diff --git a/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml b/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
index 6713759096..a48e41cc3c 100644
--- a/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
+++ b/deployment/nova/nova-compute-container-puppet.yaml
@@ -294,6 +294,14 @@ parameters:
     type: number
     tags:
       - role_specific
+  NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds:
+    description: >
+      A number of seconds to memory usage statistics period, zero or negative
+      value mean to disable memory usage statistics.
+    default: 10
+    type: number
+    tags:
+      - role_specific
 
 resources:
 
@@ -356,6 +364,7 @@ resources:
               nfs_options: NovaNfsOptions
               nfs_vers: NovaNfsVersion
               nova::compute::libvirt::num_pcie_ports: NovaLibvirtNumPciePorts
+              nova::compute::libvirt::mem_stats_period_seconds: NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds
             - values: {get_param: [RoleParameters]}
           - values:
               NovaVcpuPinSet: {get_param: NovaVcpuPinSet}
@@ -376,6 +385,7 @@ resources:
               NovaNfsOptions: {get_param: NovaNfsOptions}
               NovaNfsVersion: {get_param: NovaNfsVersion}
               NovaLibvirtNumPciePorts: {get_param: NovaLibvirtNumPciePorts}
+              NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds: {get_param: NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds}
 
 conditions:
   enable_instance_ha: {equals: [{get_param: EnableInstanceHA}, true]}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_libvirt_mem_stats_period_seconds-b9b606232629cb38.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_libvirt_mem_stats_period_seconds-b9b606232629cb38.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90c4f0f164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_libvirt_mem_stats_period_seconds-b9b606232629cb38.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add parameter NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds, which allows to
+    set `libvirt/mem_stats_period_seconds` parameter value to number
+    of seconds to memory usage statistics period, zero or negative
+    value mean to disable memory usage statistics.
+    Default value for NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds is 10.
diff --git a/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkRT.yaml b/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkRT.yaml
index 7ae703e43d..8becbf45c6 100644
--- a/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkRT.yaml
+++ b/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkRT.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     TunedProfileName: "realtime-virtual-host"
     NovaLibvirtRxQueueSize: 1024
     NovaLibvirtTxQueueSize: 1024
+    NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds: 0
   update_serial: 25
   ServicesDefault:
     - OS::TripleO::Services::Aide
diff --git a/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkSriovRT.yaml b/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkSriovRT.yaml
index e865eaaacc..d72fa81590 100644
--- a/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkSriovRT.yaml
+++ b/roles/ComputeOvsDpdkSriovRT.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     TunedProfileName: "realtime-virtual-host"
     NovaLibvirtRxQueueSize: 1024
     NovaLibvirtTxQueueSize: 1024
+    NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds: 0
   update_serial: 25
   ServicesDefault:
     - OS::TripleO::Services::Aide
diff --git a/roles/ComputeRealTime.yaml b/roles/ComputeRealTime.yaml
index 78ff0e9420..0931990c3e 100644
--- a/roles/ComputeRealTime.yaml
+++ b/roles/ComputeRealTime.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     KernelArgs: ""      # these must be set in an environment file or similar
     IsolCpusList: ""    # according to the hardware of real-time nodes
     NovaVcpuPinSet: ""  #
+    NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds: 0
   update_serial: 25
   ServicesDefault:
     - OS::TripleO::Services::Aide
diff --git a/roles/ComputeSriovRT.yaml b/roles/ComputeSriovRT.yaml
index f22ceeb8a4..7cc773b870 100644
--- a/roles/ComputeSriovRT.yaml
+++ b/roles/ComputeSriovRT.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   ImageDefault: overcloud-realtime-compute
   RoleParametersDefault:
     TunedProfileName: "realtime-virtual-host"
+    NovaLibvirtMemStatsPeriodSeconds: 0
   update_serial: 25
   ServicesDefault:
     - OS::TripleO::Services::Aide