diff --git a/manifests/image/api.pp b/manifests/image/api.pp
index 1989c59d..f66d350c 100644
--- a/manifests/image/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/image/api.pp
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
 #   Example: 'nfsvers=3,noacl'
 #   Defaults to 'defaults'
 #
+# [*pipeline*]
+#   (optional) Partial name of a pipeline in your paste configuration file with the
+#   service name removed.
+#   Defaults to 'keystone'.
+#
 class cloud::image::api(
   $glance_db_host                    = '127.0.0.1',
   $glance_db_user                    = 'glance',
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ class cloud::image::api(
   $filesystem_store_datadir          = undef,
   $nfs_device                        = false,
   $nfs_options                       = 'defaults',
+  $pipeline                          = 'keystone',
 ) {
 
   # Disable twice logging if syslog is enabled
@@ -150,6 +156,7 @@ class cloud::image::api(
     bind_host                => $api_eth,
     bind_port                => $ks_glance_api_internal_port,
     use_syslog               => $use_syslog,
+    pipeline                 => 'keystone',
   }
 
   # TODO(EmilienM) Disabled for now
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_image_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_image_api_spec.rb
index afba74a2..b457cf20 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_image_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_image_api_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ describe 'cloud::image::api' do
         :bind_host                => '10.0.0.1',
         :bind_port                => '9292',
         :use_syslog               => true,
+        :pipeline                 => 'keystone',
         :log_dir                  => false,
         :log_file                 => false
       )