diff --git a/lib/neutron b/lib/neutron
index 6594334e2d..8b883b1e5a 100644
--- a/lib/neutron
+++ b/lib/neutron
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ function configure_neutron {
     if is_service_enabled q-meta; then
         _configure_neutron_metadata_agent
     fi
+    if is_service_enabled ceilometer; then
+        _configure_neutron_ceilometer_notifications
+    fi
 
     _configure_neutron_debug_command
 }
@@ -729,6 +732,10 @@ function _configure_neutron_metadata_agent {
 
 }
 
+function _configure_neutron_ceilometer_notifications {
+    iniset $NEUTRON_CONF DEFAULT notification_driver neutron.openstack.common.notifier.rpc_notifier
+}
+
 function _configure_neutron_lbaas {
     neutron_agent_lbaas_configure_common
     neutron_agent_lbaas_configure_agent