diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index be62fd4ea..588096ea9 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -547,6 +547,9 @@ Example configuration::
     Nodepool expects that user to exist after running the script indicated by
     ``setup``. Default ``jenkins``
 
+  ``key-name``
+    If provided, named keypair in nova that will be provided to server create.
+
   ``private-key``
     Default ``/var/lib/jenkins/.ssh/id_rsa``
 
diff --git a/nodepool/cmd/config_validator.py b/nodepool/cmd/config_validator.py
index 7e7d1f126..5d1316117 100644
--- a/nodepool/cmd/config_validator.py
+++ b/nodepool/cmd/config_validator.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class ConfigValidator:
             'pause': bool,
             'min-ram': int,
             'name-filter': str,
+            'key-name': str,
             'diskimage': str,
             'meta': dict,
             'username': str,
diff --git a/nodepool/config.py b/nodepool/config.py
index 21916747e..f812b551f 100644
--- a/nodepool/config.py
+++ b/nodepool/config.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Provider(ConfigValue):
         for k in new_images:
             if (new_images[k].min_ram != old_images[k].min_ram or
                 new_images[k].name_filter != old_images[k].name_filter or
+                new_images[k].key_name != old_images[k].key_name or
                 new_images[k].username != old_images[k].username or
                 new_images[k].user_home != old_images[k].user_home or
                 new_images[k].private_key != old_images[k].private_key or
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ def loadConfig(config_path):
             p.images[i.name] = i
             i.min_ram = image['min-ram']
             i.name_filter = image.get('name-filter', None)
+            i.key_name = image.get('key-name', None)
             i.username = image.get('username', 'jenkins')
             i.user_home = image.get('user-home', '/home/jenkins')
             i.pause = bool(image.get('pause', False))
diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.py b/nodepool/nodepool.py
index 4d426ab44..ed45d6a83 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.py
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.py
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ class NodeLauncher(threading.Thread):
         server = self.manager.createServer(
             hostname, self.image.min_ram, cloud_image.external_id,
             name_filter=self.image.name_filter, az=self.node.az,
+            key_name=self.image.key_name,
             config_drive=self.image.config_drive,
             nodepool_node_id=self.node_id,
             nodepool_image_name=self.image.name)
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ class SubNodeLauncher(threading.Thread):
         server = self.manager.createServer(
             hostname, self.image.min_ram, cloud_image.external_id,
             name_filter=self.image.name_filter, az=self.node_az,
+            key_name=self.image.key_name,
             config_drive=self.image.config_drive,
             nodepool_node_id=self.node_id,
             nodepool_image_name=self.image.name)