diff --git a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
index 75c85eeda..94140fcd0 100644
--- a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 #   to 0 to disable timeouts.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
+# [*live_migration_parallel_connections*]
+#   (optional) Number of parallel connections to QEMU during live migrations.
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
+#
 # [*live_migration_timeout_action*]
 #   (optional) This option will be used to determine what action will be taken
 #   against a VM after live_migration_completion_timeout expires. By default,
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ class nova::migration::libvirt (
   $live_migration_downtime_steps       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $live_migration_downtime_delay       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $live_migration_completion_timeout   = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $live_migration_parallel_connections = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $live_migration_timeout_action       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $live_migration_permit_post_copy     = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $live_migration_permit_auto_converge = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ class nova::migration::libvirt (
       'libvirt/live_migration_downtime_steps':       value => $live_migration_downtime_steps;
       'libvirt/live_migration_downtime_delay':       value => $live_migration_downtime_delay;
       'libvirt/live_migration_completion_timeout':   value => $live_migration_completion_timeout;
+      'libvirt/live_migration_parallel_connections': value => $live_migration_parallel_connections;
       'libvirt/live_migration_timeout_action':       value => $live_migration_timeout_action;
       'libvirt/live_migration_inbound_addr':         value => $live_migration_inbound_addr;
       'libvirt/live_migration_scheme':               value => $live_migration_scheme;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/live_migration_parallel_connections-5f21da8af9d1416e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/live_migration_parallel_connections-5f21da8af9d1416e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f306656c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/live_migration_parallel_connections-5f21da8af9d1416e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``nova::migration::libvirt::live_migration_parallel_connections``
+    parameter has been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
index df46b098d..ceed88061 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_migration_libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_downtime_steps').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_downtime_delay').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_completion_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_parallel_connections').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_timeout_action').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_uri').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_inbound_addr').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')}
@@ -132,13 +133,14 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
     context 'with migration flags set' do
       before :each do
         params.merge!({
-          :live_migration_tunnelled          => true,
-          :live_migration_bandwidth          => 1024,
-          :live_migration_downtime           => 800,
-          :live_migration_downtime_steps     => 15,
-          :live_migration_downtime_delay     => 5,
-          :live_migration_completion_timeout => '1500',
-          :live_migration_timeout_action     => 'force_complete',
+          :live_migration_tunnelled            => true,
+          :live_migration_bandwidth            => 1024,
+          :live_migration_downtime             => 800,
+          :live_migration_downtime_steps       => 15,
+          :live_migration_downtime_delay       => 5,
+          :live_migration_completion_timeout   => 1500,
+          :live_migration_parallel_connections => 1,
+          :live_migration_timeout_action       => 'force_complete',
         })
       end
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_tunnelled').with(:value => true) }
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ describe 'nova::migration::libvirt' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_downtime').with_value(800) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_downtime_steps').with_value(15) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_downtime_delay').with_value(5) }
-      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_completion_timeout').with_value('1500') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_completion_timeout').with_value(1500) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_parallel_connections').with_value(1) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('libvirt/live_migration_timeout_action').with_value('force_complete') }
     end