diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
index ba91872882..ba428eb952 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/software_deployment.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class SoftwareDeployment(signal_responder.SignalResponder):
         DEPLOY_USERNAME, DEPLOY_PASSWORD,
         DEPLOY_PROJECT_ID, DEPLOY_USER_ID,
         DEPLOY_SIGNAL_VERB, DEPLOY_SIGNAL_TRANSPORT,
-        DEPLOY_QUEUE_ID
+        DEPLOY_QUEUE_ID, DEPLOY_REGION_NAME
     ) = (
         'deploy_server_id', 'deploy_action',
         'deploy_signal_id', 'deploy_stack_id',
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class SoftwareDeployment(signal_responder.SignalResponder):
         'deploy_username', 'deploy_password',
         'deploy_project_id', 'deploy_user_id',
         'deploy_signal_verb', 'deploy_signal_transport',
-        'deploy_queue_id'
+        'deploy_queue_id', 'deploy_region_name'
     )
 
     SIGNAL_TRANSPORTS = (
@@ -416,7 +416,9 @@ class SoftwareDeployment(signal_responder.SignalResponder):
                 yield swc_io.InputConfig(
                     name=self.DEPLOY_PROJECT_ID, value=creds['project_id'],
                     description=_('ID of project for API authentication'))
-
+                yield swc_io.InputConfig(
+                    name=self.DEPLOY_REGION_NAME, value=creds['region_name'],
+                    description=_('Region name for API authentication'))
             if self._signal_transport_zaqar():
                 yield swc_io.InputConfig(
                     name=self.DEPLOY_QUEUE_ID,
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/signal_responder.py b/heat/engine/resources/signal_responder.py
index 47a34ce2b3..23c1f9c76a 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/signal_responder.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/signal_responder.py
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class SignalResponder(stack_user.StackUser):
                 'user_id': self._get_user_id(),
                 'password': self.password,
                 'project_id': self.stack.stack_user_project_id,
-                'domain_id': self.keystone().stack_domain_id}
+                'domain_id': self.keystone().stack_domain_id,
+                'region_name': (self.context.region_name or
+                                cfg.CONF.region_name_for_services)}
 
     def _get_ec2_signed_url(self, signal_type=SIGNAL):
         """Create properly formatted and pre-signed URL.