diff --git a/manifests/ironic/common.pp b/manifests/ironic/common.pp
index 431318e5f..e3671a6aa 100644
--- a/manifests/ironic/common.pp
+++ b/manifests/ironic/common.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 #   The admin username for Ironic to connect to Nova.
 #   Defaults to 'admin'
 #
+# [*api_max_retries*]
+#   Max times for ironic driver to poll ironic api
+#
+# [*api_retry_interval*]
+#   Interval in second for ironic driver to poll ironic api
+#
 # === DEPRECATED
 #
 # [*admin_username*]
@@ -43,17 +49,19 @@
 #   Defaults to 'services'
 #
 class nova::ironic::common (
-  $api_endpoint      = 'http://127.0.0.1:6385/v1',
-  $auth_plugin       = 'password',
-  $auth_url          = 'http://127.0.0.1:35357/',
-  $password          = 'ironic',
-  $project_name      = 'services',
-  $username          = 'admin',
+  $api_endpoint         = 'http://127.0.0.1:6385/v1',
+  $auth_plugin          = 'password',
+  $auth_url             = 'http://127.0.0.1:35357/',
+  $password             = 'ironic',
+  $project_name         = 'services',
+  $username             = 'admin',
+  $api_max_retries      = $::os_service_default,
+  $api_retry_interval   = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED
-  $admin_username    = undef,
-  $admin_password    = undef,
-  $admin_tenant_name = undef,
-  $admin_url         = undef,
+  $admin_username       = undef,
+  $admin_password       = undef,
+  $admin_tenant_name    = undef,
+  $admin_url            = undef,
 ) {
 
   include ::nova::deps
@@ -83,12 +91,14 @@ class nova::ironic::common (
 
 
   nova_config {
-    'ironic/auth_plugin':  value => $auth_plugin;
-    'ironic/username':     value => $username_real;
-    'ironic/password':     value => $password_real;
-    'ironic/auth_url':     value => $auth_url_real;
-    'ironic/project_name': value => $project_name_real;
-    'ironic/api_endpoint': value => $api_endpoint;
+    'ironic/auth_plugin':          value => $auth_plugin;
+    'ironic/username':             value => $username_real;
+    'ironic/password':             value => $password_real;
+    'ironic/auth_url':             value => $auth_url_real;
+    'ironic/project_name':         value => $project_name_real;
+    'ironic/api_endpoint':         value => $api_endpoint;
+    'ironic/api_max_retries':      value => $api_max_retries;
+    'ironic/api_retry_interval':   value => $api_retry_interval;
   }
 
   # TODO(aschultz): these are deprecated, remove in P
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-poll-parameters-ironic-api-e4cbcc3c65291c3b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-poll-parameters-ironic-api-e4cbcc3c65291c3b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8037ec1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-poll-parameters-ironic-api-e4cbcc3c65291c3b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds the api_max_retries and api_retry_interval config
+    parameters for nova ironic driver to poll ironic api.
+    If not specify explicitly, use service's default value.
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
index 1edc63e83..4462a76df 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_ironic_common_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/auth_url').with_value('http://127.0.0.1:35357/')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/project_name').with_value('services')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_endpoint').with_value('http://127.0.0.1:6385/v1')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_max_retries').with('value' => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_retry_interval').with('value' => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
 
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/admin_username').with_value('admin')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/admin_password').with_value('ironic')
@@ -23,11 +25,13 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
     context 'with parameters' do
       let :params do
         {
-          :username     => 'ironic',
-          :password     => 's3cr3t',
-          :auth_url     => 'http://10.0.0.10:35357/',
-          :project_name => 'services2',
-          :api_endpoint => 'http://10.0.0.10:6385/v1',
+          :username           => 'ironic',
+          :password           => 's3cr3t',
+          :auth_url           => 'http://10.0.0.10:35357/',
+          :project_name       => 'services2',
+          :api_endpoint       => 'http://10.0.0.10:6385/v1',
+          :api_max_retries    => 60,
+          :api_retry_interval => 2,
         }
       end
 
@@ -38,6 +42,8 @@ describe 'nova::ironic::common' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/auth_url').with_value('http://10.0.0.10:35357/')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/project_name').with_value('services2')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_endpoint').with_value('http://10.0.0.10:6385/v1')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_max_retries').with('value' => '60')
+        is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/api_retry_interval').with('value' => '2')
 
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/admin_username').with_value('ironic')
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('ironic/admin_password').with_value('s3cr3t')