diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3855b53..0ca4467 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
           user: openstack
           password: pwd
           virtual_host: '/openstack'
+        notification:
+          workers: 8
+          batch_timeout: 10
+          batch_size: 100
+          policy:
+            segregation: 'rule:context_is_admin'
+            'telemetry:get_resource':
 
 Enable CORS parameters
 ------------------------------
diff --git a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
index 559ef0d..34d3284 100644
--- a/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
+++ b/ceilometer/files/pike/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@
 batch_timeout = {{ server.notification.batch_timeout }}
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- if server.get('notification', {}).workers is defined %}
+workers = {{ server.notification.workers }}
+{%- endif %}
+
 [database]
 
 {%- if server.get('database', False) %}
diff --git a/ceilometer/files/queens/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian b/ceilometer/files/queens/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
index 67448e4..8b6e033 100644
--- a/ceilometer/files/queens/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
+++ b/ceilometer/files/queens/ceilometer-server.conf.Debian
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
 # Minimum value: 1
 # Deprecated group/name - [DEFAULT]/notification_workers
 #workers = 1
+{%- if server.get('notification', {}).workers is defined %}
+workers = {{ server.notification.workers }}
+{%- endif %}
 
 # Select which pipeline managers to enable to  generate data (multi valued)
 #pipelines = meter
diff --git a/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
index 6aec6f1..be5f1bb 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
         host: 127.0.0.4
         port: 8086
     notification:
+      workers: 8
       batch_timeout: 10
       batch_size: 100
       policy: