diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8efd984..cae65e4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -148,26 +148,40 @@ designate_pip_packages:
   - pycrypto
   - warlock
 
+designate_central_init_overrides: {}
+designate_worker_init_overrides: {}
+designate_producer_init_overrides: {}
+designate_mdns_init_overrides: {}
+designate_sink_init_overrides: {}
+designate_api_init_overrides: {}
+
+
 ## Service Name-Group Mapping
 designate_services:
   designate-central:
     group: designate_central
     service_name: designate-central
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_central_init_overrides }}"
   designate-worker:
     group: designate_worker
     service_name: designate-worker
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_worker_init_overrides }}"
   designate-producer:
     group: designate_producer
     service_name: designate-producer
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_producer_init_overrides }}"
   designate-mdns:
     group: designate_mdns
     service_name: designate-mdns
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_mdns_init_overrides }}"
   designate-sink:
     group: designate_sink
     service_name: designate-sink
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_sink_init_overrides }}"
   designate-api:
     group: designate_api
     service_name: designate-api
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ designate_api_init_overrides }}"
 
 # This variable is used by the repo_build process to determine
 # which host group to check for members of before building the
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..216cbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - New variables have been added to allow a deployer to customize
+    a designate systemd unit file to their liking.
+  - The task dropping the designate systemd unit files now uses the
+    ``config_template`` action plugin allowing deployers access to
+    customize the unit files as they see fit without having to
+    load extra options into the defaults and polute the generic
+    systemd unit file with jinja2 variables and conditionals.
+
diff --git a/tasks/designate_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/designate_init_systemd.yml
index e842339..ac35185 100644
--- a/tasks/designate_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/designate_init_systemd.yml
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
   when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
 
 - name: Place the systemd init script
-  template:
+  config_template:
     src: "designate-systemd-init.j2"
     dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item.value.service_name }}.service"
     mode: "0644"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
+    config_overrides: "{{ item.value.init_config_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
   with_dict: "{{ designate_services }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
   notify:
diff --git a/templates/designate-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/designate-systemd-init.j2
index 44650eb..a9eb455 100644
--- a/templates/designate-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/designate-systemd-init.j2
@@ -21,5 +21,14 @@ TimeoutSec=300
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=150
 
+# This creates a specific slice which all designate services will operate from
+#  The accounting options give us the ability to see resource usage through
+#  the `systemd-cgtop` command.
+Slice=designate.slice
+CPUAccounting=true
+BlockIOAccounting=true
+MemoryAccounting=false
+TasksAccounting=true
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target