diff --git a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
index 9c0d24297..4765a1a05 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/archive_deleted_rows.pp
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 #    (optional) Adds --all-cells to the archive command
 #    Defaults to false.
 #
+#  [*task_log*]
+#    (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.
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
   $purge          = false,
   $maxdelay       = 0,
   $all_cells      = false,
+  $task_log       = false,
   $age            = undef,
 ) {
 
@@ -116,6 +121,13 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
     $all_cells_real = ''
   }
 
+  if $task_log {
+    $task_log_real = ' --task-log'
+  }
+  else {
+    $task_log_real = ''
+  }
+
   if $maxdelay == 0 {
     $sleep = ''
   } else {
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ class nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows (
   $cron_cmd = 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows'
 
   cron { 'nova-manage db archive_deleted_rows':
-    command     => "${sleep}${cron_cmd}${purge_real} --max_rows ${max_rows}${age_real}${until_complete_real}${all_cells_real} \
+    command     => "${sleep}${cron_cmd}${purge_real} --max_rows ${max_rows}${age_real}${until_complete_real}${all_cells_real}${task_log_real} \
 >>${destination} 2>&1",
     environment => 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin SHELL=/bin/sh',
     user        => pick($user, $::nova::params::nova_user),
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/archive_deleted_rows-task_log-39777328b2fbd8ee.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/archive_deleted_rows-task_log-39777328b2fbd8ee.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff785ec62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/archive_deleted_rows-task_log-39777328b2fbd8ee.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows::task_log`` parameter has been
+    added. This parameter enables the ``--task-log`` option of
+    the ``nova-manage archive_deleted_rows`` command so that task logs are also
+    processed by the command.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
index f09ab5971..e98b56d6c 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_cron_archive_deleted_rows_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe 'nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows' do
         :all_cells      => false,
         :age            => false,
         :maxdelay       => 0,
+        :task_log       => false,
         :destination    => '/var/log/nova/nova-rowsflush.log' }
     end
 
@@ -79,6 +80,28 @@ describe 'nova::cron::archive_deleted_rows' do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'task_log is true' do
+      before :each do
+        params.merge!(
+          :task_log => true,
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'configures a cron with task_log' 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]} --task-log >>#{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 'purge is true' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!(