diff --git a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
index a586a65437..8bbda5fed7 100644
--- a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class MeteringPluginRpc(object):
 
     def __init__(self, host):
+        # NOTE(yamamoto): super.__init__() call here is not only for
+        # aesthetics.  Because of multiple inheritances in MeteringAgent,
+        # it's actually necessary to initialize parent classes of
+        # manager.Manager correctly.
+        super(MeteringPluginRpc, self).__init__()
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topics.METERING_PLUGIN, version='1.0')
         self.client = n_rpc.get_client(target)
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_agent.py
index aee7f2c0c1..74bdfbac96 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_agent.py
@@ -158,3 +158,9 @@ class TestMeteringDriver(base.BaseTestCase):
                                              {'driver': self.noop_driver,
                                               'func':
                                               'add_metering_label'})
+
+    def test_init_chain(self):
+        with mock.patch('neutron.openstack.common.'
+                        'periodic_task.PeriodicTasks.__init__') as init:
+            metering_agent.MeteringAgent('my agent', cfg.CONF)
+        init.assert_called_once_with()