diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index e556895..bc7cb45 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1408,6 +1408,10 @@
                 help="The boolean flag to specify the type of environment. "
                      "Skip tests that cannot be run in production. "
                      "For example: create/delete TLDs in Designate tests."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('state_path',
+               help="The top-level directory for maintaining Tempest state. "
+                    "For example store configuration files mounted do docker "
+                    "containers."),
 ]
 
 _opts = [