diff --git a/novajoin_tempest_plugin/config.py b/novajoin_tempest_plugin/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f4cd06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/novajoin_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+
+service_option = cfg.BoolOpt("novajoin",
+                             default=True,
+                             help="Whether or not novajoin is expected to be "
+                                  "available")
+
+ipa_group = cfg.OptGroup(
+    name="ipa",
+    title="IPA connection information")
+
+IpaGroup = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('username',
+               default='admin',
+               help='User to connect to IPA'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('password',
+               default='password',
+               help='Password to connect to IPA'),
+]
diff --git a/novajoin_tempest_plugin/plugin.py b/novajoin_tempest_plugin/plugin.py
index 666ba3b..e5f4828 100644
--- a/novajoin_tempest_plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/novajoin_tempest_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import os
 
 from tempest.test_discover import plugins
 
+from novajoin_tempest_plugin import config as project_config
+
 
 class NovajoinTempestPlugin(plugins.TempestPlugin):
     def load_tests(self):
@@ -28,7 +30,14 @@ class NovajoinTempestPlugin(plugins.TempestPlugin):
         return full_test_dir, base_path
 
     def register_opts(self, conf):
-        pass
+        conf.register_opt(project_config.service_option,
+                          group='service_available')
+
+        # Register ipa connection options
+        conf.register_group(project_config.ipa_group)
+        conf.register_opts(project_config.IpaGroup,
+                           project_config.ipa_group)
 
     def get_opt_lists(self):
-        pass
+        return [('service_available', [project_config.service_option]),
+                (project_config.ipa_group.name, project_config.IpaGroup)]