diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2075df7..9d440d0 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1372,6 +1372,23 @@
             until_refresh: 0
             max_age: 0
 
+Set use_db_reconnect for Nova
+========
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    nova:
+      controller:
+        database:
+          use_db_reconnect: true
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    nova:
+      compute:
+        database:
+          use_db_reconnect: true
+
 Upgrades
 ========
 
diff --git a/nova/files/ocata/nova-compute.conf.Debian b/nova/files/ocata/nova-compute.conf.Debian
index b928d85..3cbfa92 100644
--- a/nova/files/ocata/nova-compute.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/ocata/nova-compute.conf.Debian
@@ -4568,6 +4568,7 @@
 # Enable the experimental use of database reconnect on connection lost. (boolean
 # value)
 #use_db_reconnect=false
+use_db_reconnect = {{ compute.database.get('use_db_reconnect', false) }}
 
 # Seconds between retries of a database transaction. (integer value)
 #db_retry_interval=1
diff --git a/nova/files/ocata/nova-controller.conf.Debian b/nova/files/ocata/nova-controller.conf.Debian
index 93e724a..4474a13 100644
--- a/nova/files/ocata/nova-controller.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/ocata/nova-controller.conf.Debian
@@ -4594,6 +4594,7 @@
 # Enable the experimental use of database reconnect on connection lost. (boolean
 # value)
 #use_db_reconnect=false
+use_db_reconnect = {{ controller.database.get('use_db_reconnect', false) }}
 
 # Seconds between retries of a database transaction. (integer value)
 #db_retry_interval=1
diff --git a/nova/files/pike/nova-compute.conf.Debian b/nova/files/pike/nova-compute.conf.Debian
index d4683ca..59aae2c 100644
--- a/nova/files/pike/nova-compute.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/pike/nova-compute.conf.Debian
@@ -4619,6 +4619,7 @@
 # Enable the experimental use of database reconnect on connection lost. (boolean
 # value)
 #use_db_reconnect=false
+use_db_reconnect = {{ compute.database.get('use_db_reconnect', false) }}
 
 # Seconds between retries of a database transaction. (integer value)
 #db_retry_interval=1
diff --git a/nova/files/pike/nova-controller.conf.Debian b/nova/files/pike/nova-controller.conf.Debian
index b24a708..a25cf41 100644
--- a/nova/files/pike/nova-controller.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/pike/nova-controller.conf.Debian
@@ -4643,6 +4643,7 @@
 # Enable the experimental use of database reconnect on connection lost. (boolean
 # value)
 #use_db_reconnect=false
+use_db_reconnect = {{ controller.database.get('use_db_reconnect', false) }}
 
 # Seconds between retries of a database transaction. (integer value)
 #db_retry_interval=1