diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4c0e355..b316449 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -291,7 +291,24 @@
             type_name: GPFS-SILVER
             engine: gpfs
             mount_point: '/mnt/gpfs-openstack/cinder/silver'
-        
+  
+Cinder setup with HP LeftHand
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    cinder:
+      volume:
+        enabled: true
+        backend:
+          HP-LeftHand:
+            type_name: normal-storage
+            engine: hp_lefthand
+            api_url: 'https://10.10.10.10:8081/lhos'
+            username: user
+            password: password
+            clustername: cluster1
+            iscsi_chap_enabled: false
+
 ## Read more
 
 * https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Cinder
diff --git a/cinder/files/backend/_hp_lefthand.conf b/cinder/files/backend/_hp_lefthand.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5c3a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cinder/files/backend/_hp_lefthand.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[{{ backend_name }}]
+hplefthand_api_url={{ backend.api_url }}
+
+hplefthand_username={{ backend.username }}
+
+hplefthand_password={{ backend.password }}
+
+hplefthand_clustername={{ backend.clustername }}
+
+volume_driver=cinder.volume.drivers.san.hp.hp_lefthand_iscsi.HPLeftHandISCSIDriver
+
+hplefthand_iscsi_chap_enabled={{ backend.iscsi_chap_enabled }}
+
+hplefthand_debug=false