diff --git a/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun.conf.j2
index 8d179a994c..d38b3c90af 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/zun/templates/zun.conf.j2
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ lock_path = /var/lib/zun/tmp
 policy_file = {{ zun_policy_file }}
 {% endif %}
 
+[compute]
+host_shared_with_nova = {{ inventory_hostname in groups['compute'] and enable_nova | bool and not enable_nova_fake | bool }}
+
 [websocket_proxy]
 wsproxy_host = {{ api_interface_address }}
 wsproxy_port = {{ zun_wsproxy_port }}
diff --git a/doc/source/reference/compute/zun-guide.rst b/doc/source/reference/compute/zun-guide.rst
index 17e9b34c9e..d0252fa82c 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/compute/zun-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/compute/zun-guide.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ following variables:
    enable_zun: "yes"
    enable_kuryr: "yes"
    enable_etcd: "yes"
+   enable_placement: "yes"
    docker_configure_for_zun: "yes"
 
 Docker reconfiguration requires reboostrapping before deploy.
diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index 1de1708595..37d86ac5eb 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enable_cinder_backend_lvm: "yes"
 enable_zun: "yes"
 enable_kuryr: "yes"
 enable_etcd: "yes"
+enable_placement: "yes"
 docker_configure_for_zun: "yes"
 {% endif %}