diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4ecc50243..ce17a5bde 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ After you have performed an installation, you can edit /etc/ironic/ironic.conf
 to enable or disable cleaning as desired, however it is highly encouraged to
 utilize cleaning in any production environment.
 
+The ironic community maintains a repository additional of drivers outside ironic.
+These drivers and information about them can be found `here <http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers/>`_.
+If you would like to install the ironic staging drivers, simply pass
+``-e staging_drivers_include=true`` when executing the install playbook::
+
+  ansible-playbook -K -vvvv -i inventory/localhost install.yaml -e staging_drivers_include=true
+
 Manual CLI use
 --------------
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 4b0bb61d2..11966ee17 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # which causes the nodes to be wiped after deletion.
 cleaning: false
 http_boot_folder: /httpboot
+staging_drivers_include: false
 # Deprecated: nginx_port is no longer used and file_url_port should
 # be used instead.
 file_url_port: "{{ nginx_port | default('8080') }}"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ ironicclient_source_install: false
 shade_source_install: true
 ironicinspector_source_install: false
 ironicinspectorclient_source_install: false
+staging_drivers_source_install: false
 # Setting to utilize diskimage-builder to create a bootable image.
 create_image_via_dib: true
 # Setting to install diskimage-builder
@@ -72,8 +74,11 @@ ironicclient_git_folder: /opt/stack/python-ironicclient
 shade_git_folder: /opt/stack/shade
 dib_git_folder: /opt/stack/diskimage-builder
 reqs_git_folder: /opt/stack/requirements
+staging_drivers_git_folder: /opt/stack/ironic-staging-drivers
 ironicinspector_git_folder: /opt/stack/ironic-inspector
 ironicinspectorclient_git_folder: /opt/stack/python-ironic-inspector-client
+staging_drivers_git_url: http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers
+
 # Comma-separated list, in the format of a string, of drivers that are enabled
 # by default. This is intended to be a list of agent based drivers.
 # PXE drivers can be found in the setting pxe_drivers that can be found below.
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
index 7ac91dbe0..8874da2d3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/install.yml
@@ -96,3 +96,7 @@
 - name: "Install ironic-inspector to permit use of inspection interface"
   include: inspector_install.yml
   when: enable_inspector | bool == true
+- name: "Install ironic-staging-drivers"
+  include: staging_install.yml
+  when: staging_drivers_include | bool == true
+
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e2124874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/staging_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Mirantis Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+---
+- name: "Ironic-staging-drivers - PIP Install"
+  include: pip_install.yml
+    package=ironic-staging-drivers
+    state=latest
+    sourcedir={{ staging_drivers_git_folder }}
+    source_install={{ staging_drivers_source_install }}
+
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
index 1146eddaf..377304c07 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ironic_git_url: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/ironic
 ironicinspector_git_url: https://github.com/openstack/ironic-inspector
 ironicinspectorclient_git_url: https://github.com/openstack/python-ironic-inspector-client
 reqs_git_url: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/requirements
+staging_drivers_git_url: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers
 # *_git_folder can be overridden by local clones for offline installs
 ironicclient_git_folder: "{{ git_root}}/python-ironicclient"
 ironic_git_folder: "{{ git_root}}/ironic"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ ironicinspectorclient_git_folder: "{{ git_root}}/python-ironic-inspector-client"
 shade_git_folder: "{{ git_root}}/shade"
 dib_git_folder: "{{ git_root }}/diskimage-builder"
 reqs_git_folder: "{{ git_root }}/requirements"
+staging_drivers_git_folder: "{{ git_root }}/ironic-staging-drivers"
 # *_git_branch can be overridden for stable branch testing
 ironicclient_git_branch: master
 ironic_git_branch: master
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ dib_git_branch: master
 ironicinspector_git_branch: master
 ironicinspectorclient_git_branch: master
 reqs_git_branch: master
+staging_drivers_git_branch: master
 
 # Conditional variables utilized based on CI or manual testing options.
 copy_from_local_path: false
@@ -59,3 +62,7 @@ bifrost_install_sources:
     git_url: "{{ reqs_git_url }}"
     git_branch: "{{ reqs_git_branch }}"
     name: requirements
+  - git_folder: "{{ staging_drivers_git_folder }}"
+    git_url: "{{ staging_drivers_git_url }}"
+    git_branch: "{{ staging_drivers_git_branch }}"
+    name: ironic-staging-drivers
diff --git a/playbooks/test-bifrost-dynamic.yaml b/playbooks/test-bifrost-dynamic.yaml
index 096b9fec0..a5bdfd644 100644
--- a/playbooks/test-bifrost-dynamic.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/test-bifrost-dynamic.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
          ironicinspector_git_url: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKSPACE') }}/openstack/ironic-inspector"
          ironicinspectorclient_git_url: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKSPACE') }}/openstack/python-ironic-inspector-client"
          reqs_git_url: "/opt/git/openstack/requirements"
+         staging_drivers_git_url: "/opt/git/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers"
       # TODO(TheJulia) Fix the above paths to be consistent, because the NV job gets the dib
       # folder cloned, while the gate job does not.  Likely need to work out a semi-hybrid
       # solution.
diff --git a/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml b/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
index c35e6865f..64cb733ea 100644
--- a/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/test-bifrost.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
          ironicinspector_git_url: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKSPACE') }}/openstack/ironic-inspector"
          ironicinspectorclient_git_url: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKSPACE') }}/openstack/python-ironic-inspector-client"
          reqs_git_url: "/opt/git/openstack/requirements"
+         staging_drivers_git_url: "/opt/git/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers"
       # TODO(TheJulia) Fix the above paths to be consistent, because the NV job gets the dib
       # folder cloned, while the gate job does not.  Likely need to work out a semi-hybrid
       # solution.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/support-staging-drivers-1c398a56dde9b240.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/support-staging-drivers-1c398a56dde9b240.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b3c11fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/support-staging-drivers-1c398a56dde9b240.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Ironic-Staging-Drivers can now be installed. These are
+    drivers that are not included in the ironic repo, and
+    provide additional hardware support for ironic. More
+    information about the drivers can be found at
+    `Ironic-Staging-Drivers <http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/ironic-staging-drivers>`_
+    To install the staging drivers set `staging_drivers_include`
+    to true. The default value is false.