diff --git a/manifests/dashboard.pp b/manifests/dashboard.pp
index 41380459..2390d8ce 100644
--- a/manifests/dashboard.pp
+++ b/manifests/dashboard.pp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ define horizon::dashboard (
 
   $dashboard = downcase($name)
 
-  if $dashboard in ['heat', 'octavia', 'manila'] {
+  if $dashboard in ['designate', 'heat', 'octavia', 'manila'] {
     warning("Use the horizon::dashboard::${dashboard} class instead. \
 The class allows more flexible customization of the ${dashboard} dashboard.")
   }
diff --git a/manifests/dashboards/designate.pp b/manifests/dashboards/designate.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b761e28d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/dashboards/designate.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#
+# 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.
+#
+# == Class: horizon::dashboards::designate
+#
+# Manage parameters of designate-dashboard
+#
+# === Parameters:
+#
+#  [*policy_file*]
+#    (optional) Local copy of service policy files.
+#    Defaults to 'designate_policy.yaml'
+#
+#  [*policies*]
+#    (optional) Set of policies to configure.
+#    Defaults to undef
+#
+class horizon::dashboards::designate(
+  $policy_file = 'designate_policy.yaml',
+  $policies    = undef,
+) {
+
+  include horizon::deps
+  include horizon::params
+
+  # The horizon class should be included so that some common parameters
+  # can be picked here.
+  if ! defined(Class[horizon]) {
+    fail('The horizon class should be included before the horizon::dashboards::designate class')
+  }
+
+  $log_handlers = $::horizon::log_handlers
+  $log_level    = $::horizon::log_level
+  $policy_files = $::horizon::policy_files
+
+  if $policy_files and $policy_files['load-balancer'] {
+    $policy_file_real = $policy_files['load-balancer']
+  } else {
+    $policy_file_real = $policy_file
+  }
+
+  $config_file = "${::horizon::params::conf_d_dir}/_1799_dns_settings.py"
+
+  package { 'designate-dashboard':
+    ensure => $::horizon::package_ensure,
+    name   => $::horizon::params::designate_dashboard_package_name,
+    tag    => ['openstack', 'horizon-package'],
+  }
+
+  concat { $config_file:
+    mode    => '0640',
+    owner   => $::horizon::params::wsgi_user,
+    group   => $::horizon::params::wsgi_group,
+    require => File[$::horizon::params::conf_d_dir],
+    tag     => ['django-config'],
+  }
+
+  concat::fragment { '_1799_dns_settings.py':
+    target  => $config_file,
+    content => template('horizon/_1799_dns_settings.py.erb'),
+    order   => '50',
+  }
+
+  if $policies != undef {
+    # The horizon::policy class should be included so that some common
+    # parameters about policy management can be picked here
+    if !defined(Class[horizon::policy]){
+      fail('The horizon::policy class should be include in advance to customize policies')
+    }
+
+    horizon::policy::base { $policy_file_real:
+      policies     => $policies,
+      file_mode    => $::horizon::policy::file_mode,
+      file_format  => $::horizon::policy::file_format,
+      purge_config => $::horizon::policy::purge_config,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 5b9c0a96..8dbeb176 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,36 +10,38 @@ class horizon::params {
 
