diff --git a/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml b/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
index 77d8e18381..2aae909551 100644
--- a/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/ceilometer-base.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ parameters:
     default: false
     description: Whether to store events in ceilometer.
     type: boolean
+  CeilometerEventsTTL:
+    default: -1
+    description: Number of seconds before database can expire the events data
+    type: number
   Debug:
     default: ''
     description: Set to True to enable debugging on all services.
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ outputs:
               - "%{hiera('tripleo::profile::base::database::mysql::client_bind_address')}"
         ceilometer_backend: {get_param: CeilometerBackend}
         ceilometer::metering_secret: {get_param: CeilometerMeteringSecret}
+        ceilometer::event_time_to_live: {get_param: CeilometerEventsTTL}
         # we include db_sync class in puppet-tripleo
         ceilometer::db::sync_db: false
         ceilometer::keystone::authtoken::project_name: 'service'