diff --git a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/manifests/database/database.pp b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/manifests/database/database.pp
index 4ae136d7a9..f8160fc5c7 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/manifests/database/database.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/osnailyfacter/manifests/database/database.pp
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ class osnailyfacter::database::database {
       override_options      => $override_options,
     }
 
+    # LP 1651182
+    # Ensure that client library replacement is installed before we try
+    # to install additional packages
+
+    Class["mysql::client"] -> Package[$::galera::params::additional_packages]
+
     # Make sure the mysql service is stopped with upstart as we will be starting
     # it with pacemaker
     Exec <| title == 'clean_up_ubuntu' |> {
diff --git a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/database/database_spec.rb b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/database/database_spec.rb
index 0c31c98d36..cfaf398e10 100644
--- a/tests/noop/spec/hosts/database/database_spec.rb
+++ b/tests/noop/spec/hosts/database/database_spec.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ describe manifest do
       expect(graph).to ensure_transitive_dependency("Class[cluster::galera_status]", "Haproxy_backend_status[mysql]")
     end
 
+    it 'should have explicit ordering between the client binary and additional packages' do
+      expect(graph).to ensure_transitive_dependency("Class[mysql::client]", "Package[percona-xtrabackup]")
+    end
+
     it 'should setup the /root/.my.cnf' do
       should contain_class('osnailyfacter::mysql_access').with(
         :db_password => mysql_database_password