diff --git a/providers/rackspace-cloudblockstorage-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudblockstorage/us/CloudBlockStorageUSProviderMetadata.java b/providers/rackspace-cloudblockstorage-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudblockstorage/us/CloudBlockStorageUSProviderMetadata.java
index 1c6109bb9c..20cf897a16 100644
--- a/providers/rackspace-cloudblockstorage-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudblockstorage/us/CloudBlockStorageUSProviderMetadata.java
+++ b/providers/rackspace-cloudblockstorage-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudblockstorage/us/CloudBlockStorageUSProviderMetadata.java
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ public class CloudBlockStorageUSProviderMetadata extends BaseProviderMetadata {
    public static Properties defaultProperties() {
       Properties properties = new Properties();
       properties.setProperty(CREDENTIAL_TYPE, CloudIdentityCredentialTypes.API_KEY_CREDENTIALS);
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,SYD");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,IAD,SYD");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".ORD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-IL");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".DFW." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-TX");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".IAD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-VA");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".SYD." + ISO3166_CODES, "AU-NSW");
       return properties;
    }
diff --git a/providers/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudloadbalancers/us/CloudLoadBalancersUSProviderMetadata.java b/providers/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudloadbalancers/us/CloudLoadBalancersUSProviderMetadata.java
index aa96496cfa..3d9d40d23a 100644
--- a/providers/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudloadbalancers/us/CloudLoadBalancersUSProviderMetadata.java
+++ b/providers/rackspace-cloudloadbalancers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudloadbalancers/us/CloudLoadBalancersUSProviderMetadata.java
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ public class CloudLoadBalancersUSProviderMetadata extends BaseProviderMetadata {
 
    public static Properties defaultProperties() {
       Properties properties = new Properties();
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,SYD");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,IAD,SYD");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".ORD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-IL");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".DFW." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-TX");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".IAD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-VA");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".SYD." + ISO3166_CODES, "AU-NSW");
       return properties;
    }
diff --git a/providers/rackspace-cloudservers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudservers/us/CloudServersUSProviderMetadata.java b/providers/rackspace-cloudservers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudservers/us/CloudServersUSProviderMetadata.java
index b7395c6801..c008847603 100644
--- a/providers/rackspace-cloudservers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudservers/us/CloudServersUSProviderMetadata.java
+++ b/providers/rackspace-cloudservers-us/src/main/java/org/jclouds/rackspace/cloudservers/us/CloudServersUSProviderMetadata.java
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ public class CloudServersUSProviderMetadata extends BaseProviderMetadata {
    public static Properties defaultProperties() {
       Properties properties = new Properties();
       properties.setProperty(CREDENTIAL_TYPE, CloudIdentityCredentialTypes.API_KEY_CREDENTIALS);
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,SYD");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONES, "ORD,DFW,IAD,SYD");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".ORD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-IL");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".DFW." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-TX");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".IAD." + ISO3166_CODES, "US-VA");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ZONE + ".SYD." + ISO3166_CODES, "AU-NSW");
       return properties;
    }