diff --git a/docs/packstack.rst b/docs/packstack.rst
index 05739d711..0b417a8f4 100755
--- a/docs/packstack.rst
+++ b/docs/packstack.rst
@@ -1055,6 +1055,9 @@ Ceilometer Config parameters
 **CONFIG_CEILOMETER_METERING_BACKEND**
     Backend driver for Telemetry's metering backend configuration. ['database', 'gnocchi']
 
+**CONFIG_ENABLE_CEILOMETER_MIDDLEWARE**
+    Whether to enable ceilometer middleware in swift proxy. By default this should be false to avoid unnecessary load.
+
 MONGODB Config parameters
 -------------------------
 
diff --git a/packstack/plugins/ceilometer_800.py b/packstack/plugins/ceilometer_800.py
index ba46a5295..28e634f7b 100644
--- a/packstack/plugins/ceilometer_800.py
+++ b/packstack/plugins/ceilometer_800.py
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ def initConfig(controller):
              "USE_DEFAULT": False,
              "NEED_CONFIRM": False,
              "CONDITION": False},
+
+            {"CONF_NAME": "CONFIG_ENABLE_CEILOMETER_MIDDLEWARE",
+             "CMD_OPTION": "enable-ceilometer-middleware",
+             "PROMPT": ("Enable ceilometer middleware in swift proxy"),
+             "OPTION_LIST": ["y", "n"],
+             "VALIDATORS": [validators.validate_options],
+             "DEFAULT_VALUE": "n",
+             "MASK_INPUT": False,
+             "USE_DEFAULT": True,
+             "NEED_CONFIRM": False,
+             "CONDITION": False},
         ],
 
         "MONGODB": [
diff --git a/packstack/puppet/modules/packstack/manifests/swift/proxy.pp b/packstack/puppet/modules/packstack/manifests/swift/proxy.pp
index 64d379134..ec24f7f2e 100644
--- a/packstack/puppet/modules/packstack/manifests/swift/proxy.pp
+++ b/packstack/puppet/modules/packstack/manifests/swift/proxy.pp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class packstack::swift::proxy ()
 
     include '::packstack::memcached'
 
-    if hiera('CONFIG_CEILOMETER_INSTALL') == 'y' {
+    if hiera('CONFIG_CEILOMETER_INSTALL') == 'y' and
+       hiera('CONFIG_ENABLE_CEILOMETER_MIDDLEWARE') == 'y' {
       $swift_pipeline = [
         'catch_errors',
         'bulk',
diff --git a/packstack/puppet/templates/controller.pp b/packstack/puppet/templates/controller.pp
index 9ebf8da1a..c972501d7 100644
--- a/packstack/puppet/templates/controller.pp
+++ b/packstack/puppet/templates/controller.pp
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ if hiera('CONFIG_SWIFT_INSTALL') == 'y' {
   include '::packstack::swift::ringbuilder'
   include '::packstack::swift::proxy'
   include '::packstack::swift::storage'
-  if hiera('CONFIG_CEILOMETER_INSTALL') == 'y' {
+  if hiera('CONFIG_CEILOMETER_INSTALL') == 'y' and
+     hiera('CONFIG_ENABLE_CEILOMETER_MIDDLEWARE') == 'y' {
     include '::packstack::swift::ceilometer'
   }
 }