diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index c7f18d5e1..02060cf30 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ class nova::compute (
 
   include ::nova::deps
   include ::nova::params
+  include ::nova::workarounds
 
   $cpu_shared_set_real = pick(join(any2array($cpu_shared_set), ','), $::os_service_default)
   $cpu_dedicated_set_real = pick(join(any2array($cpu_dedicated_set), ','), $::os_service_default)
diff --git a/manifests/workarounds.pp b/manifests/workarounds.pp
index 923ac0a24..c70a428f9 100644
--- a/manifests/workarounds.pp
+++ b/manifests/workarounds.pp
@@ -4,17 +4,27 @@
 #
 # === Parameters:
 #
+# [*never_download_image_if_on_rbd*]
+#  (optional) refuse to boot an instance if it would require downloading from
+#  glance and uploading to ceph instead of a COW clone
+#  Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 #  [*enable_numa_live_migration*]
 #   (optional) Whether to enable live migration for NUMA topology instances.
 #   Defaults to false
 #
 class nova::workarounds (
   $enable_numa_live_migration = false,
+  $never_download_image_if_on_rbd = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
   nova_config {
     'workarounds/enable_numa_live_migration': value => $enable_numa_live_migration;
   }
 
+  nova_config {
+    'workarounds/never_download_image_if_on_rbd': value => $never_download_image_if_on_rbd;
+  }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_workarounds_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_workarounds_spec.rb
index 8a52f58b3..ff95dc865 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_workarounds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_workarounds_spec.rb
@@ -10,14 +10,19 @@ describe 'nova::workarounds' do
 
     context 'with default parameters' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('workarounds/enable_numa_live_migration').with_value(false) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('workarounds/never_download_image_if_on_rbd').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
     end
 
     context 'with overridden parameters' do
       let :params do
-        { :enable_numa_live_migration => true,}
+        {
+          :enable_numa_live_migration => true,
+          :never_download_image_if_on_rbd => true
+        }
       end
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('workarounds/enable_numa_live_migration').with_value('true') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('workarounds/never_download_image_if_on_rbd').with_value('true') }
     end
 
   end