diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index 3b7898cb1..a4d12f517 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@
 #   for virtual machine processes
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+#  [*resume_guests_state_on_host_boot*]
+#   (optional) This option specifies whether to start guests that were running before the
+#   host rebooted. It ensures that all of the instances on a Nova compute node
+#   resume their state each time the compute node boots or restarts.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # [*keymgr_api_class*]
 #   (optional) Key Manager service.
 #   Example of valid value: castellan.key_manager.barbican_key_manager.BarbicanKeyManager
@@ -182,6 +188,7 @@ class nova::compute (
   $allow_resize_to_same_host          = false,
   $resize_confirm_window              = $::os_service_default,
   $vcpu_pin_set                       = $::os_service_default,
+  $resume_guests_state_on_host_boot   = $::os_service_default,
   $keymgr_api_class                   = $::os_service_default,
   $barbican_auth_endpoint             = $::os_service_default,
   $barbican_endpoint                  = $::os_service_default,
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@ is used. It will be removed once Nova removes it.")
     'DEFAULT/pci_passthrough_whitelist':         value => $pci_passthrough_real;
     'DEFAULT/resize_confirm_window':             value => $resize_confirm_window;
     'DEFAULT/vcpu_pin_set':                      value => $vcpu_pin_set_real;
+    'DEFAULT/resume_guests_state_on_host_boot':  value => $resume_guests_state_on_host_boot;
     'key_manager/api_class':                     value => $keymgr_api_class;
     'barbican/auth_endpoint':                    value => $barbican_auth_endpoint;
     'barbican/barbican_endpoint':                value => $barbican_endpoint;
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot_parameter-2fb7177a2898aed8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot_parameter-2fb7177a2898aed8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b191054f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot_parameter-2fb7177a2898aed8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds the resume_guests_state_on_host_boot config parameter to nova compute
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
index dd1d7804e..a6a9cd097 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/allow_resize_to_same_host').with(:value => 'false') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/resize_confirm_window').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/vcpu_pin_set').with(:value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/resume_guests_state_on_host_boot').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to_not contain_nova_config('vnc/novncproxy_base_url') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('key_manager/api_class').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('barbican/barbican_endpoint').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
           :config_drive_format                => 'vfat',
           :resize_confirm_window              => '3',
           :vcpu_pin_set                       => ['4-12','^8','15'],
+          :resume_guests_state_on_host_boot   => true,
           :keymgr_api_class                   => 'castellan.key_manager.barbican_key_manager.BarbicanKeyManager',
           :barbican_endpoint                  => 'http://localhost',
           :barbican_api_version               => 'v1',
@@ -137,11 +139,14 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/max_concurrent_live_migrations').with_value('4') }
 
+      it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/resume_guests_state_on_host_boot').with_value(true) }
+
       it 'configures nova pci_passthrough_whitelist entries' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/pci_passthrough_whitelist').with(
           'value' => "[{\"vendor_id\":\"8086\",\"product_id\":\"0126\"},{\"vendor_id\":\"9096\",\"product_id\":\"1520\",\"physical_network\":\"physnet1\"}]"
         )
       end
+
       it 'configures nova config_drive_format to vfat' do
         is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/config_drive_format').with_value('vfat')
         is_expected.to_not contain_package('genisoimage').with(
@@ -252,6 +257,7 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/instance_usage_audit').with_value(true) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_nova_config('DEFAULT/instance_usage_audit_period').with_value('year') }
     end
+
     context 'with vnc_keymap set to fr' do
       let :params do
         { :vnc_keymap => 'fr', }