diff --git a/puppet/ceph-cluster-config.yaml b/puppet/ceph-cluster-config.yaml
index 245710f213..6beb751fe6 100644
--- a/puppet/ceph-cluster-config.yaml
+++ b/puppet/ceph-cluster-config.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ parameters:
   CinderRbdPoolName:
     default: volumes
     type: string
+  CinderBackupRbdPoolName:
+    default: backups
+    type: string
   GlanceRbdPoolName:
     default: images
     type: string
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ resources:
                         secret: 'CLIENT_KEY',
                         mode: '0644',
                         cap_mon: 'allow r',
-                        cap_osd: 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool=CINDER_POOL, allow rwx pool=NOVA_POOL, allow rwx pool=GLANCE_POOL, allow rwx pool=GNOCCHI_POOL'
+                        cap_osd: 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool=CINDER_POOL, allow rwx pool=CINDERBACKUP_POOL, allow rwx pool=NOVA_POOL, allow rwx pool=GLANCE_POOL, allow rwx pool=GNOCCHI_POOL'
                       }
                     }"
                     params:
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ resources:
                       ADMIN_KEY: {get_param: ceph_admin_key}
                       NOVA_POOL: {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
                       CINDER_POOL: {get_param: CinderRbdPoolName}
+                      CINDERBACKUP_POOL: {get_param: CinderBackupRbdPoolName}
                       GLANCE_POOL: {get_param: GlanceRbdPoolName}
                       GNOCCHI_POOL: {get_param: GnocchiRbdPoolName}
                 nova::compute::rbd::libvirt_images_rbd_pool: {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ resources:
                 tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::rbd::cinder_rbd_user_name: {get_param: CephClientUserName}
                 ceph_pools:
                   - {get_param: CinderRbdPoolName}
+                  - {get_param: CinderBackupRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: GlanceRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: GnocchiRbdPoolName}
diff --git a/puppet/extraconfig/ceph/ceph-external-config.yaml b/puppet/extraconfig/ceph/ceph-external-config.yaml
index 7d4dc15b54..7c05a5b957 100644
--- a/puppet/extraconfig/ceph/ceph-external-config.yaml
+++ b/puppet/extraconfig/ceph/ceph-external-config.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ parameters:
   CinderRbdPoolName:
     default: volumes
     type: string
+  CinderBackupRbdPoolName:
+    default: backups
+    type: string
   GlanceRbdPoolName:
     default: images
     type: string
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ resources:
                         secret: 'CLIENT_KEY',
                         mode: '0644',
                         cap_mon: 'allow r',
-                        cap_osd: 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool=CINDER_POOL, allow rwx pool=NOVA_POOL, allow rwx pool=GLANCE_POOL, allow rwx pool=GNOCCHI_POOL'
+                        cap_osd: 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool=CINDER_POOL, allow rwx pool=CINDERBACKUP_POOL, allow rwx pool=NOVA_POOL, allow rwx pool=GLANCE_POOL, allow rwx pool=GNOCCHI_POOL'
                       }
                     }"
                     params:
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ resources:
                       CLIENT_KEY: {get_param: ceph_client_key}
                       NOVA_POOL: {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
                       CINDER_POOL: {get_param: CinderRbdPoolName}
+                      CINDERBACKUP_POOL: {get_param: CinderBackupRbdPoolName}
                       GLANCE_POOL: {get_param: GlanceRbdPoolName}
                       GNOCCHI_POOL: {get_param: GnocchiRbdPoolName}
                 ceph::profile::params::ms_bind_ipv6: {get_param: CephIPv6}
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ resources:
                 tripleo::profile::base::cinder::volume::rbd::cinder_rbd_user_name: {get_param: CephClientUserName}
                 ceph_pools:
                   - {get_param: CinderRbdPoolName}
+                  - {get_param: CinderBackupRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: GlanceRbdPoolName}
                   - {get_param: GnocchiRbdPoolName}