diff --git a/heat/engine/service.py b/heat/engine/service.py
index b3bf11b25a..f20bead6eb 100644
--- a/heat/engine/service.py
+++ b/heat/engine/service.py
@@ -52,15 +52,18 @@ from heat.engine import stack as parser
 from heat.engine import stack_lock
 from heat.engine import template as templatem
 from heat.engine import watchrule
+from heat.engine import worker
 from heat.openstack.common import service
 from heat.openstack.common import threadgroup
 from heat.rpc import api as rpc_api
+from heat.rpc import worker_api as rpc_worker_api
 
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('engine_life_check_timeout', 'heat.common.config')
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('max_resources_per_stack', 'heat.common.config')
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('max_stacks_per_tenant', 'heat.common.config')
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('enable_stack_abandon', 'heat.common.config')
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('enable_stack_adopt', 'heat.common.config')
+cfg.CONF.import_opt('convergence_engine', 'heat.common.config')
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ class EngineService(service.Service):
         # happens after the fork when spawning multiple worker processes
         self.stack_watch = None
         self.listener = None
+        self.worker_service = None
         self.engine_id = None
         self.thread_group_mgr = None
         self.target = None
@@ -313,9 +317,22 @@ class EngineService(service.Service):
                                        self.thread_group_mgr)
         LOG.debug("Starting listener for engine %s" % self.engine_id)
         self.listener.start()
+
+        if cfg.CONF.convergence_engine:
+            self.worker_service = worker.WorkerService(
+                host=self.host,
+                topic=rpc_worker_api.TOPIC,
+                engine_id=self.engine_id,
+                thread_group_mgr=self.thread_group_mgr
+            )
+            self.worker_service.start()
+            LOG.debug("WorkerService is started in engine %s" %
+                      self.engine_id)
+
         target = messaging.Target(
             version=self.RPC_API_VERSION, server=self.host,
             topic=self.topic)
+
         self.target = target
         self._rpc_server = rpc_messaging.get_rpc_server(target, self)
         self._rpc_server.start()
@@ -341,6 +358,12 @@ class EngineService(service.Service):
     def stop(self):
         self._stop_rpc_server()
 
+        if cfg.CONF.convergence_engine:
+            # Stop the WorkerService
+            self.worker_service.stop()
+            LOG.info(_LI("WorkerService is stopped in engine %s"),
+                     self.engine_id)
+
         # Wait for all active threads to be finished
         for stack_id in self.thread_group_mgr.groups.keys():
             # Ignore dummy service task
diff --git a/heat/engine/worker.py b/heat/engine/worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..897a1c3509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/engine/worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+import oslo_messaging
+from osprofiler import profiler
+
+from heat.common.i18n import _LE
+from heat.common.i18n import _LI
+from heat.common import messaging as rpc_messaging
+from heat.openstack.common import service
+from heat.rpc import worker_client as rpc_client
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@profiler.trace_cls("rpc")
+class WorkerService(service.Service):
+    """
+    This service is dedicated to handle internal messages to the 'worker'
+    (a.k.a. 'converger') actor in convergence. Messages on this bus will
+    use the 'cast' rather than 'call' method to anycast the message to
+    an engine that will handle it asynchronously. It won't wait for
+    or expect replies from these messages.
+    """
+
+    RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
+
+    def __init__(self,
+                 host,
+                 topic,
+                 engine_id,
+                 thread_group_mgr):
+        super(WorkerService, self).__init__()
+        self.host = host
+        self.topic = topic
+        self.engine_id = engine_id
+        self.thread_group_mgr = thread_group_mgr
+
+        self._rpc_client = None
+        self._rpc_server = None
+
+    def start(self):
+        target = oslo_messaging.Target(
+            version=self.RPC_API_VERSION,
+            server=self.host,
+            topic=self.topic)
+        LOG.info(_LI("Starting WorkerService ..."))
+
+        self._rpc_server = rpc_messaging.get_rpc_server(target, self)
+        self._rpc_server.start()
+
+        self._rpc_client = rpc_client.WorkerClient()
+
+        super(WorkerService, self).start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        # Stop rpc connection at first for preventing new requests
+        LOG.info(_LI("Stopping WorkerService ..."))
+        try:
+            self._rpc_server.stop()
+            self._rpc_server.wait()
+        except Exception as e:
+            LOG.error(_LE("WorkerService is failed to stop, %s"), e)
+
+        super(WorkerService, self).stop()
diff --git a/heat/rpc/worker_api.py b/heat/rpc/worker_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a97aaaf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/rpc/worker_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+
+TOPIC = 'engine_worker'
diff --git a/heat/rpc/worker_client.py b/heat/rpc/worker_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24d8fd64ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/rpc/worker_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+Client side of the heat worker RPC API.
+"""
+
+from heat.common import messaging
+from heat.rpc import worker_api
+
+
+class WorkerClient(object):
+    '''Client side of the heat worker RPC API.
