diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index f7d79318..578edf6a 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ function configure_kuryr {
 
     create_kuryr_cache_dir
 
-    # Neutron API server & Neutron plugin
     if is_service_enabled kuryr-libnetwork; then
         configure_auth_token_middleware "$KURYR_CONFIG" kuryr \
         "$KURYR_AUTH_CACHE_DIR" neutron
+        iniset $KURYR_CONFIG DEFAULT capability_scope $KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE
     fi
 
     if [[ "$ENABLE_PLUGINV2" == "True" ]]; then
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 8b5f54c0..6166df8a 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ KURYR_BIN_DIR=$(get_python_exec_prefix)
 KURYR_POOL_PREFIX=${KURYR_POOL_PREFIX:-10.10.0.0/16}
 KURYR_POOL_PREFIX_LEN=${KURYR_POOL_PREFIX_LEN:-24}
 
+KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE=${KURYR_CAPABILITY_SCOPE:-local}
+
 KURYR_DOCKER_ENGINE_PORT=${KURYR_DOCKER_ENGINE_PORT:-2375}
 DOCKER_CLUSTER_STORE=${DOCKER_CLUSTER_STORE:-etcd://$SERVICE_HOST:$ETCD_PORT}