diff --git a/manifests/backend/bind9.pp b/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
index 6319eb57..fc345065 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/bind9.pp
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 #  packets to.
 #  Defaults to [].
 #
+# [*attributes*]
+#  (Optional) Pool attribtes used by scheduling.
+#  Defaults to {}
+#
 # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*configure_bind*]
@@ -66,21 +70,22 @@
 #  Defaults to true
 #
 class designate::backend::bind9 (
-  $rndc_config_file                 = '/etc/rndc.conf',
-  $rndc_key_file                    = '/etc/rndc.key',
-  $rndc_controls                    = undef,
-  $rndc_port                        = 953,
-  Hash[Integer, String] $ns_records = {1 => 'ns1.example.org.'},
-  Array[String[1], 1] $nameservers  = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  Array[String[1], 1] $bind9_hosts  = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  $dns_port                         = 53,
-  Array[String[1], 1] $mdns_hosts   = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  $mdns_port                        = 5354,
-  Boolean $clean_zonefile           = false,
-  Array[String[1]] $also_notifies   = [],
+  $rndc_config_file                      = '/etc/rndc.conf',
+  $rndc_key_file                         = '/etc/rndc.key',
+  $rndc_controls                         = undef,
+  $rndc_port                             = 953,
+  Hash[Integer, String] $ns_records      = {1 => 'ns1.example.org.'},
+  Array[String[1], 1] $nameservers       = ['127.0.0.1'],
+  Array[String[1], 1] $bind9_hosts       = ['127.0.0.1'],
+  $dns_port                              = 53,
+  Array[String[1], 1] $mdns_hosts        = ['127.0.0.1'],
+  $mdns_port                             = 5354,
+  Boolean $clean_zonefile                = false,
+  Array[String[1]] $also_notifies        = [],
+  Hash[String[1], String[1]] $attributes = {},
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  Boolean $configure_bind           = true,
-  Boolean $manage_pool              = true,
+  Boolean $configure_bind                = true,
+  Boolean $manage_pool                   = true,
 ) {
 
   include designate::deps
diff --git a/manifests/backend/pdns4.pp b/manifests/backend/pdns4.pp
index 2824ebe3..0ee397e6 100644
--- a/manifests/backend/pdns4.pp
+++ b/manifests/backend/pdns4.pp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 #  packets to.
 #  Defaults to [].
 #
+# [*attributes*]
+#  (Optional) Pool attribtes used by scheduling.
+#  Defaults to {}
+#
 # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*manage_pool*]
@@ -45,15 +49,16 @@
 #
 class designate::backend::pdns4 (
   String[1] $api_token,
-  Array[String[1], 1] $pdns4_hosts  = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  $pdns4_port                       = 53,
-  Array[String[1], 1] $mdns_hosts   = ['127.0.0.1'],
-  $mdns_port                        = 5354,
-  String[1] $api_endpoint           = 'http://127.0.0.1:8081',
-  Optional[String[1]] $tsigkey_name = undef,
-  Array[String[1]] $also_notifies   = [],
+  Array[String[1], 1] $pdns4_hosts       = ['127.0.0.1'],
+  $pdns4_port                            = 53,
+  Array[String[1], 1] $mdns_hosts        = ['127.0.0.1'],
+  $mdns_port                             = 5354,
+  String[1] $api_endpoint                = 'http://127.0.0.1:8081',
+  Optional[String[1]] $tsigkey_name      = undef,
+  Array[String[1]] $also_notifies        = [],
+  Hash[String[1], String[1]] $attributes = {},
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
-  Boolean $manage_pool              = true,
+  Boolean $manage_pool                   = true,
 ) {
 
   include designate::deps
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pool-attributes-c26c27a695d8f480.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pool-attributes-c26c27a695d8f480.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e88d8fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pool-attributes-c26c27a695d8f480.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The ``attributes`` parameter has been added to the following classes.
+
+    - ``designate::backend::bind9``
+    - ``designate::backend::pdns4``
diff --git a/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb b/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
index ab0eb04a..d38a3008 100644
--- a/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/bind9-pools.yaml.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 ---
 - name: default
   description: Default pool
+<% if @attributes.empty? -%>
   attributes: {}
+<% else -%>
+  attributes:
+<% @attributes.sort.each do |key, val| -%>
+    <%= key %>: <%= val %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
 
   ns_records:
 <% @ns_records.sort.each do |priority, hostname| -%>
diff --git a/templates/pdns4-pools.yaml.erb b/templates/pdns4-pools.yaml.erb
index c5fb10c1..88e5fdc4 100644
--- a/templates/pdns4-pools.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/pdns4-pools.yaml.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 ---
 - name: default
   description: Default pool
+<% if @attributes.empty? -%>
   attributes: {}
+<% else -%>
+  attributes:
+<% @attributes.sort.each do |key, val| -%>
+    <%= key %>: <%= val %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
 
   targets:
 <% @pdns4_hosts.each do |pdns4_host| -%>