diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 02959e5f6..cbab16e08 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #   This enables redundant DHCP agents for configured networks.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
-# [*network_device_mtu*]
+# [*global_physnet_mtu*]
 #   (optional) The MTU size for the interfaces managed by neutron
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
 # [*qpid_reconnect_interval*]
 # [*qpid_reconnect_interval_min*]
 # [*qpid_reconnect_interval_max*]
+# [*network_device_mtu*]
 #
 class neutron (
   $enabled                            = true,
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ class neutron (
   $dhcp_lease_duration                = $::os_service_default,
   $dns_domain                         = $::os_service_default,
   $dhcp_agents_per_network            = $::os_service_default,
-  $network_device_mtu                 = $::os_service_default,
+  $global_physnet_mtu                 = $::os_service_default,
   $dhcp_agent_notification            = $::os_service_default,
   $advertise_mtu                      = $::os_service_default,
   $allow_bulk                         = $::os_service_default,
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ class neutron (
   $qpid_reconnect_interval_min        = undef,
   $qpid_reconnect_interval_max        = undef,
   $qpid_reconnect_interval            = undef,
+  $network_device_mtu                 = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ::neutron::params
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ class neutron (
     'DEFAULT/api_extensions_path':     value => $api_extensions_path;
     'DEFAULT/state_path':              value => $state_path;
     'DEFAULT/rpc_response_timeout':    value => $rpc_response_timeout;
-    'DEFAULT/network_device_mtu':      value => $network_device_mtu;
+    'DEFAULT/global_physnet_mtu':      value => pick($network_device_mtu, $global_physnet_mtu);
     'oslo_concurrency/lock_path':      value => $lock_path;
     'agent/root_helper':               value => $root_helper;
     'agent/report_interval':           value => $report_interval;
@@ -507,6 +509,10 @@ class neutron (
     warning('Qpid driver is removed from Oslo.messaging in the Mitaka release')
   }
 
+  if $network_device_mtu {
+    warning('The neutron::network_device_mtu parameter is deprecated, use neutron::global_physnet_mtu instead.')
+  }
+
   # SSL Options
   neutron_config {
     'DEFAULT/use_ssl': value => $use_ssl;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_network_device_mtu-d7f15c98605ac2fb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_network_device_mtu-d7f15c98605ac2fb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c9e5990f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deprecate_network_device_mtu-d7f15c98605ac2fb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+      [DEFAULT]/network_device_mtu option is deprecated and will be removed
+      in Newton. However, new [ml2]/segment_mtu is deprecated too according to
+      neutron/common/config.py. New [DEFAULT]/global_physnet_mtu should be used.
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
index 4625654aa..c57f4e8d7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_init_spec.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe 'neutron' do
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/dhcp_lease_duration').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/dns_domain').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/dhcp_agents_per_network').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
-      is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/network_device_mtu').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+      is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/global_physnet_mtu').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/dhcp_agent_notification').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/advertise_mtu').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/allow_bulk').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
@@ -441,7 +441,19 @@ describe 'neutron' do
 
   end
 
-  shared_examples_for 'with network_device_mtu defined' do
+  shared_examples_for 'with global_physnet_mtu defined' do
+    before do
+      params.merge!(
+        :global_physnet_mtu => 9000
+      )
+    end
+
+    it do
+      is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/global_physnet_mtu').with_value(params[:global_physnet_mtu])
+    end
+  end
+
+  shared_examples_for 'with deprecated network_device_mtu defined' do
     before do
       params.merge!(
         :network_device_mtu => 9000
@@ -449,7 +461,7 @@ describe 'neutron' do
     end
 
     it do
-      is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/network_device_mtu').with_value(params[:network_device_mtu])
+      is_expected.to contain_neutron_config('DEFAULT/global_physnet_mtu').with_value(params[:network_device_mtu])
     end
   end