diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 62ae8e38..82a48fc1 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ nova_db_pool_timeout: 30
 
 ## RPC
 nova_rpc_backend: nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu
+nova_rpc_thread_pool_size: 64
+nova_rpc_conn_pool_size: 30
+nova_rpc_response_timeout: 60
 
 ## Nova virtualization Type, set to KVM if supported
 nova_virt_type: kvm
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index d81b73a5..47e6bb3e 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ s3_host = {{ ansible_ssh_host }}
 
 # Rpc all
 rpc_backend = {{ nova_rpc_backend }}
+rpc_thread_pool_size = {{ nova_rpc_thread_pool_size }}
+rpc_conn_pool_size = {{ nova_rpc_conn_pool_size }}
+rpc_response_timeout = {{ nova_rpc_response_timeout }}
 
 # Metadata
 metadata_host = {{ internal_lb_vip_address }}