diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
index 62584c8b20..67e252f765 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ disable_selinux: True
 
 docker_storage_driver: ""
 
+docker_runtime_directory: ""
+
 debian_pkg_install:
  - "{{ 'docker-ce' if ansible_architecture == 'aarch64' else 'docker-engine=1.12.*' }}"
  - git
diff --git a/ansible/roles/baremetal/templates/docker_systemd_service.j2 b/ansible/roles/baremetal/templates/docker_systemd_service.j2
index b3c7644817..4b0b76bcd8 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baremetal/templates/docker_systemd_service.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/baremetal/templates/docker_systemd_service.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [Service]
 MountFlags=shared
 ExecStart=
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ docker_binary_name|default("docker daemon", true) }}{% if docker_registry %} --insecure-registry {{ docker_registry }}{% endif %}{% if docker_storage_driver %} --storage-driver {{ docker_storage_driver }}{% endif %}
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ docker_binary_name|default("docker daemon", true) }}{% if docker_registry %} --insecure-registry {{ docker_registry }}{% endif %}{% if docker_storage_driver %} --storage-driver {{ docker_storage_driver }}{% endif %}{% if docker_runtime_directory %} --graph {{ docker_runtime_directory }}{% endif %}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/support-docker-runtime-directory-set-da7e77a70626c0d1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/support-docker-runtime-directory-set-da7e77a70626c0d1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fb96eb76f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/support-docker-runtime-directory-set-da7e77a70626c0d1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Set docker runtime directory by configure the docker daemon.An operator
+    named "docker_runtime_directory" will be add.