diff --git a/ceilometer/network/services/lbaas.py b/ceilometer/network/services/lbaas.py
index 9663eb8b9..9b71033ac 100644
--- a/ceilometer/network/services/lbaas.py
+++ b/ceilometer/network/services/lbaas.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class LBTotalConnectionsPollster(_LBStatsPollster):
         return make_sample_from_pool(
             pool,
             name='network.services.lb.total.connections',
-            type=sample.TYPE_GAUGE,
+            type=sample.TYPE_CUMULATIVE,
             unit='connection',
             volume=data.total_connections,
         )
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/network/services/test_lbaas.py b/ceilometer/tests/network/services/test_lbaas.py
index a76dc0fa9..e01d170be 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/network/services/test_lbaas.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/network/services/test_lbaas.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ class TestLBStatsPollster(_BaseTestLBPollster):
     def test_lb_total_connections(self):
         self._check_get_samples(lbaas.LBTotalConnectionsPollster,
                                 'network.services.lb.total.connections',
-                                4L, 'gauge')
+                                4L, 'cumulative')
 
     def test_lb_active_connections(self):
         self._check_get_samples(lbaas.LBActiveConnectionsPollster,
diff --git a/doc/source/measurements.rst b/doc/source/measurements.rst
index d0d0b2ae3..099eff115 100644
--- a/doc/source/measurements.rst
+++ b/doc/source/measurements.rst
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ network.services.lb.pool                 Gauge       pool          pool ID     p
 network.services.lb.vip                  Gauge       vip           vip ID      pollster   Existence of a LB Vip
 network.services.lb.member               Gauge       member        member ID   pollster   Existence of a LB Member
 network.services.lb.health_monitor       Gauge       monitor       monitor ID  pollster   Existence of a LB Health Probe
-network.services.lb.total.connections    Gauge       connection    pool ID     pollster   Total connections on a LB
+network.services.lb.total.connections    Cumulative  connection    pool ID     pollster   Total connections on a LB
 network.services.lb.active.connections   Gauge       connection    pool ID     pollster   Active connections on a LB
 network.services.lb.incoming.bytes       Cumulative  B             pool ID     pollster   Number of incoming Bytes
 network.services.lb.outgoing.bytes       Cumulative  B             pool ID     pollster   Number of outgoing Bytes