diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-az-filter-to-nova-3ceb80120a642480.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-az-filter-to-nova-3ceb80120a642480.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..026672d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-az-filter-to-nova-3ceb80120a642480.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added ``AvailabilityZoneFilter`` for the OpenStack Nova service.
diff --git a/roles/openstack_helm_nova/vars/main.yml b/roles/openstack_helm_nova/vars/main.yml
index dd0cffe..953099a 100644
--- a/roles/openstack_helm_nova/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openstack_helm_nova/vars/main.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
         allow_headers: "X-Auth-Token,X-OpenStack-Nova-API-Version"
       filter_scheduler:
         enabled_filters:
+          AvailabilityZoneFilter,
           ComputeFilter,
           AggregateTypeAffinityFilter,
           ComputeCapabilitiesFilter,