diff --git a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
index c8f65c2ff..96d17986e 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
@@ -61,11 +61,9 @@
 #    which will automatically do a full db purge when complete.
 #    Defaults to false.
 #
-#  [*maxdelay*]
-#    (optional) In Seconds. Should be a positive integer.
-#    Induces a random delay before running the cronjob to avoid running
-#    all cron jobs at the same time on all hosts this job is configured.
-#    Defaults to 0.
+#  [*age*]
+#    (optional) Adds a retention policy when purging the shadow tables
+#    Defaults to undef.
 #
 #  [*all_cells*]
 #    (optional) Adds --all-cells to the archive command
@@ -75,15 +73,22 @@
 #    (optional) Adds --task-log to the archive command
 #    Defaults to false.
 #
-#  [*age*]
-#    (optional) Adds a retention policy when purging the shadow tables
-#    Defaults to undef.
-#
 #  [*sleep*]
 #    (optional) The amount of time in seconds to sleep between batches when
 #    until_complete is used
 #    Defaults to undef.
 #
+#  [*verbose*]
+#    (optional) Adds --verbose to the purge command
+#    If specified, will print information about the archived rows.
+#    Defaults to false.
+#
+#  [*maxdelay*]
+#    (optional) In Seconds. Should be a positive integer.
+#    Induces a random delay before running the cronjob to avoid running
+#    all cron jobs at the same time on all hosts this job is configured.
+#    Defaults to 0.
+#
 class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
   $minute         = 1,
   $hour           = 0,
@@ -95,11 +100,12 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
   $destination    = '/var/log/nova/nova-rowsflush.log',
   $until_complete = false,
   $purge          = false,
-  $maxdelay       = 0,
+  $age            = undef,
   $all_cells      = false,
   $task_log       = false,
-  $age            = undef,
   $sleep          = undef,
+  $verbose        = false,
+  $maxdelay       = 0,
 ) {
 
   include nova::deps
@@ -119,6 +125,13 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
     $purge_real = ''
   }
 
+  if $verbose {
+    $verbose_real = ' --verbose'
+  }
+  else {
+    $verbose_real = ''
+  }
+
   if $all_cells {
     $all_cells_real = ' --all-cells'
   }
@@ -154,7 +167,7 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
   $cron_cmd = 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows'
 
   cron { 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows':
-    command     => "${delay_cmd}${cron_cmd}${purge_real} --max_rows ${max_rows}${age_real}${until_complete_real}${all_cells_real}${task_log_real}${sleep_real} \
+    command     => "${delay_cmd}${cron_cmd}${purge_real} --max_rows ${max_rows}${verbose_real}${age_real}${until_complete_real}${all_cells_real}${task_log_real}${sleep_real} \
 >>${destination} 2>&1",
     environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
     user        => pick($user, $::nova::params::nova_user),
diff --git a/manifests/cron/purge_shadow_tables.pp b/manifests/cron/purge_shadow_tables.pp
index 49c8efad7..1d67e9971 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/purge_shadow_tables.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/purge_shadow_tables.pp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #  [*verbose*]
 #    (optional) Adds --verbose to the purge command
 #    If specified, will print information about the purged rows.
+#    Defaults to false.
 #
 #  [*maxdelay*]
 #    (optional) In Seconds. Should be a positive integer.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cron-archive-verbose-9ad22f6d02bb9ad5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cron-archive-verbose-9ad22f6d02bb9ad5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d0c4287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cron-archive-verbose-9ad22f6d02bb9ad5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows::verbose`` parameter has been
+    added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
index 005c6976a..07a2c759f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe 'nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows' do
         :weekday        => '*',
         :max_rows       => '100',
         :user           => 'nova',
+        :verbose        => false,
         :until_complete => false,
         :all_cells      => false,
         :age            => false,
@@ -36,6 +37,28 @@ describe 'nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows' do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'verbose is true' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :verbose => true,
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'configures a cron with until_complete' do
+        is_expected.to contain_cron('nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows').with(
+          :command     => "nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows --max_rows #{params[:max_rows]} --verbose >>#{params[:destination]} 2>&1",
+          :environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
+          :user        => params[:user],
+          :minute      => params[:minute],
+          :hour        => params[:hour],
+          :monthday    => params[:monthday],
+          :month       => params[:month],
+          :weekday     => params[:weekday],
+          :require     => 'Anchor[nova::dbsync::end]',
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'until_complete is true' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!(