diff --git a/manifests/worker.pp b/manifests/worker.pp
index ce0e7830..66d4c98b 100644
--- a/manifests/worker.pp
+++ b/manifests/worker.pp
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
 #   (optional) Name of Openstack SSH keypair for communicating with amphora
 #   Defaults to 'octavia-ssh-key'
 #
+# [*enable_ssh_access*]
+#   (optional) Enable SSH key configuration for amphorae. Note that setting
+#   to false disables configuration of SSH key related properties.
+#   Defaults to true
+#
 # [*key_path*]
 #   (optional) full path to the private key for the amphora SSH key
 #   Defaults to '/etc/octavia/.ssh/octavia_ssh_key'
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ class octavia::worker (
   $compute_driver        = 'compute_nova_driver',
   $network_driver        = 'allowed_address_pairs_driver',
   $amp_ssh_key_name      = 'octavia-ssh-key',
+  $enable_ssh_access     = true,
   $key_path              = '/etc/octavia/.ssh/octavia_ssh_key',
   $manage_keygen         = false
 ) inherits octavia::params {
@@ -148,6 +154,10 @@ class octavia::worker (
     tag        => ['octavia-service'],
   }
 
+  if $manage_keygen and ! $enable_ssh_access {
+    fail('SSH key management cannot be enabled when SSH key access is disabled')
+  }
+
   if $manage_keygen {
     exec {'create_amp_key_dir':
       path    => ['/bin', '/usr/bin'],
@@ -177,6 +187,15 @@ class octavia::worker (
     -> Ssh_keygen[$amp_ssh_key_name]
   }
 
+  if $enable_ssh_access {
+    $ssh_key_name_real = $amp_ssh_key_name
+    $key_path_real = $key_path
+  }
+  else {
+    $ssh_key_name_real = $::os_service_default
+    $key_path_real = $::os_service_default
+  }
+
   octavia_config {
     'controller_worker/amp_flavor_id'         : value => $amp_flavor_id;
     'controller_worker/amp_image_tag'         : value => $amp_image_tag;
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ class octavia::worker (
     'controller_worker/amphora_driver'        : value => $amphora_driver;
     'controller_worker/compute_driver'        : value => $compute_driver;
     'controller_worker/network_driver'        : value => $network_driver;
-    'controller_worker/amp_ssh_key_name'      : value => $amp_ssh_key_name;
-    'haproxy_amphora/key_path'                : value => $key_path;
+    'controller_worker/amp_ssh_key_name'      : value => $ssh_key_name_real;
+    'haproxy_amphora/key_path'                : value => $key_path_real;
   }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-enable-ssh-access-param-1f2454d898b9b59b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-enable-ssh-access-param-1f2454d898b9b59b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4839ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-enable-ssh-access-param-1f2454d898b9b59b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added 'octavia::worker::enable_ssh_access' parameter to enable
+    configuring without an OpenStack SSH key. Note that when set to false,
+    configuration of SSH key related properties is disabled.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_worker_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_worker_spec.rb
index ea9fcc98..bb770845 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_worker_spec.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,29 @@ describe 'octavia::worker' do
       is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/key_path').with_value('/etc/octavia/.ssh/octavia_ssh_key')
     end
 
+    context 'with ssh key access disabled' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({ :enable_ssh_access => false }) end
+
+      it 'disables configuration of SSH key properties' do
+        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('controller_worker/amp_ssh_key_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('haproxy_amphora/key_path').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with ssh key access disabled and key management enabled' do
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :enable_ssh_access => false,
+          :manage_keygen     => true,
+        })
+      end
+
+      it "raises an error" do
+        is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error)
+      end
+    end
+
     it 'deploys nova flavor for octavia worker' do
       is_expected.to contain_nova_flavor('octavia_65').with(
         :ensure    => 'present',