diff --git a/manifests/storage/swift.pp b/manifests/storage/swift.pp
index 65f2b3d8..2f844efa 100644
--- a/manifests/storage/swift.pp
+++ b/manifests/storage/swift.pp
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
 #   (optional) Connection timeout in seconds.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
+# [*swift_container_prefix*]
+#   (optional) Prefix to namespace metric containers.
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
+#
 class gnocchi::storage::swift(
   $swift_auth_version        = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $swift_authurl             = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ class gnocchi::storage::swift(
   $swift_endpoint_type       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $swift_service_type        = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $swift_timeout             = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $swift_container_prefix    = $facts['os_service_default'],
 ) {
 
   include gnocchi::deps
@@ -96,6 +101,7 @@ class gnocchi::storage::swift(
     'storage/swift_endpoint_type':       value => $swift_endpoint_type;
     'storage/swift_service_type':        value => $swift_service_type;
     'storage/swift_timeout':             value => $swift_timeout;
+    'storage/swift_container_prefix':    value => $swift_container_prefix;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/swift_container_prefix-ea1aaa526fbd2a54.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/swift_container_prefix-ea1aaa526fbd2a54.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac5856c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/swift_container_prefix-ea1aaa526fbd2a54.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``gnocchi::storage::swift::swift_container_prefix`` prameter has
+    been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/gnocchi_storage_swift_spec.rb b/spec/classes/gnocchi_storage_swift_spec.rb
index f700da5c..2a55ec54 100644
--- a/spec/classes/gnocchi_storage_swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/gnocchi_storage_swift_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ describe 'gnocchi::storage::swift' do
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_endpoint_type').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_service_type').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_timeout').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_container_prefix').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       end
     end
 
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ describe 'gnocchi::storage::swift' do
           :swift_auth_version        => 2,
           :swift_endpoint_type       => 'publicURL',
           :swift_service_type        => 'object-store',
-          :swift_timeout             => 0
+          :swift_timeout             => 0,
+          :swift_container_prefix    => 'gnocchi',
         })
       end
 
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ describe 'gnocchi::storage::swift' do
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_endpoint_type').with_value('publicURL')
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_service_type').with_value('object-store')
         is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_timeout').with_value(0)
+        is_expected.to contain_gnocchi_config('storage/swift_container_prefix').with_value('gnocchi')
       end
     end
   end