diff --git a/group_vars/mons.yml.sample b/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
index 838dfa230..f4750abc8 100644
--- a/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/mons.yml.sample
@@ -61,17 +61,22 @@ dummy:
 #openstack_cinder_backup_pool:
 #  name: backups
 #  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
+#openstack_gnocchi_pool:
+#  name: metrics
+#  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 
 #openstack_pools:
 #  - "{{ openstack_glance_pool }}"
 #  - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
 #  - "{{ openstack_nova_pool }}"
 #  - "{{ openstack_cinder_backup_pool }}"
+#  - "{{ openstack_gnocchi_pool }}"
 
 #openstack_keys:
 #  - { name: client.glance, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_glance_pool.name }}'" }
 #  - { name: client.cinder, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_cinder_pool.name }}, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_nova_pool.name }}, allow rx pool={{ openstack_glance_pool.name }}'"  }
 #  - { name: client.cinder-backup, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_cinder_backup_pool.name }}'" }
+#  - { name: client.gnocchi, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_gnocchi_pool.name }}'" }
 
 ##########
 # DOCKER #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
index 36a0374a2..f627383c8 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/defaults/main.yml
@@ -53,17 +53,22 @@ openstack_nova_pool:
 openstack_cinder_backup_pool:
   name: backups
   pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
+openstack_gnocchi_pool:
+  name: metrics
+  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 
 openstack_pools:
   - "{{ openstack_glance_pool }}"
   - "{{ openstack_cinder_pool }}"
   - "{{ openstack_nova_pool }}"
   - "{{ openstack_cinder_backup_pool }}"
+  - "{{ openstack_gnocchi_pool }}"
 
 openstack_keys:
   - { name: client.glance, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_glance_pool.name }}'" }
   - { name: client.cinder, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_cinder_pool.name }}, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_nova_pool.name }}, allow rx pool={{ openstack_glance_pool.name }}'"  }
   - { name: client.cinder-backup, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_cinder_backup_pool.name }}'" }
+  - { name: client.gnocchi, value: "mon 'allow r' osd 'allow class-read object_prefix rbd_children, allow rwx pool={{ openstack_gnocchi_pool.name }}'" }
 
 ##########
 # DOCKER #