diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a4935f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).provide(
+  :openstackconfig,
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ruby)
+) do
+
+  def self.file_path
+    '/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf'
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/swift_ceilometer_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/swift_ceilometer_config.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0e60dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/swift_ceilometer_config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+Puppet::Type.newtype(:swift_ceilometer_config) do
+
+  ensurable
+
+  newparam(:name, :namevar => true) do
+    desc 'Section/setting name to manage from ceilometer.conf'
+    newvalues(/\S+\/\S+/)
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:value, :array_matching => :all) do
+    desc 'The value of the setting to be defined.'
+    def insync?(is)
+      return true if @should.empty?
+      return false unless is.is_a? Array
+      return false unless is.length == @should.length
+      # we don't care about the order of items in array, hence
+      # it is necessary to override insync
+      return (
+        is & @should == is or
+        is & @should.map(&:to_s) == is
+      )
+    end
+    munge do |value|
+      value = value.to_s.strip
+      value.capitalize! if value =~ /^(true|false)$/i
+      value
+    end
+    newvalues(/^[\S ]*$/)
+
+    def is_to_s( currentvalue )
+      if resource.secret?
+        return '[old secret redacted]'
+      else
+        return currentvalue
+      end
+    end
+
+    def should_to_s( newvalue )
+      if resource.secret?
+        return '[new secret redacted]'
+      else
+        return newvalue
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  newparam(:secret, :boolean => true) do
+    desc 'Whether to hide the value from Puppet logs. Defaults to `false`.'
+
+    newvalues(:true, :false)
+
+    defaultto false
+  end
+
+  newparam(:ensure_absent_val) do
+    desc 'A value that is specified as the value property will behave as if ensure => absent was specified'
+    defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+  end
+
+  autorequire(:anchor) do
+    ['swift::install::end']
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 7ab5c222..b9c5aee6 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class swift::deps {
   Anchor['swift::config::begin'] -> Swift_proxy_config<||> -> Anchor['swift::config::end']
   Swift_proxy_config<||> ~> Service<| tag == 'swift-proxy-service' |>
 
+  Anchor['swift::config::begin'] -> Swift_ceilometer_config<||> -> Anchor['swift::config::end']
+  Swift_ceilometer_config<||> ~> Service<| tag == 'swift-proxy-service' |>
+
   Anchor['swift::config::begin'] -> Swift_storage_policy<||> -> Anchor['swift::config::end']
   # storage policy is now used by proxy and object
   Swift_storage_policy<||> ~> Service<| tag == 'swift-proxy-service' |>
diff --git a/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp b/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
index d2a66422..2e29eeae 100644
--- a/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
+++ b/manifests/proxy/ceilometer.pp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class swift::proxy::ceilometer(
 ) inherits swift {
 
   include swift::deps
+  include swift::params
 
   Package['python-ceilometermiddleware'] ~> Service<| title == 'swift-proxy-server' |>
 
@@ -206,6 +207,17 @@ class swift::proxy::ceilometer(
     $project_domain_name_real = $facts['os_service_default']
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf':
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => $::swift::params::user,
+    group   => $::swift::params::group,
+    mode    => '0640',
+    require => Anchor['swift::config::begin'],
+    before  => Anchor['swift::config::end'],
+  }
+
+  File['/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf'] -> Swift_ceilometer_config<||>
+
   swift_proxy_config {
     'filter:ceilometer/topic':                value => $topic;
     'filter:ceilometer/driver':               value => $driver;
@@ -223,10 +235,11 @@ class swift::proxy::ceilometer(
     'filter:ceilometer/user_domain_name':     value => $user_domain_name;
     'filter:ceilometer/password':             value => $password, secret => true;
     'filter:ceilometer/region_name':          value => $region_name;
+    'filter:ceilometer/extra_config_files':   value => '/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf';
   }
 
   if $default_transport_url =~ /^rabbit.*/ {
-    oslo::messaging::rabbit { 'swift_proxy_config':
+    oslo::messaging::rabbit { 'swift_ceilometer_config':
       rabbit_ha_queues            => $rabbit_ha_queues,
       heartbeat_timeout_threshold => $rabbit_heartbeat_timeout_threshold,
       heartbeat_rate              => $rabbit_heartbeat_rate,
@@ -242,16 +255,19 @@ class swift::proxy::ceilometer(
       kombu_failover_strategy     => $kombu_failover_strategy,
       kombu_compression           => $kombu_compression,
     }
-    oslo::messaging::amqp { 'swift_proxy_config': }
+    oslo::messaging::amqp { 'swift_ceilometer_config': }
 
