt/wait_soft_reboot_seconds':    value => $wait_soft_reboot_seconds;
   }
 
   validate_legacy(Array, 'validate_array', $cpu_models)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-wait_soft_reboot_seconds-596390a15caf1c1e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-wait_soft_reboot_seconds-596390a15caf1c1e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69b20f89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/libvirt-wait_soft_reboot_seconds-596390a15caf1c1e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::compute::libvirt::wait_soft_reboot_seconds`` parameter has
+    been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
index d8d131468..4effe98d1 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/swtpm_group').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')}
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/max_queues').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')}
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/num_memory_encrypted_guests').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')}
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/wait_soft_reboot_seconds').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')}
     end
 
     describe 'with params' do
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
           :max_queues                                 => 4,
           :num_memory_encrypted_guests                => 255,
           :modular_libvirt                            => true,
+          :wait_soft_reboot_seconds                   => 120,
         }
       end
 
@@ -153,6 +155,8 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/swtpm_group').with_value('libvirt')}
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/max_queues').with_value(4)}
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/num_memory_encrypted_guests').with_value(255)}
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/wait_soft_reboot_seconds').with_value(120)}
+
       it {
         is_expected.to contain_service('libvirt').with(
           :name   => 'custom_service',