diff --git a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/constants.py b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/constants.py
index b07551e..8183047 100644
--- a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/constants.py
+++ b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/constants.py
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ POOL_ROWS = (
     'tls_container_ref',
     'ca_tls_container_ref',
     'crl_container_ref',
-    'tls_enabled')
+    'tls_enabled',
+    'tls_ciphers')
 
 POOL_COLUMNS = (
     'id',
diff --git a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/pool.py b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/pool.py
index 1366bfe..d5f79c7 100644
--- a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/pool.py
+++ b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/pool.py
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ class CreatePool(command.ShowOne):
             action='store_true',
             help='Wait for action to complete',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--tls-ciphers',
+            metavar='<tls_ciphers>',
+            help="Set the TLS ciphers to be used by the pool "
+                 "in OpenSSL cipher string format."
+        )
 
         return parser
 
@@ -350,6 +356,12 @@ class SetPool(command.Command):
             action='store_true',
             help='Wait for action to complete',
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--tls-ciphers',
+            metavar='<tls_ciphers>',
+            help="Set the TLS ciphers to be used by the pool "
+                 "in OpenSSL cipher string format."
+        )
 
         return parser
 
diff --git a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/utils.py b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/utils.py
index 9ff98d5..964521f 100644
--- a/octaviaclient/osc/v2/utils.py
+++ b/octaviaclient/osc/v2/utils.py
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ def get_pool_attrs(client_manager, parsed_args):
 
         'enable_tls': ('tls_enabled', lambda x: True),
         'disable_tls': ('tls_enabled', lambda x: False),
+        'tls_ciphers': ('tls_ciphers', str),
     }
 
     _attrs = vars(parsed_args)
diff --git a/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/constants.py b/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/constants.py
index 7821c5e..e568c4f 100644
--- a/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/constants.py
+++ b/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/constants.py
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ POOL_ATTRS = {
     "tls_container_ref": uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
     "ca_tls_container_ref": uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
     "crl_container_ref": uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
-    "tls_enabled": True
+    "tls_enabled": True,
+    "tls_ciphers": "ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256"
 }
 
 QUOTA_ATTRS = {
diff --git a/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_pool.py b/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_pool.py
index 4cad261..d9d250d 100644
--- a/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_pool.py
+++ b/octaviaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_pool.py
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ class TestPoolCreate(TestPool):
                    '--enable-tls',
                    '--tls-container-ref', self._po.tls_container_ref,
                    '--ca-tls-container-ref', self._po.ca_tls_container_ref,
-                   '--crl-container-ref', self._po.crl_container_ref]
+                   '--crl-container-ref', self._po.crl_container_ref,
+                   '--tls-ciphers', self._po.tls_ciphers]
 
         verifylist = [
             ('loadbalancer', 'mock_lb_id'),
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ class TestPoolCreate(TestPool):
             ('enable_tls', self._po.tls_enabled),
             ('tls_container_ref', self._po.tls_container_ref),
             ('ca_tls_container_ref', self._po.ca_tls_container_ref),
-            ('crl_container_ref', self._po.crl_container_ref)
+            ('crl_container_ref', self._po.crl_container_ref),
+            ('tls_ciphers', self._po.tls_ciphers)
         ]
 
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
@@ -208,10 +210,12 @@ class TestPoolSet(TestPool):
             'test-crl-container-id')
         arglist = [self._po.id, '--name', 'new_name', '--tls-container-ref',
                    new_tls_id, '--ca-tls-container-ref', new_ca_id,
-                   '--crl-container-ref', new_crl_id, '--enable-tls']
+                   '--crl-container-ref', new_crl_id, '--enable-tls',
+                   '--tls-ciphers', self._po.tls_ciphers]
         verifylist = [
             ('pool', self._po.id),
-            ('name', 'new_name')
+            ('name', 'new_name'),
+            ('tls_ciphers', self._po.tls_ciphers)
         ]
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
@@ -220,7 +224,8 @@ class TestPoolSet(TestPool):
                                         'tls_container_ref': new_tls_id,
                                         'ca_tls_container_ref': new_ca_id,
                                         'crl_container_ref': new_crl_id,
-                                        'tls_enabled': True}})
+                                        'tls_enabled': True,
+                                        'tls_ciphers': self._po.tls_ciphers}})
 
     @mock.patch('osc_lib.utils.wait_for_status')
     def test_pool_set_wait(self, mock_wait):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-ability-set-pool-cipher-list-70128f983506fbdb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-ability-set-pool-cipher-list-70128f983506fbdb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..435107b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-ability-set-pool-cipher-list-70128f983506fbdb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added an optional Argument ``--tls-ciphers``
+    for passing OpenSSL cipher strings when creating
+    or updating a pool.