diff --git a/ceilometer/pipeline.py b/ceilometer/pipeline.py
index 8234f5333..b01e67508 100644
--- a/ceilometer/pipeline.py
+++ b/ceilometer/pipeline.py
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class Pipeline(object):
 
         self.transformers = self._setup_transformers(cfg, transformer_manager)
 
+        self.resources = cfg.get('resources') or []
+        if not isinstance(self.resources, list):
+            raise PipelineException("Resources should be a list", cfg)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ class PipelineManager(object):
             "name": pipeline_name
             "interval": interval_time
             "meters" :  ["meter_1", "meter_2"],
+            "resources": ["resource_uri1", "resource_uri2"],
             "tranformers":[
                               {"name": "Transformer_1",
                                "parameters": {"p1": "value"}},
@@ -329,6 +334,10 @@ class PipelineManager(object):
         "excluded meter names", wildcard and "excluded meter names", or
         only wildcard.
 
+        The resources is list of URI indicating the resources from where
+        the meters should be polled. It's optional and it's up to the
+        specific pollster to decide how to use it.
+
         Transformer's name is plugin name in setup.py.
 
         Publisher's name is plugin name in setup.py
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/test_pipeline.py b/ceilometer/tests/test_pipeline.py
index ccdd2f7cc..f706a4a8c 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/test_pipeline.py
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ class TestPipeline(test.BaseTestCase):
         del self.pipeline_cfg[0]['publishers']
         self._exception_create_pipelinemanager()
 
+    def test_invalid_resources(self):
+        invalid_resource = {'invalid': 1}
+        self.pipeline_cfg[0]['resources'] = invalid_resource
+        self._exception_create_pipelinemanager()
+
     def test_check_counters_include_exclude_same(self):
         counter_cfg = ['a', '!a']
         self.pipeline_cfg[0]['counters'] = counter_cfg
@@ -1048,3 +1053,17 @@ class TestPipeline(test.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(publisher.samples), 0)
         pipe.flush(None)
         self.assertEqual(len(publisher.samples), 0)
+
+    def test_resources(self):
+        resources = ['test1://', 'test2://']
+        self.pipeline_cfg[0]['resources'] = resources
+        pipeline_manager = pipeline.PipelineManager(self.pipeline_cfg,
+                                                    self.transformer_manager)
+        self.assertEqual(pipeline_manager.pipelines[0].resources,
+                         resources)
+
+    def test_no_resources(self):
+        pipeline_manager = pipeline.PipelineManager(self.pipeline_cfg,
+                                                    self.transformer_manager)
+        self.assertEqual(len(pipeline_manager.pipelines[0].resources),
+                         0)
diff --git a/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml b/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml
index 731e755a5..5c20c1ca6 100644
--- a/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     interval: 600
     meters:
         - "*"
+    resources:
     transformers:
     publishers:
         - rpc://