diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index ed721f4..aa08ecd 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class openstack::compute (
   $quantum_firewall_driver       = false,
   $bridge_mappings               = undef,
   $bridge_uplinks                = undef,
+  $security_group_api            = 'quantum',
   # Nova
   $nova_admin_tenant_name        = 'services',
   $nova_admin_user               = 'nova',
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ class openstack::compute (
       quantum_admin_username    => $quantum_admin_user,
       quantum_admin_tenant_name => $quantum_admin_tenant_name,
       quantum_admin_auth_url    => "http://${keystone_host}:35357/v2.0",
+      security_group_api        => $security_group_api
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/openstack_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/openstack_compute_spec.rb
index f0b2945..29b95d9 100644
--- a/spec/classes/openstack_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/openstack_compute_spec.rb
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ describe 'openstack::compute' do
         :quantum_url               => "http://127.0.0.2:9696",
         :quantum_admin_tenant_name => 'services',
         :quantum_admin_username    => 'quantum',
-        :quantum_admin_auth_url    => "http://127.0.0.3:35357/v2.0"
+        :quantum_admin_auth_url    => "http://127.0.0.3:35357/v2.0",
+        :security_group_api        => 'quantum'
       )
 
       should_not contain_class('quantum::server')