diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f254e0545..cb462a853 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ doc/build/*
 api-guide/build/*
 api-ref/build/*
 placement-api-ref/build/*
-etc/nova/nova.conf.sample
+etc/placement/placement.conf.sample
 etc/nova/policy.yaml.sample
 etc/nova/policy.yaml.merged
 instances
diff --git a/etc/placement/placement-config-generator.conf b/etc/placement/placement-config-generator.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b816a26b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/placement/placement-config-generator.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+output_file = etc/placement/placement.conf.sample
+wrap_width = 80
+namespace = placement.conf