diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/common.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/common.py
index ead3a88724..275c0f6289 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/common.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/common.py
@@ -15,18 +15,20 @@
 Common functionalities shared between different DRAC modules.
 """
 
+from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
 from ironic.common import exception
-from ironic.common.i18n import _
+from ironic.common.i18n import _, _LW
 from ironic.common import utils
 
 drac_client = importutils.try_import('dracclient.client')
 drac_constants = importutils.try_import('dracclient.constants')
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 REQUIRED_PROPERTIES = {
-    'drac_host': _('IP address or hostname of the DRAC card. Required.'),
+    'drac_address': _('IP address or hostname of the DRAC card. Required.'),
     'drac_username': _('username used for authentication. Required.'),
     'drac_password': _('password used for authentication. Required.')
 }
@@ -37,8 +39,13 @@ OPTIONAL_PROPERTIES = {
     'drac_protocol': _('protocol used for WS-Man endpoint; one of http, https;'
                        ' default is "https". Optional.'),
 }
+DEPRECATED_PROPERTIES = {
+    'drac_host': _('IP address or hostname of the DRAC card. DEPRECATED, '
+                   'PLEASE USE "drac_address" INSTEAD.'),
+}
 COMMON_PROPERTIES = REQUIRED_PROPERTIES.copy()
 COMMON_PROPERTIES.update(OPTIONAL_PROPERTIES)
+COMMON_PROPERTIES.update(DEPRECATED_PROPERTIES)
 
 
 def parse_driver_info(node):
@@ -56,6 +63,21 @@ def parse_driver_info(node):
     driver_info = node.driver_info
     parsed_driver_info = {}
 
+    if 'drac_host' in driver_info and 'drac_address' not in driver_info:
+        LOG.warning(_LW('The driver_info["drac_host"] property is deprecated '
+                        'and will be removed in the Pike release. Please '
+                        'update the node %s driver_info field to use '
+                        '"drac_address" instead'), node.uuid)
+        address = driver_info.pop('drac_host', None)
+        if address:
+            driver_info['drac_address'] = address
+    elif 'drac_host' in driver_info and 'drac_address' in driver_info:
+        LOG.warning(_LW('Both driver_info["drac_address"] and '
+                        'driver_info["drac_host"] properties are '
+                        'specified for node %s. Please remove the '
+                        '"drac_host" property from the node. Ignoring '
+                        '"drac_host" for now'), node.uuid)
+
     error_msgs = []
     for param in REQUIRED_PROPERTIES:
         try:
@@ -104,7 +126,7 @@ def get_drac_client(node):
              node or on invalid input.
     """
     driver_info = parse_driver_info(node)
-    client = drac_client.DRACClient(driver_info['drac_host'],
+    client = drac_client.DRACClient(driver_info['drac_address'],
                                     driver_info['drac_username'],
                                     driver_info['drac_password'],
                                     driver_info['drac_port'],
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/db/utils.py b/ironic/tests/unit/db/utils.py
index 72fe659fa8..74377b5cd0 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/db/utils.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/db/utils.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_test_ilo_info():
 
 def get_test_drac_info():
     return {
-        "drac_host": "1.2.3.4",
+        "drac_address": "1.2.3.4",
         "drac_port": 443,
         "drac_path": "/wsman",
         "drac_protocol": "https",
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_common.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_common.py
index 480005feed..e79edc143f 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_common.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/drac/test_common.py
@@ -34,18 +34,43 @@ class DracCommonMethodsTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
                                           driver='fake_drac',
                                           driver_info=INFO_DICT)
         info = drac_common.parse_driver_info(node)
-        self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_host'], info['drac_host'])
+        self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_address'], info['drac_address'])
         self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_port'], info['drac_port'])
         self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_path'], info['drac_path'])
         self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_protocol'], info['drac_protocol'])
         self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_username'], info['drac_username'])
         self.assertEqual(INFO_DICT['drac_password'], info['drac_password'])
 
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common.LOG, 'warning')
+    def test_parse_driver_info_drac_host(self, mock_log):
+        driver_info = db_utils.get_test_drac_info()
+        driver_info['drac_host'] = '4.5.6.7'
+        driver_info.pop('drac_address')
+        node = obj_utils.create_test_node(self.context,
+                                          driver='fake_drac',
+                                          driver_info=driver_info)
+        info = drac_common.parse_driver_info(node)
+        self.assertEqual('4.5.6.7', info['drac_address'])
+        self.assertNotIn('drac_host', info)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_log.called)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(drac_common.LOG, 'warning')
+    def test_parse_driver_info_drac_host_and_drac_address(self, mock_log):
+        driver_info = db_utils.get_test_drac_info()
+        driver_info['drac_host'] = '4.5.6.7'
+        node = obj_utils.create_test_node(self.context,
+                                          driver='fake_drac',
+                                          driver_info=driver_info)
+        info = drac_common.parse_driver_info(node)
+        self.assertEqual('4.5.6.7', driver_info['drac_host'])
+        self.assertEqual(driver_info['drac_address'], info['drac_address'])
+        self.assertTrue(mock_log.called)
+
     def test_parse_driver_info_missing_host(self):
         node = obj_utils.create_test_node(self.context,
                                           driver='fake_drac',
                                           driver_info=INFO_DICT)
-        del node.driver_info['drac_host']
+        del node.driver_info['drac_address']
         self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
                           drac_common.parse_driver_info, node)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drac_host-deprecated-b181149246eecb47.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drac_host-deprecated-b181149246eecb47.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cb22d1779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drac_host-deprecated-b181149246eecb47.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - For DRAC drivers, the node's ``driver_info["drac_host"]`` property is
+    deprecated and will be ignored starting in the Pike release.
+    Please use ``driver_info["drac_address"]`` instead.