diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
index 5ddf4e5a35..ebb341a49a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ nova_services:
     group: "nova-api"
     image: "{{ nova_api_image_full }}"
     enabled: True
+    privileged: True
     volumes:
       - "{{ node_config_directory }}/nova-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
       - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/handlers/main.yml
index 42699947e8..799752f96f 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/handlers/main.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    privileged: "{{ service.privileged | default(False) }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
   when:
     - action != "config"