diff --git a/puppet/services/nova-compute.yaml b/puppet/services/nova-compute.yaml
index d208bede58..9057c71e23 100644
--- a/puppet/services/nova-compute.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/nova-compute.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@ parameters:
     type: string
     description: Nova Compute upgrade level
     default: auto
+  MigrationSshKey:
+    type: json
+    description: >
+      SSH key for migration.
+      Expects a dictionary with keys 'public_key' and 'private_key'.
+      Values should be identical to SSH public/private key files.
+    default: {}
 
 resources:
   NovaBase:
@@ -107,6 +114,7 @@ outputs:
             # we manage migration in nova common puppet profile
             nova::compute::libvirt::migration_support: false
             tripleo::profile::base::nova::manage_migration: true
+            tripleo::profile::base::nova::migration_ssh_key: {get_param: MigrationSshKey}
             tripleo::profile::base::nova::nova_compute_enabled: true
             nova::compute::rbd::libvirt_images_rbd_pool: {get_param: NovaRbdPoolName}
             nova::compute::rbd::libvirt_rbd_user: {get_param: CephClientUserName}
diff --git a/puppet/services/nova-libvirt.yaml b/puppet/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
index faf1ae480c..b297424e9f 100644
--- a/puppet/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/nova-libvirt.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ outputs:
             tripleo.nova_libvirt.firewall_rules:
               '200 nova_libvirt':
                 dport:
-                  - 16509
                   - 16514
                   - '49152-49215'
                   - '5900-5999'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/migration_over_ssh-003e2a92f5f5374d.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/migration_over_ssh-003e2a92f5f5374d.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45ca9fe588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/migration_over_ssh-003e2a92f5f5374d.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add support for cold migration over ssh.
+
+    This enables nova cold migration.
+
+    This also switches to SSH as the default transport for live-migration.
+    The tripleo-common mistral action that generates passwords supplies the
+    MigrationSshKey parameter that enables this.
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The TCP transport is no longer used for live-migration and the firewall
+    port has been closed.