+
+    API version history::
+
+        1.0 - Initial version.
+    '''
+
+    BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._client = messaging.get_rpc_client(
+            topic=worker_api.TOPIC,
+            version=self.BASE_RPC_API_VERSION)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def make_msg(method, **kwargs):
+        return method, kwargs
+
+    def cast(self, ctxt, msg, version=None):
+        method, kwargs = msg
+        if version is not None:
+            client = self._client.prepare(version=version)
+        else:
+            client = self._client
+        return client.cast(ctxt, method, **kwargs)
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_engine_worker.py b/heat/tests/test_engine_worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33720b8c38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/tests/test_engine_worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+
+import mock
+
+from heat.engine import worker
+from heat.tests import common
+
+
+class WorkerServiceTest(common.HeatTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(WorkerServiceTest, self).setUp()
+        thread_gruop_mgr = mock.Mock()
+        self.worker = worker.WorkerService('host-1',
+                                           'topic-1',
+                                           'engine_id',
+                                           thread_gruop_mgr)
+
+    def test_make_sure_rpc_version(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            '1.0',
+            worker.WorkerService.RPC_API_VERSION,
+            ('RPC version is changed, please update this test to new version '
+             'and make sure additional test cases are added for RPC APIs '
+             'added in new version'))
+
+    @mock.patch('heat.common.messaging.get_rpc_server',
+                return_value=mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch('oslo_messaging.Target',
+                return_value=mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch('heat.rpc.worker_client.WorkerClient',
+                return_value=mock.Mock())
+    def test_service_start(self,
+                           rpc_client_class,
+                           target_class,
+                           rpc_server_method
+                           ):
+        self.worker.start()
+
+        # Make sure target is called with proper parameters
+        target_class.assert_called_once_with(
+            version=worker.WorkerService.RPC_API_VERSION,
+            server=self.worker.host,
+            topic=self.worker.topic)
+
+        # Make sure rpc server creation with proper target
+        # and WorkerService is initialized with it
+        target = target_class.return_value
+        rpc_server_method.assert_called_once_with(target,
+                                                  self.worker)
+        rpc_server = rpc_server_method.return_value
+        self.assertEqual(rpc_server,
+                         self.worker._rpc_server,
+                         "Failed to create RPC server")
+
+        # Make sure rpc server is started.
+        rpc_server.start.assert_called_once_with()
+
+        # Make sure rpc client is created and initialized in WorkerService
+        rpc_client = rpc_client_class.return_value
+        rpc_client_class.assert_called_once_with()
+        self.assertEqual(rpc_client,
+                         self.worker._rpc_client,
+                         "Failed to create RPC client")
+
+    def test_service_stop(self):
+        with mock.patch.object(self.worker, '_rpc_server') as mock_rpc_server:
+            self.worker.stop()
+            mock_rpc_server.stop.assert_called_once_with()
+            mock_rpc_server.wait.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_rpc_worker_client.py b/heat/tests/test_rpc_worker_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75b25f1d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/tests/test_rpc_worker_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.
+
+import mock
+
+from heat.rpc import worker_api as rpc_api
+from heat.rpc import worker_client as rpc_client
+from heat.tests import common
+
+
+class WorkerClientTest(common.HeatTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(WorkerClientTest, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_make_msg(self):
+        method = 'sample_method'
+        kwargs = {'a': '1',
+                  'b': '2'}
+        result = method, kwargs
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            rpc_client.WorkerClient.make_msg(method, **kwargs))
+
+    @mock.patch('heat.common.messaging.get_rpc_client',
+                return_value=mock.Mock())
+    def test_cast(self, rpc_client_method):
+        # Mock the rpc client
+        mock_rpc_client = rpc_client_method.return_value
+
+        # Create the WorkerClient
+        worker_client = rpc_client.WorkerClient()
+        rpc_client_method.assert_called_once_with(
+            version=rpc_client.WorkerClient.BASE_RPC_API_VERSION,
+            topic=rpc_api.TOPIC
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(mock_rpc_client,
+                         worker_client._client,
+                         "Failed to create RPC client")
+
+        # Check cast in default version
+        mock_cnxt = mock.Mock()
+        method = 'sample_method'
+        kwargs = {'a': '1',
+                  'b': '2'}
+        msg = method, kwargs
+
+        # go with default version
+        worker_client.cast(mock_cnxt, msg)
+        mock_rpc_client.cast.assert_called_once_with(mock_cnxt,
+                                                     method,
+                                                     **kwargs)
+
+        # Check cast in given version
+        version = '1.2'
+        worker_client.cast(mock_cnxt, msg, version)
+        mock_rpc_client.prepare.assert_called_once_with(version=version)
+        mock_rpc_client.cast.assert_called_once_with(mock_cnxt,
+                                                     method,
+                                                     **kwargs)