diff --git a/manifests/proxy/s3api.pp b/manifests/proxy/s3api.pp
index 9c7a6120..f45027f8 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy/s3api.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy/s3api.pp
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #
 # == Parameters
 #
+# [*location*]
+#   A region name of the swift cluster.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default.
+#
 # [*auth_pipeline_check*]
 #   Enable pipeline order check
 #   Defaults to 'false'
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
 class swift::proxy::s3api(
+  $location            = $::os_service_default,
   $auth_pipeline_check = false,
   $max_upload_part_num = 1000,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ class swift::proxy::s3api(
 
   swift_proxy_config {
     'filter:s3api/use':                 value => 'egg:swift#s3api';
+    'filter:s3api/location':            value => $location;
     'filter:s3api/auth_pipeline_check': value => $auth_pipeline_check;
     'filter:s3api/max_upload_part_num': value => $max_upload_part_num;
   }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/s3api-location-4f482f468f484861.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/s3api-location-4f482f468f484861.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..397897cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/s3api-location-4f482f468f484861.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``swift::proxy::s3api::location`` parameter has been added to set
+    a region of the Swift cluster.
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_s3api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_s3api_spec.rb
index 0324b6e2..2e6a0752 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_s3api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_s3api_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::s3api' do
     context 'with default parameters' do
       it 'configures with default' do
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/use').with_value('egg:swift#s3api')
+        is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/location').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/auth_pipeline_check').with_value('false')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/max_upload_part_num').with_value('1000')
       end
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::s3api' do
     context 'with overriding parameters' do
       before do
         params.merge!({
+          :location            => 'regionOne',
           :auth_pipeline_check => true,
           :max_upload_part_num => '2000'
         })
       end
       it 'configures with overridden parameters' do
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/use').with_value('egg:swift#s3api')
+        is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/location').with_value('regionOne')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/auth_pipeline_check').with_value('true')
         is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:s3api/max_upload_part_num').with_value('2000')
       end