diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index cac25fe3c..501a0d1a2 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@
 #   If set, use this value for max_overflow with sqlalchemy.
 #   (Optional) Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*database_pool_timeout*]
+#   (Optional) If set, use this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 class nova::db (
   $database_db_max_retries       = $::os_service_default,
   $database_connection           = $::os_service_default,
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ class nova::db (
   $database_max_retries          = $::os_service_default,
   $database_retry_interval       = $::os_service_default,
   $database_max_overflow         = $::os_service_default,
+  $database_pool_timeout         = $::os_service_default,
 ) {
 
   include ::nova::deps
@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ class nova::db (
       max_retries      => $database_max_retries_real,
       retry_interval   => $database_retry_interval_real,
       max_overflow     => $database_max_overflow_real,
+      pool_timeout     => $database_pool_timeout,
       slave_connection => $slave_connection_real,
     }
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-pool_timeout-option-for-db-a9c5bbeb7d243d5d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-pool_timeout-option-for-db-a9c5bbeb7d243d5d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be3038910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-pool_timeout-option-for-db-a9c5bbeb7d243d5d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds the pool_timeout option for configuring oslo.db. This will
+    configure this value for pool_timeout with SQLAlchemy.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_db_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_db_spec.rb
index 3ffacddad..4e6e383ae 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_db_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_db_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ describe 'nova::db' do
       it { is_expected.to_not contain_nova_config('database/max_retries') }
       it { is_expected.to_not contain_nova_config('database/retry_interval') }
       it { is_expected.to_not contain_nova_config('database/max_overflow') }
+      it { is_expected.to_not contain_nova_config('database/pool_timeout') }
     end
 
     context 'with overridden parameters' do
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'nova::db' do
         :max_retries      => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :retry_interval   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :max_overflow     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+        :pool_timeout     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       )}
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('api_database/connection').with_value('mysql+pymysql://user:pass@db/db2').with_secret(true) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('api_database/slave_connection').with_value('mysql+pymysql://user:pass@slave/db2').with_secret(true) }