diff --git a/docker/services/nova-api.yaml b/docker/services/nova-api.yaml
index cb077138ca..848a9c5306 100644
--- a/docker/services/nova-api.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/nova-api.yaml
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ outputs:
                 DEFID=$(nova-manage cell_v2 list_cells | sed -e '1,3d' -e '$d' | awk -F ' *| *' '$2 == "default" {print $4}')
                 if [ "$DEFID" ]; then
                   echo "(cellv2) Updating default cell_v2 cell $DEFID"
-                  su nova -s /bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/nova-manage cell_v2 update_cell --cell_uuid $DEFID --name=default --database_connection='CELLDB'"
+                  su nova -s /bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/nova-manage cell_v2 update_cell --cell_uuid $DEFID --name=default --database_connection='CELLDB' --transport-url='TRANSPORTURL'"
                 else
                   echo "(cellv2) Creating default cell_v2 cell"
-                  su nova -s /bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/nova-manage cell_v2 create_cell --name=default --database_connection='CELLDB'"
+                  su nova -s /bin/bash -c "/usr/bin/nova-manage cell_v2 create_cell --name=default --database_connection='CELLDB' --transport-url='TRANSPORTURL'"
                 fi
               params:
                 CELLDB:
@@ -235,6 +235,20 @@ outputs:
                     - 'nova'
                     - '?'
                     - '{query}'
+                TRANSPORTURL:
+                  list_join:
+                  - ''
+                  - - 'rabbit'
+                    - '://'
+                    - '{username}'
+                    - ':'
+                    - '{password}'
+                    - '@'
+                    - '{hostname}'
+                    - ':5672'
+                    - '/'
+                    - '?'
+                    - '{query}'
       docker_config:
         step_2:
           get_attr: [NovaApiLogging, docker_config, step_2]
@@ -479,7 +493,7 @@ outputs:
             - name: Setup cell_v2 (map cell0)
               shell:
                 str_replace:
-                  template: nova-manage cell_v2 map_cell0 --database_connection='CELL0DB'
+                  template: nova-manage cell_v2 map_cell0 --database_connection='CELL0DB' --transport-url='TRANSPORTURL'
                   params:
                     CELL0DB:
                       list_join:
@@ -499,6 +513,20 @@ outputs:
                         - 'nova_cell0'
                         - '?'
                         - '{query}'
+                    TRANSPORTURL:
+                      list_join:
+                      - ''
+                      - - 'rabbit'
+                        - '://'
+                        - '{username}'
+                        - ':'
+                        - '{password}'
+                        - '@'
+                        - '{hostname}'
+                        - ':5672'
+                        - '/'
+                        - '?'
+                        - '{query}'
             - name: Setup cell_v2 (create default cell)
               # (owalsh) puppet-nova expects the cell name 'default'
               shell:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_templated_cells_transport_url-275f0b707d9227ab.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_templated_cells_transport_url-275f0b707d9227ab.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cde5807fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_templated_cells_transport_url-275f0b707d9227ab.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Nova now allows use of templated urls in the database and mq
+    connections which will allow static configuration elements to be
+    applied to the urls read from the database per-node. This should
+    be a simpler and less obscure method of configuring things like
+    the per-node bind_address necessary for director's HA arrangement.
+    This patch addresses the templated transport urls as part 2.
+    Nova support added here - https://review.openstack.org/578163