diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 86f41765..35356b17 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #   (optional) Factory to use for ratelimiting
 #   Defaults to 'cinder.api.v1.limits:RateLimitingMiddleware.factory'
 #
+# [*default_volume_type*]
+#   (optional) Specify the default volume type
+#   Defaults to undef.
+#
 class cinder::api (
   $keystone_password,
   $keystone_enabled           = true,
@@ -78,7 +82,8 @@ class cinder::api (
   $enabled                    = true,
   $ratelimits                 = undef,
   $ratelimits_factory =
-    'cinder.api.v1.limits:RateLimitingMiddleware.factory'
+    'cinder.api.v1.limits:RateLimitingMiddleware.factory',
+  $default_volume_type        = undef,
 ) {
 
   include cinder::params
@@ -165,4 +170,13 @@ class cinder::api (
       }
     }
   }
+  if $default_volume_type {
+    cinder_config {
+      'DEFAULT/default_volume_type': value => $default_volume_type;
+    }
+  } else {
+    cinder_config {
+      'DEFAULT/default_volume_type': ensure => absent;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
index 9f223f31..9b00328b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_api_spec.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
       should contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/osapi_volume_listen').with(
        :value => '192.168.1.3'
       )
+      should contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/default_volume_type').with_ensure('absent')
     end
   end
 
@@ -141,4 +142,14 @@ describe 'cinder::api' do
     )}
   end
 
+  describe 'with default volume type' do
+    let :params do
+      req_params.merge({ :default_volume_type => 'LVM_iSCSI' })
+    end
+
+    it { should contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/default_volume_type').with(
+      :value => 'LVM_iSCSI'
+    )}
+  end
+
 end