diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4ab145bc..f3cf6672 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ nova_compute_driver: libvirt.LibvirtDriver
 nova_max_age: 0
 nova_remove_unused_resized_minimum_age_seconds: 3600
 nova_image_cache_manager_interval: 0
+nova_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot: False
 
 # Nova quota
 nova_quota_cores: 20
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 02b7aa78..0b37bb13 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ instances_path = {{ nova_system_home_folder }}/instances
 api_paste_config = /etc/nova/api-paste.ini
 allow_resize_to_same_host = True
 image_cache_manager_interval = {{ nova_image_cache_manager_interval }}
+resume_guests_state_on_host_boot = {{ nova_resume_guests_state_on_host_boot }}
 
 # Api's
 enabled_apis = {{ nova_enabled_apis }}