   } elsif $default_transport_url =~ /^amqp.*/ {
-    oslo::messaging::rabbit { 'swift_proxy_config': }
-    oslo::messaging::amqp { 'swift_proxy_config':
+    oslo::messaging::rabbit { 'swift_ceilometer_config': }
+    oslo::messaging::amqp { 'swift_ceilometer_config':
       ssl_ca_file      => $notification_ssl_ca_file,
       ssl_cert_file    => $notification_ssl_cert_file,
       ssl_key_file     => $notification_ssl_key_file,
       ssl_key_password => $amqp_ssl_key_password,
     }
+  } else {
+    oslo::messaging::rabbit { 'swift_ceilometer_config': }
+    oslo::messaging::amqp { 'swift_ceilometer_config': }
   }
 
   package { 'python-ceilometermiddleware':
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
index 4dbb2f44..61b41726 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_ceilometer_spec.rb
@@ -30,12 +30,20 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::ceilometer' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:ceilometer/topic').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:ceilometer/control_exchange').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:ceilometer/nonblocking_notify').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:ceilometer/extra_config_files').with_value('/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf') }
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-ceilometermiddleware').with(
         :ensure => 'present',
         :name   => platform_params[:ceilometermiddleware_package_name],
         :tag    => ['openstack', 'swift-support-package'],
       )}
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/swift/ceilometer.conf').with(
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :owner  => 'swift',
+        :group  => 'swift',
+        :mode   => '0640',
+      )}
     end
 
     describe "when overriding default parameters with rabbit driver" do
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::ceilometer' do
         it { is_expected.to contain_swift_proxy_config('filter:ceilometer/url').with_value('rabbit://user:pass@host:1234/virt').with_secret(true) }
       end
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('swift_proxy_config').with(
+      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('swift_ceilometer_config').with(
         :rabbit_ha_queues            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :heartbeat_timeout_threshold => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :heartbeat_rate              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::ceilometer' do
         :kombu_failover_strategy     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :kombu_compression           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       )}
-      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__amqp('swift_proxy_config') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__amqp('swift_ceilometer_config') }
 
       context 'with overridden rabbit ssl params' do
         before do
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ describe 'swift::proxy::ceilometer' do
             })
         end
 
-        it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('swift_proxy_config').with(
+        it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('swift_ceilometer_config').with(
           :rabbit_use_ssl     => true,
           :kombu_ssl_ca_certs => '/etc/ca.cert',
           :kombu_ssl_certfile => '/etc/certfile',
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79f74105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/swift_ceilometer_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).provider(:openstackconfig)
+
+describe provider_class do
+
+  it 'should default to the default setting when no other one is specified' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Swift_ceilometer_config.new(
+      {
+        :name => 'DEFAULT/foo',
+        :value => 'bar'
+      }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    expect(provider.section).to eq('DEFAULT')
+    expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
+  end
+
+  it 'should allow setting to be set explicitly' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Swift_ceilometer_config.new(
+      {
+        :name => 'dude/foo',
+        :value => 'bar'
+      }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
+    expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
+  end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when <SERVICE DEFAULT> is specified as a value' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Swift_ceilometer_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'}
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when value matches ensure_absent_val' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Swift_ceilometer_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'foo', :ensure_absent_val => 'foo' }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/swift_ceilometer_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/swift_ceilometer_config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..058c56d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/type/swift_ceilometer_config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+require 'puppet'
+require 'puppet/type/swift_ceilometer_config'
+
+describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config)' do
+  before :each do
+    @swift_ceilometer_config = Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).new(:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'bar')
+  end
+
+  it 'should require a name' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).new({})
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, 'Title or name must be provided')
+  end
+
+  it 'should not expect a name with whitespace' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).new(:name => 'f oo')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Parameter name failed/)
+  end
+
+  it 'should fail when there is no section' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).new(:name => 'foo')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Parameter name failed/)
+  end
+
+  it 'should not require a value when ensure is absent' do
+    Puppet::Type.type(:swift_ceilometer_config).new(:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :ensure => :absent)
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept a valid value' do
+    @swift_ceilometer_config[:value] = 'bar'
+    expect(@swift_ceilometer_config[:value]).to eq(['bar'])
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept a value with whitespace' do
+    @swift_ceilometer_config[:value] = 'b ar'
+    expect(@swift_ceilometer_config[:value]).to eq(['b ar'])
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept valid ensure values' do
+    @swift_ceilometer_config[:ensure] = :present
+    expect(@swift_ceilometer_config[:ensure]).to eq(:present)
+    @swift_ceilometer_config[:ensure] = :absent
+    expect(@swift_ceilometer_config[:ensure]).to eq(:absent)
+  end
+
+  it 'should not accept invalid ensure values' do
+    expect {
+      @swift_ceilometer_config[:ensure] = :latest
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value/)
+  end
+
+  it 'should autorequire the package that install the file' do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    anchor = Puppet::Type.type(:anchor).new(:name => 'swift::install::end')
+    catalog.add_resource anchor, @swift_ceilometer_config
+    dependency = @swift_ceilometer_config.autorequire
+    expect(dependency.size).to eq(1)
+    expect(dependency[0].target).to eq(@swift_ceilometer_config)
+    expect(dependency[0].source).to eq(anchor)
+  end
+
+end