diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-account/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-account/Dockerfile.j2
index 4ab70ac6f2..e17cf72a2a 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-account/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-account/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 RUN yum -y install openstack-swift-account \
     && yum clean all
 
+    {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu'] %}
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        swift-account \
+    && apt-get clean
+
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 880050cfb0..d71fdb1d3d 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 RUN yum -y install openstack-swift \
     && yum clean all
 
+    {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu'] %}
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        swift \
+    && apt-get clean
+
     {% endif %}
 {% elif install_type == 'source' %}
     {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'fedora', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-container/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-container/Dockerfile.j2
index ce7e10f73f..0f0a847815 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-container/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-container/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 RUN yum -y install openstack-swift-container \
     && yum clean all
 
+    {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu'] %}
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        swift-container \
+    && apt-get clean
+
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-object/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-object/Dockerfile.j2
index 5dc27404f9..20bac715ca 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-object/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-object/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 RUN yum -y install openstack-swift-object \
     && yum clean all
 
+    {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu'] %}
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        swift-object \
+    && apt-get clean
+
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-proxy-server/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-proxy-server/Dockerfile.j2
index 8d8f739779..298bcf598b 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-proxy-server/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-proxy-server/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 RUN yum -y install openstack-swift-proxy \
     && yum clean all
 
+    {% elif base_distro in ['ubuntu'] %}
+
+RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        swift-proxy \
+    && apt-get clean
+
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}