diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index c29e004..cbcb2a9 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,33 @@ default['openstack']['telemetry_metric']['gnocchi-upgrade-options'] = ''
 
 # Configuration for /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml
 default['openstack']['telemetry']['pipeline']['publishers'] = ['gnocchi://']
+# Configuration for /etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml
+default['openstack']['telemetry']['polling']['interval'] = 300
+default['openstack']['telemetry']['polling']['meters'] =
+  %w(
+    cpu
+    cpu_l3_cache
+    memory.usage
+    network.incoming.bytes
+    network.incoming.packets
+    network.outgoing.bytes
+    network.outgoing.packets
+    disk.device.read.bytes
+    disk.device.read.requests
+    disk.device.write.bytes
+    disk.device.write.requests
+    hardware.cpu.util
+    hardware.memory.used
+    hardware.memory.total
+    hardware.memory.buffer
+    hardware.memory.cached
+    hardware.memory.swap.avail
+    hardware.memory.swap.total
+    hardware.system_stats.io.outgoing.blocks
+    hardware.system_stats.io.incoming.blocks
+    hardware.network.ip.incoming.datagrams
+    hardware.network.ip.outgoing.datagrams
+  )
 
 %w(telemetry_metric aodh).each do |ts|
   # specify whether to enable SSL for ceilometer API endpoint
diff --git a/recipes/agent-central.rb b/recipes/agent-central.rb
index 8eef3d4..8cd901b 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-central.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-central.rb
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ service 'ceilometer-agent-central' do
   service_name platform['agent_central_service']
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_file']}]"
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'pipeline.yaml')}]"
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'polling.yaml')}]"
   action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/agent-compute.rb b/recipes/agent-compute.rb
index 10acb38..b95adb5 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-compute.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-compute.rb
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ service 'ceilometer-agent-compute' do
   service_name platform['agent_compute_service']
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_file']}]"
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'pipeline.yaml')}]"
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'polling.yaml')}]"
   action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/agent-notification.rb b/recipes/agent-notification.rb
index 465e5bd..b18daf8 100644
--- a/recipes/agent-notification.rb
+++ b/recipes/agent-notification.rb
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ service 'ceilometer-agent-notification' do
   service_name platform['agent_notification_service']
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_file']}]"
   subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'pipeline.yaml')}]"
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'polling.yaml')}]"
   action [:enable, :start]
 end
diff --git a/recipes/common.rb b/recipes/common.rb
index 1edfc38..9b9e52a 100644
--- a/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/recipes/common.rb
@@ -109,3 +109,14 @@ template ::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'pipeline.yaml'
     publishers: node['openstack']['telemetry']['pipeline']['publishers']
   )
 end
+
+template ::File.join(node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_dir'], 'polling.yaml') do
+  source 'polling.yaml.erb'
+  owner node['openstack']['telemetry']['user']
+  group node['openstack']['telemetry']['group']
+  mode 0o0640
+  variables(
+    interval: node['openstack']['telemetry']['polling']['interval'],
+    meters: node['openstack']['telemetry']['polling']['meters']
+  )
+end
diff --git a/spec/agent-central_spec.rb b/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
index 8e4d450..ba05faa 100644
--- a/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-central_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-central' do
       it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml' do
         expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-central')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml]').delayed
       end
+      it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-central')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml]').delayed
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb b/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
index 5f09196..345bf70 100644
--- a/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-compute_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-compute' do
       it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml' do
         expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-compute')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml]').delayed
       end
+      it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-compute')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml]').delayed
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb b/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
index 0a0de38..4da4a51 100644
--- a/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/agent-notification_spec.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::agent-notification' do
       it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml' do
         expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-notification')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/pipeline.yaml]').delayed
       end
+      it 'subscribes to /etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml' do
+        expect(chef_run.service('ceilometer-agent-notification')).to subscribe_to('template[/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml]').delayed
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/common_spec.rb b/spec/common_spec.rb
index fec824c..5f141d7 100644
--- a/spec/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common_spec.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,55 @@ EOL
       end
     end
 
+    describe '/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml' do
+      polling_yaml = <<-EOL
+# This file is automatically generated by Chef
+# Any changes will be overwritten
+
+---
+sources:
+  - name: some_pollsters
+    interval: 300
+    meters:
+      - cpu
+      - cpu_l3_cache
+      - memory.usage
+      - network.incoming.bytes
+      - network.incoming.packets
+      - network.outgoing.bytes
+      - network.outgoing.packets
+      - disk.device.read.bytes
+      - disk.device.read.requests
+      - disk.device.write.bytes
+      - disk.device.write.requests
+      - hardware.cpu.util
+      - hardware.memory.used
+      - hardware.memory.total
+      - hardware.memory.buffer
+      - hardware.memory.cached
+      - hardware.memory.swap.avail
+      - hardware.memory.swap.total
+      - hardware.system_stats.io.outgoing.blocks
+      - hardware.system_stats.io.incoming.blocks
+      - hardware.network.ip.incoming.datagrams
+      - hardware.network.ip.outgoing.datagrams
+EOL
+
+      it do
+        expect(chef_run).to create_template('/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml')
+          .with(
+            source: 'polling.yaml.erb',
+            owner: 'ceilometer',
+            group: 'ceilometer',
+            mode: 0o0640
+          )
+      end
+
+      it do
+        expect(chef_run).to render_file('/etc/ceilometer/polling.yaml').with_content(polling_yaml)
+      end
+    end
+
     describe '/etc/ceilometer' do
       let(:dir) { chef_run.directory('/etc/ceilometer') }
 
diff --git a/templates/polling.yaml.erb b/templates/polling.yaml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4047757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/polling.yaml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<%= node['openstack']['common']['custom_template_banner'] %>
+---
+sources:
+  - name: some_pollsters
+    interval: <%= @interval %>
+    meters:
+      <% @meters.each do |meter| -%>
+      - <%= meter %>
+      <% end -%>