diff --git a/nova/exception.py b/nova/exception.py
index 728a5d84f9f..2870f155027 100644
--- a/nova/exception.py
+++ b/nova/exception.py
@@ -2137,3 +2137,15 @@ class InvalidEmulatorThreadsPolicy(Invalid):
 class BadRequirementEmulatorThreadsPolicy(Invalid):
     msg_fmt = _("An isolated CPU emulator threads option requires a dedicated "
                 "CPU policy option.")
+
+
+class TraitNotFound(NotFound):
+    msg_fmt = _("No such trait %(name)s.")
+
+
+class TraitExists(NovaException):
+    msg_fmt = _("The Trait %(name)s already exists")
+
+
+class TraitCannotDeleteStandard(Invalid):
+    msg_fmt = _("Cannot delete standard trait %(name)s.")
diff --git a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
index 8906c4eb845..152cea203fa 100644
--- a/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/objects/resource_provider.py
@@ -1454,3 +1454,121 @@ def get_all(cls, context):
     def __repr__(self):
         strings = [repr(x) for x in self.objects]
         return "ResourceClassList[" + ", ".join(strings) + "]"
+
+
+@base.NovaObjectRegistry.register
+class Trait(base.NovaObject):
+    # Version 1.0: Initial version
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+
+    # All the user-defined traits must begin with this prefix.
+    CUSTOM_NAMESPACE = 'CUSTOM_'
+
+    fields = {
+        'id': fields.IntegerField(read_only=True),
+        'name': fields.StringField(nullable=False)
+    }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _from_db_object(context, trait, db_trait):
+        for key in trait.fields:
+            setattr(trait, key, db_trait[key])
+        trait.obj_reset_changes()
+        trait._context = context
+        return trait
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @db_api.api_context_manager.writer
+    def _create_in_db(context, updates):
+        trait = models.Trait()
+        trait.update(updates)
+        context.session.add(trait)
+        return trait
+
+    def create(self):
+        if 'id' in self:
+            raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='create',
+                                              reason='already created')
+        if 'name' not in self:
+            raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='create',
+                                              reason='name is required')
+
+        if not self.name.startswith(self.CUSTOM_NAMESPACE):
+            raise exception.ObjectActionError(
+                    action='create',
+                    reason='name must start with %s' % self.CUSTOM_NAMESPACE)
+
+        updates = self.obj_get_changes()
+
+        try:
+            db_trait = self._create_in_db(self._context, updates)
+        except db_exc.DBDuplicateEntry:
+            raise exception.TraitExists(name=self.name)
+
+        self._from_db_object(self._context, self, db_trait)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @db_api.api_context_manager.reader
+    def _get_by_name_from_db(context, name):
+        result = context.session.query(models.Trait).filter_by(
+            name=name).first()
+        if not result:
+            raise exception.TraitNotFound(name=name)
+        return result
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_by_name(cls, context, name):
+        db_trait = cls._get_by_name_from_db(context, name)
+        return cls._from_db_object(context, cls(), db_trait)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @db_api.api_context_manager.writer
+    def _destroy_in_db(context, name):
+        res = context.session.query(models.Trait).filter_by(
+            name=name).delete()
+        if not res:
+            raise exception.TraitNotFound(name=name)
+
+    def destroy(self):
+        if 'name' not in self:
+            raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='destroy',
+                                              reason='name is required')
+
+        if not self.name.startswith(self.CUSTOM_NAMESPACE):
+            raise exception.TraitCannotDeleteStandard(name=self.name)
+
+        if 'id' not in self:
+            raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='destroy',
+                                              reason='ID attribute not found')
+
+        self._destroy_in_db(self._context, self.name)
+
+
+@base.NovaObjectRegistry.register
+class TraitList(base.ObjectListBase, base.NovaObject):
+    # Version 1.0: Initial version
+    VERSION = '1.0'
+
+    fields = {
+        'objects': fields.ListOfObjectsField('Trait')
+    }
+
+    @staticmethod
+    @db_api.api_context_manager.reader
+    def _get_all_from_db(context, filters):
+        if not filters:
+            filters = {}
+
+        query = context.session.query(models.Trait)
+        if 'name_in' in filters:
+            query = query.filter(models.Trait.name.in_(filters['name_in']))
+        if 'prefix' in filters:
+            query = query.filter(
+                models.Trait.name.like(filters['prefix'] + '%'))
+
+        return query.all()
+
+    @base.remotable_classmethod
+    def get_all(cls, context, filters=None):
+        db_traits = cls._get_all_from_db(context, filters)
+        return base.obj_make_list(context, cls(context), Trait, db_traits)
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
index 1d053b97ffe..d9fd85412aa 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
@@ -1533,3 +1533,117 @@ def test_save(self):
                           objects.ResourceClass.get_by_name,
                           self.context,
                           'CUSTOM_IRON_NFV')
+
+
+class ResourceProviderTraitsTestCase(ResourceProviderBaseCase):
+
