diff --git a/ansible/roles/glance/templates/glance-api.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/glance/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
index 2001b921c4..52dab9ba1e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/glance/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/glance/templates/glance-api.conf.j2
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ filesystem_store_datadir = /var/lib/glance/staging
 [oslo_middleware]
 enable_proxy_headers_parsing = True
 
+[oslo_concurrency]
+lock_path = /var/lib/glance/tmp
+
 [oslo_messaging_notifications]
 transport_url = {{ notify_transport_url }}
 {% if glance_enabled_notification_topics %}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1959663-afda889b9aa4c63f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1959663-afda889b9aa4c63f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4f69776c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1959663-afda889b9aa4c63f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes Glance with Cinder iSCSI backend failing due to lack of lock_path
+    setting.
+    `LP#1959663 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1959663>`__