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
-      $package_name                   = 'openstack-dashboard'
-      $config_dir                     = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
-      $conf_d_dir                     = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d'
-      $config_file                    = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings'
-      $policy_dir                     = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
-      $httpd_config_file              = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/openstack-dashboard.conf'
-      $httpd_listen_config_file       = '/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf'
-      $root_url                       = '/dashboard'
-      $static_path                    = '/usr/share'
-      $wsgi_user                      = 'apache'
-      $wsgi_group                     = 'apache'
-      $memcache_package               = 'python3-memcached'
-      $heat_dashboard_package_name    = 'openstack-heat-ui'
-      $manila_dashboard_package_name  = 'openstack-manila-ui'
-      $octavia_dashboard_package_name = 'openstack-octavia-ui'
+      $package_name                     = 'openstack-dashboard'
+      $config_dir                       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
+      $conf_d_dir                       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d'
+      $config_file                      = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings'
+      $policy_dir                       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
+      $httpd_config_file                = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/openstack-dashboard.conf'
+      $httpd_listen_config_file         = '/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf'
+      $root_url                         = '/dashboard'
+      $static_path                      = '/usr/share'
+      $wsgi_user                        = 'apache'
+      $wsgi_group                       = 'apache'
+      $memcache_package                 = 'python3-memcached'
+      $designate_dashboard_package_name = 'openstack-designate-ui'
+      $heat_dashboard_package_name      = 'openstack-heat-ui'
+      $manila_dashboard_package_name    = 'openstack-manila-ui'
+      $octavia_dashboard_package_name   = 'openstack-octavia-ui'
     }
     'Debian': {
-      $config_dir                     = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
-      $conf_d_dir                     = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d'
-      $config_file                    = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.py'
-      $policy_dir                     = undef
-      $httpd_listen_config_file       = '/etc/apache2/ports.conf'
-      $root_url                       = '/horizon'
-      $static_path                    = '/var/lib'
-      $wsgi_user                      = 'horizon'
-      $wsgi_group                     = 'horizon'
-      $memcache_package               = 'python3-memcache'
-      $heat_dashboard_package_name    = 'python3-heat-dashboard'
-      $manila_dashboard_package_name  = 'python3-manila-dashboard'
-      $octavia_dashboard_package_name = 'python3-octavia-dashboard'
+      $config_dir                       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard'
+      $conf_d_dir                       = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.d'
+      $config_file                      = '/etc/openstack-dashboard/local_settings.py'
+      $policy_dir                       = undef
+      $httpd_listen_config_file         = '/etc/apache2/ports.conf'
+      $root_url                         = '/horizon'
+      $static_path                      = '/var/lib'
+      $wsgi_user                        = 'horizon'
+      $wsgi_group                       = 'horizon'
+      $memcache_package                 = 'python3-memcache'
+      $designate_dashboard_package_name = 'python3-designate-dashboard'
+      $heat_dashboard_package_name      = 'python3-heat-dashboard'
+      $manila_dashboard_package_name    = 'python3-manila-dashboard'
+      $octavia_dashboard_package_name   = 'python3-octavia-dashboard'
       case $::operatingsystem {
         'Debian': {
           $package_name      = 'openstack-dashboard-apache'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/designate-dashboard-db1a2ec4621c61e3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/designate-dashboard-db1a2ec4621c61e3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..226ee83e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/designate-dashboard-db1a2ec4621c61e3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``horizon::dashboards::designate`` class has been added. This class
+    can be used to manage parameters for designate-dashboard.
diff --git a/spec/classes/horizon_dashboards_designate_spec.rb b/spec/classes/horizon_dashboards_designate_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07c1524c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/horizon_dashboards_designate_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'horizon::dashboards::designate' do
+
+  let :params do
+    {}
+  end
+
+  shared_examples_for 'horizon::dashboards::designate' do
+
+    context 'with default parameters' do
+      let(:pre_condition) do
+        <<-eos
+          class { 'horizon':
+            secret_key => 'elj1IWiLoWHgcyYxFVLj7cM5rGOOxWl0',
+          }
+eos
+      end
+
+      it 'installs designate-dashboard package' do
+        is_expected.to contain_package('designate-dashboard').with(
+          :ensure => 'present',
+          :name   => platform_params[:designate_dashboard_package_name],
+          :tag    => ['openstack', 'horizon-package']
+        )
+      end
+
+      it 'generates _1799_dns_settings.py' do
+        verify_concat_fragment_contents(catalogue, '_1799_dns_settings.py', [
+          "settings.POLICY_FILES.update({",
+          "    'dns': 'designate_policy.yaml',",
+          "})"
+        ])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'without the horizon class defined' do
+      it { should raise_error(Puppet::Error) }
+    end
+
+    context 'with policy customization' do
+      let(:pre_condition) do
+        <<-eos
+          class { 'horizon':
+            secret_key        => 'elj1IWiLoWHgcyYxFVLj7cM5rGOOxWl0',
+            policy_files_path => '/etc/openstack-dashboard',
+          }
+          class { 'horizon::policy': }
+eos
+      end
+
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :policies => {}
+        })
+      end
+
+      it 'configures policy' do
+        is_expected.to contain_horizon__policy__base('designate_policy.yaml').with(
+          :policies     => {},
+          :file_mode    => '0640',
+          :file_format  => 'yaml',
+          :purge_config => false,
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with policy customization but without the horizon::policy class' do
+      let(:pre_condition) do
+        <<-eos
+          class { 'horizon':
+            secret_key        => 'elj1IWiLoWHgcyYxFVLj7cM5rGOOxWl0',
+            policy_files_path => '/etc/openstack-dashboard',
+          }
+eos
+      end
+
+      before do
+        params.merge!({
+          :policies => {}
+        })
+      end
+
+      it { should raise_error(Puppet::Error) }
+    end
+  end
+
+  on_supported_os({
+    :supported_os => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
+  }).each do |os,facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let (:facts) do
+        facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
+      end
+
+      let(:platform_params) do
+        case facts[:osfamily]
+        when 'Debian'
+          { :designate_dashboard_package_name => 'python3-designate-dashboard' }
+        when 'RedHat'
+          { :designate_dashboard_package_name => 'openstack-designate-ui' }
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'horizon::dashboards::designate'
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/templates/_1799_dns_settings.py.erb b/templates/_1799_dns_settings.py.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b00bce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/_1799_dns_settings.py.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+
+settings.POLICY_FILES.update({
+    'dns': '<%= @policy_file_real %>',
+})
+
+settings.DEFAULT_POLICY_FILES.update({
+    'dns': 'default_policies/designate.yaml',
+})