+    def _assert_traits(self, expected_traits, traits_objs):
+        expected_traits.sort()
+        traits = []
+        for obj in traits_objs:
+            traits.append(obj.name)
+        traits.sort()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_traits, traits)
+
+    def test_trait_create(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        t.create()
+        self.assertIn('id', t)
+        self.assertEqual(t.name, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+
+    def test_trait_create_with_id_set(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        t.id = 1
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError, t.create)
+
+    def test_trait_create_without_name_set(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError, t.create)
+
+    def test_trait_create_without_custom_prefix(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.name = 'TRAIT_A'
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ObjectActionError, t.create)
+
+    def test_trait_create_duplicated_trait(self):
+        trait = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        trait.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        trait.create()
+        tmp_trait = objects.Trait.get_by_name(self.context, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+        self.assertEqual('CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', tmp_trait.name)
+        duplicated_trait = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        duplicated_trait.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        self.assertRaises(exception.TraitExists, duplicated_trait.create)
+
+    def test_trait_get(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        t.create()
+        t = objects.Trait.get_by_name(self.context, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+        self.assertEqual(t.name, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+
+    def test_trait_get_non_existed_trait(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.TraitNotFound,
+            objects.Trait.get_by_name, self.context, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+
+    def test_trait_destroy(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.name = 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A'
+        t.create()
+        t = objects.Trait.get_by_name(self.context, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+        self.assertEqual(t.name, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+        t.destroy()
+        self.assertRaises(exception.TraitNotFound, objects.Trait.get_by_name,
+                          self.context, 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_A')
+
+    def test_trait_destroy_with_standard_trait(self):
+        t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+        t.id = 1
+        t.name = 'HW_CPU_X86_AVX'
+        self.assertRaises(exception.TraitCannotDeleteStandard, t.destroy)
+
+    def test_traits_get_all(self):
+        trait_names = ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_C']
+        for name in trait_names:
+            t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+            t.name = name
+            t.create()
+
+        self._assert_traits(trait_names,
+                            objects.TraitList.get_all(self.context))
+
+    def test_traits_get_all_with_name_in_filter(self):
+        trait_names = ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_C']
+        for name in trait_names:
+            t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+            t.name = name
+            t.create()
+
+        traits = objects.TraitList.get_all(self.context,
+            filters={'name_in': ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B']})
+        self._assert_traits(['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B'], traits)
+
+    def test_traits_get_all_with_non_existed_name(self):
+        traits = objects.TraitList.get_all(self.context,
+            filters={'name_in': ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_X', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_Y']})
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(traits))
+
+    def test_traits_get_all_with_prefix_filter(self):
+        trait_names = ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_C']
+        for name in trait_names:
+            t = objects.Trait(self.context)
+            t.name = name
+            t.create()
+
+        traits = objects.TraitList.get_all(self.context,
+                                           filters={'prefix': 'CUSTOM'})
+        self._assert_traits(
+            ['CUSTOM_TRAIT_A', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_B', 'CUSTOM_TRAIT_C'],
+            traits)
+
+    def test_traits_get_all_with_non_existed_prefix(self):
+        traits = objects.TraitList.get_all(self.context,
+            filters={"prefix": "NOT_EXISTED"})
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(traits))
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
index 6fd37a134ef..d62c3629b60 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -1163,6 +1163,8 @@ def obj_name(cls):
     'TaskLogList': '1.0-cc8cce1af8a283b9d28b55fcd682e777',
     'Tag': '1.1-8b8d7d5b48887651a0e01241672e2963',
     'TagList': '1.1-55231bdb671ecf7641d6a2e9109b5d8e',
+    'Trait': '1.0-2b58dd7c5037153cb4bfc94c0ae5dd3a',
+    'TraitList': '1.0-ff48fc1575f20800796b48266114c608',
     'Usage': '1.1-b738dbebeb20e3199fc0ebca6e292a47',
     'UsageList': '1.1-15ecf022a68ddbb8c2a6739cfc9f8f5e',
     'USBDeviceBus': '1.0-e4c7dd6032e46cd74b027df5eb2d4750',