diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 93e771a..16a1847 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ nodepool_config_zmq_publishers: []
 
 nodepool_file_logging_conf: etc/nodepool/logging.conf
 
+nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_contents: ""
+nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_dest: /var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml
+nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_src: var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml.j2
+
 nodepool_template_nodepool_yaml_contents: |
   diskimages: []
   labels: []
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index 5b1b4ea..f0736b4 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -27,8 +27,15 @@
   with_items:
     - /etc/nodepool
     - "{{ nodepool_config_images_dir }}"
+    - /var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack
     - /var/log/nodepool
 
+- name: Template clouds yaml file.
+  template:
+    dest: "{{ nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_dest }}"
+    src: "{{ nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_src }}"
+  notify: Restart nodepool
+
 - name: Template secure configuration file.
   template:
     dest: "{{ nodepool_template_secure_conf_dest }}"
diff --git a/templates/var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml.j2 b/templates/var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1ae074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/var/lib/nodepool/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This file is generated by Ansible
+#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
+#
+{{ nodepool_template_clouds_yaml_contents }}
+# {{ ansible_managed }}