diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5af82a2..0440139 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -225,3 +225,7 @@ magnum_wsgi_processes_max: 16
 magnum_wsgi_processes: "{{ [[(ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']//ansible_facts['processor_threads_per_core'])|default(1), 1] | max * 2, magnum_wsgi_processes_max] | min }}"
 magnum_wsgi_threads: 1
 magnum_api_uwsgi_bind_address: "{{ openstack_service_bind_address | default('0.0.0.0') }}"
+
+# conductor settings
+magnum_conductor_workers_max: 16
+magnum_conductor_workers: "{{ [[(ansible_facts['processor_vcpus']//ansible_facts['processor_threads_per_core'])|default(1), 1] | max * 2, magnum_conductor_workers_max] | min }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/magnum_conductor_workers-3f7eafeb4429dd0b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/magnum_conductor_workers-3f7eafeb4429dd0b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45833b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/magnum_conductor_workers-3f7eafeb4429dd0b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implemented variable ``magnum_conductor_workers`` that is designed to
+    controll amount of magnum-conductor workers spawned. By default it is
+    equal to number of CPU cores, but no more then 16 workers.
diff --git a/templates/magnum.conf.j2 b/templates/magnum.conf.j2
index 0128bf6..72b960c 100644
--- a/templates/magnum.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/magnum.conf.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ endpoint_type = internalURL
 region_name = {{ magnum_cinder_service_region }}
 endpoint_type = internalURL
 
+[conductor]
+workers = {{ magnum_conductor_workers }}
+
 [database]
 connection = mysql+pymysql://{{ magnum_galera_user }}:{{ magnum_galera_password }}@{{ magnum_galera_address }}/{{ magnum_galera_database_name }}?charset=utf8{% if magnum_galera_use_ssl | bool %}&ssl_verify_cert=true{% if magnum_galera_ssl_ca_cert | length > 0 %}&ssl_ca={{ magnum_galera_ssl_ca_cert }}{% endif %}{% endif +%}
 max_overflow = {{ magnum_db_max_overflow }}