diff --git a/manifests/messaging/amqp.pp b/manifests/messaging/amqp.pp
index 2e99a8a..0a6e917 100644
--- a/manifests/messaging/amqp.pp
+++ b/manifests/messaging/amqp.pp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
 #   (Optional) Debug: dump AMQP frames to stdout
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
 #
+# [*ssl*]
+#   (Optional) Attempt to connect via SSL.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*ssl_ca_file*]
 #   (Optional) CA certificate PEM file to verify server certificate
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ define oslo::messaging::amqp(
   $container_name                = $::os_service_default,
   $idle_timeout                  = $::os_service_default,
   $trace                         = $::os_service_default,
+  $ssl                           = $::os_service_default,
   $ssl_ca_file                   = $::os_service_default,
   $ssl_cert_file                 = $::os_service_default,
   $ssl_key_file                  = $::os_service_default,
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ define oslo::messaging::amqp(
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/container_name'                => { value => $container_name },
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/idle_timeout'                  => { value => $idle_timeout },
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/trace'                         => { value => $trace },
+                  'oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl'                           => { value => $ssl },
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_ca_file'                   => { value => $ssl_ca_file },
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_cert_file'                 => { value => $ssl_cert_file },
                   'oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_key_file'                  => { value => $ssl_key_file },
diff --git a/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_amqp_spec.rb b/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_amqp_spec.rb
index ca3d035..f465493 100644
--- a/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_amqp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/oslo_messaging_amqp_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe 'oslo::messaging::amqp' do
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/container_name').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/idle_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/trace').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+       is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_ca_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_cert_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl_key_file').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'oslo::messaging::amqp' do
             :username       => 'newuser',
             :password       => 'p@ssw0rd',
             :pre_settled    => ['rpc-cast','rpc-reply','notify'],
+            :ssl            => true,
           }
       end
       it 'configure oslo_messaging_amqp with overriden values' do
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ describe 'oslo::messaging::amqp' do
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/username').with_value('newuser')
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/password').with_value('p@ssw0rd').with_secret(true)
         is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/pre_settled').with_value(['rpc-cast','rpc-reply','notify'])
+        is_expected.to contain_keystone_config('oslo_messaging_amqp/ssl').with_value(true)
       end
 
     end