diff --git a/cinder/opts.py b/cinder/opts.py
index 8cb685bd9a5..51892dbe23e 100644
--- a/cinder/opts.py
+++ b/cinder/opts.py
@@ -285,12 +285,6 @@ def list_opts():
             itertools.chain(
                 cinder_keymgr_confkeymgr.key_mgr_opts,
             )),
-        ('nova_group',
-            itertools.chain(
-                cinder_compute_nova.nova_opts,
-                cinder_compute_nova.nova_session_opts,
-                cinder_compute_nova.nova_auth_opts,
-            )),
         ('backend_defaults',
             itertools.chain(
                 cinder_volume_driver.volume_opts,
@@ -397,4 +391,10 @@ def list_opts():
                 cinder_volume_drivers_zte_zteks.zte_opts,
                 cinder_volume_manager.volume_backend_opts,
             )),
+        ('nova',
+            itertools.chain(
+                cinder_compute_nova.nova_opts,
+                cinder_compute_nova.nova_session_opts,
+                cinder_compute_nova.nova_auth_opts,
+            )),
     ]
diff --git a/tools/config/generate_cinder_opts.py b/tools/config/generate_cinder_opts.py
index fa58f582c2d..dc56672f11f 100644
--- a/tools/config/generate_cinder_opts.py
+++ b/tools/config/generate_cinder_opts.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import subprocess
 import textwrap
 
 from cinder.volume import configuration
+from cinder.compute import nova
 
 OrderedDict = collections.OrderedDict
 
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                     if (group_name.endswith('SHARED_CONF_GROUP')
                             or group_name.lower() == 'backend_defaults'):
                         group_name = configuration.SHARED_CONF_GROUP
+                    if (group_name == 'NOVA_GROUP'):
+                        group_name = nova.NOVA_GROUP
 
                     if group_name in registered_opts_dict:
                         line = key + "." + formatted_opt