diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e52738..1d1da15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 openstack-telemetry Cookbook CHANGELG
 ==============================
 This file is used to list changes made in each version of the openstack-metering cookbook.
+## 9.1.2
+* Add attribute sample_source
+
 ## 9.1.1
 * Remove policy.json file, it's just a dup of what's in the package
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5b4d796..4d2fb90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Attributes
 * `openstack['telemetry']['api']['auth']['version']` - Select v2.0 or v3.0. Default v2.0. The auth API version used to interact with identity service.
 TODO: Add DB2 support on other platforms
 * `openstack['telemetry']['platform']['db2_python_packages']` - Array of DB2 python packages, only available on redhat platform
+* `openstack['telemetry']['sample_source']  -  The source name of emitted samples, default value is openstack.
 
 The following attributes are defined in attributes/default.rb of the common cookbook, but are documented here due to their relevance:
 
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 3ad37ed..81c9cdd 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ default['openstack']['telemetry']['service_user'] = 'ceilometer'
 default['openstack']['telemetry']['service_tenant_name'] = 'service'
 default['openstack']['telemetry']['service_role'] = 'admin'
 
+default['openstack']['telemetry']['sample_source'] = 'openstack'
+
 case node['openstack']['compute']['driver']
 when 'libvirt.LibvirtDriver'
   default['openstack']['telemetry']['hypervisor_inspector'] = 'libvirt'
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 4cae68c..61389e9 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ maintainer_email 'cookbooks@lists.tfoundry.com'
 license          'Apache 2.0'
 description      'The OpenStack Metering service Ceilometer.'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '9.1.1'
+version          '9.1.2'
 
 recipe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-central', 'Installs agent central service.'
 recipe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-compute', 'Installs agent compute service.'
diff --git a/spec/common_spec.rb b/spec/common_spec.rb
index ab4efaa..1f20641 100644
--- a/spec/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::common' do
           )
       end
 
+      it 'has default sample_source set' do
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content(
+          /^sample_source = openstack$/)
+      end
+
+      it 'has sample_source set' do
+        node.set['openstack']['telemetry']['sample_source'] = 'RegionOne'
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content(
+          /^sample_source = RegionOne$/)
+      end
+
       it 'has default RPC/AMQP options set' do
         [/^amqp_durable_queues=false$/,
          /^amqp_auto_delete=false$/].each do |line|
diff --git a/templates/default/ceilometer.conf.erb b/templates/default/ceilometer.conf.erb
index 9276751..3f42230 100644
--- a/templates/default/ceilometer.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/ceilometer.conf.erb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ hypervisor_inspector = <%= node["openstack"]["telemetry"]["hypervisor_inspector"
 <% if node["openstack"]["telemetry"]["syslog"]["use"] %>
 log_config = /etc/openstack/logging.conf
 <% end %>
+sample_source = <%= node["openstack"]["telemetry"]["sample_source"] %>
 
 ##### AMQP #####
 notification_topics = notifications,glance_notifications