diff --git a/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py b/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
index 6ef1994bf..5b8b284a5 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/context.py
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ def __init__(self, name=None, script=None, admin_script=None,
 
     def __call__(self):
         total_processes = _calculate_workers()
+        enable_wsgi_socket_rotation = config('wsgi-socket-rotation')
+        if enable_wsgi_socket_rotation is None:
+            enable_wsgi_socket_rotation = True
         ctxt = {
             "service_name": self.service_name,
             "user": self.user,
@@ -1678,6 +1681,7 @@ def __call__(self):
             "public_processes": int(math.ceil(self.public_process_weight *
                                               total_processes)),
             "threads": 1,
+            "wsgi_socket_rotation": enable_wsgi_socket_rotation,
         }
         return ctxt
 
diff --git a/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/wsgi-openstack-api.conf b/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/wsgi-openstack-api.conf
index 6c4e37e40..de5f603fc 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/wsgi-openstack-api.conf
+++ b/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/templates/wsgi-openstack-api.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Listen {{ admin_port }}
 Listen {{ public_port }}
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% if wsgi_socket_rotation -%}
+WSGISocketRotation On
+{% else -%}
+WSGISocketRotation Off
+{% endif -%}
+
 {% if port -%}
 <VirtualHost *:{{ port }}>
     WSGIDaemonProcess {{ service_name }} processes={{ processes }} threads={{ threads }} user={{ user }} group={{ group }} \
diff --git a/tests/contrib/openstack/test_os_contexts.py b/tests/contrib/openstack/test_os_contexts.py
index 63eb76634..97b0a6f61 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/openstack/test_os_contexts.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/openstack/test_os_contexts.py
@@ -3288,7 +3288,9 @@ def test_loglevel_context_unset(self):
     @patch.object(context, '_calculate_workers')
     def test_wsgi_worker_config_context(self,
                                         _calculate_workers):
-        self.config.return_value = 2  # worker-multiplier=2
+        self.config.side_effect = fake_config({
+            'worker-multiplier': 2, 'non-defined-wsgi-socket-rotation': True
+        })
         _calculate_workers.return_value = 8
         service_name = 'service-name'
         script = '/usr/bin/script'
@@ -3305,13 +3307,16 @@ def test_wsgi_worker_config_context(self,
             "admin_processes": 2,
             "public_processes": 6,
             "threads": 1,
+            "wsgi_socket_rotation": True,
         }
         self.assertEqual(expect, ctxt())
 
     @patch.object(context, '_calculate_workers')
     def test_wsgi_worker_config_context_user_and_group(self,
                                                        _calculate_workers):
-        self.config.return_value = 1
+        self.config.side_effect = fake_config({
+            'worker-multiplier': 1, 'wsgi-socket-rotation': False
+        })
         _calculate_workers.return_value = 1
         service_name = 'service-name'
         script = '/usr/bin/script'
@@ -3332,6 +3337,7 @@ def test_wsgi_worker_config_context_user_and_group(self,
             "admin_processes": 1,
             "public_processes": 1,
             "threads": 1,
+            "wsgi_socket_rotation": False,
         }
         self.assertEqual(expect, ctxt())