diff --git a/manifests/glance.pp b/manifests/glance.pp
index e83e141..b571d52 100644
--- a/manifests/glance.pp
+++ b/manifests/glance.pp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # [db_password] Password for glance DB. Required.
 # [db_host] Host where DB resides. Required.
 # [keystone_host] Host whre keystone is running. Optional. Defaults to '127.0.0.1'
+# [sql_idle_timeout] Timeout for SQL to reap connections. Optional. Defaults to '3600'
 # [db_type] Type of sql databse to use. Optional. Defaults to 'mysql'
 # [db_user] Name of glance DB user. Optional. Defaults to 'glance'
 # [db_name] Name of glance DB. Optional. Defaults to 'glance'
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class openstack::glance (
   $db_password,
   $db_host                  = '127.0.0.1',
   $keystone_host            = '127.0.0.1',
+  $sql_idle_timeout         = '3600',
   $db_type                  = 'mysql',
   $db_user                  = 'glance',
   $db_name                  = 'glance',
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ class openstack::glance (
     keystone_user     => 'glance',
     keystone_password => $user_password,
     sql_connection    => $sql_connection,
+    sql_idle_timeout  => $sql_idle_timeout,
     enabled           => $enabled,
   }
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/openstack_glance_spec.rb b/spec/classes/openstack_glance_spec.rb
index 61fab90..e48cd38 100644
--- a/spec/classes/openstack_glance_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/openstack_glance_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe 'openstack::glance' do
         :keystone_user     => 'glance',
         :keystone_password => 'glance_user_pass',
         :sql_connection    => 'mysql://glance:glance_db_pass@127.0.0.1/glance',
+        :sql_idle_timeout  => '3600',
         :enabled           => true
       )
       should contain_class('glance::registry').with(