diff --git a/manifests/backup/ceph.pp b/manifests/backup/ceph.pp
index fa3f7d27..e716c9f7 100644
--- a/manifests/backup/ceph.pp
+++ b/manifests/backup/ceph.pp
@@ -56,26 +56,32 @@
 #   Should be a valid integer
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
+# [*backup_ceph_max_snapshots*]
+#   (Optional) Number of the most recent snapshots to keep.
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
+#
 class cinder::backup::ceph (
-  $backup_driver            = 'cinder.backup.drivers.ceph.CephBackupDriver',
-  $backup_ceph_conf         = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $backup_ceph_user         = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $backup_ceph_chunk_size   = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $backup_ceph_pool         = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $backup_ceph_stripe_unit  = $facts['os_service_default'],
-  $backup_ceph_stripe_count = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_driver             = 'cinder.backup.drivers.ceph.CephBackupDriver',
+  $backup_ceph_conf          = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_user          = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_chunk_size    = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_pool          = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_stripe_unit   = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_stripe_count  = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $backup_ceph_max_snapshots = $facts['os_service_default'],
 ) {
 
   include cinder::deps
 
   cinder_config {
-    'DEFAULT/backup_driver':            value => $backup_driver;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_conf':         value => $backup_ceph_conf;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_user':         value => $backup_ceph_user;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_chunk_size':   value => $backup_ceph_chunk_size;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_pool':         value => $backup_ceph_pool;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_unit':  value => $backup_ceph_stripe_unit;
-    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_count': value => $backup_ceph_stripe_count;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_driver':             value => $backup_driver;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_conf':          value => $backup_ceph_conf;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_user':          value => $backup_ceph_user;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_chunk_size':    value => $backup_ceph_chunk_size;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_pool':          value => $backup_ceph_pool;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_unit':   value => $backup_ceph_stripe_unit;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_count':  value => $backup_ceph_stripe_count;
+    'DEFAULT/backup_ceph_max_snapshots': value => $backup_ceph_max_snapshots;
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/backup_ceph_max_snapshots-88d2ec3d64971ce8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/backup_ceph_max_snapshots-88d2ec3d64971ce8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40fcea43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/backup_ceph_max_snapshots-88d2ec3d64971ce8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``cinder::backup::backup_ceph_max_snapshots`` parameter has been
+    added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_ceph_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cinder_backup_ceph_spec.rb
index e4ff3f11..65b79869 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cinder_backup_ceph_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cinder_backup_ceph_spec.rb
@@ -33,17 +33,19 @@ describe 'cinder::backup::ceph' do
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_pool').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_unit').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_count').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+      is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_max_snapshots').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
     end
 
     context 'when overriding default parameters' do
       before do
         params.merge!(
-          :backup_ceph_conf         => '/tmp/ceph.conf',
-          :backup_ceph_user         => 'toto',
-          :backup_ceph_chunk_size   => '123',
-          :backup_ceph_pool         => 'foo',
-          :backup_ceph_stripe_unit  => '56',
-          :backup_ceph_stripe_count => '67'
+          :backup_ceph_conf          => '/tmp/ceph.conf',
+          :backup_ceph_user          => 'toto',
+          :backup_ceph_chunk_size    => 134217728,
+          :backup_ceph_pool          => 'foo',
+          :backup_ceph_stripe_unit   => 256,
+          :backup_ceph_stripe_count  => 128,
+          :backup_ceph_max_snapshots => 10,
         )
       end
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ describe 'cinder::backup::ceph' do
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_pool').with_value(params[:backup_ceph_pool])
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_unit').with_value(params[:backup_ceph_stripe_unit])
         is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_stripe_count').with_value(params[:backup_ceph_stripe_count])
+        is_expected.to contain_cinder_config('DEFAULT/backup_ceph_max_snapshots').with_value(params[:backup_ceph_max_snapshots])
       end
     end
   end