diff --git a/trove/common/cfg.py b/trove/common/cfg.py
index 4ca0acacc2..5899213556 100644
--- a/trove/common/cfg.py
+++ b/trove/common/cfg.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ common_opts = [
                 help="Require user hostnames to be IPv4 addresses."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('trove_security_groups_support', default=True),
     cfg.BoolOpt('trove_security_groups_rules_support', default=True),
+    cfg.StrOpt('trove_security_group_name_prefix', default='SecGroup'),
     cfg.StrOpt('trove_security_group_rule_protocol', default='tcp'),
     cfg.IntOpt('trove_security_group_rule_port', default=3306),
     cfg.StrOpt('trove_security_group_rule_cidr', default='0.0.0.0/0'),
diff --git a/trove/extensions/security_group/models.py b/trove/extensions/security_group/models.py
index 3f950ae6a0..9969b881ad 100644
--- a/trove/extensions/security_group/models.py
+++ b/trove/extensions/security_group/models.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ class SecurityGroup(DatabaseModelBase):
     @classmethod
     def create_for_instance(cls, instance_id, context):
         # Create a new security group
-        name = _("SecGroup_%s") % instance_id
+        name = _("%s_%s") %\
+                (CONF.trove_security_group_name_prefix, instance_id)
         description = _("Security Group for %s") % instance_id
         sec_group = cls.create_sec_group(name, description, context)