diff --git a/docker/monasca/monasca-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/monasca/monasca-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 37baeade8f..db31322c54 100644
--- a/docker/monasca/monasca-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/monasca/monasca-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ RUN sed -i -r 's,^(Listen 80),#\1,' /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf \
         {% set monasca_base_packages = [
             'apache2',
             'libapache2-mod-wsgi',
+            'librdkafka-dev'
         ] %}
 
 {{ macros.install_packages(monasca_base_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
diff --git a/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
index b84841afb9..c2c16e15a9 100644
--- a/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ RUN ln -sf /var/lib/tempest /tempest
 ADD tempest-archive /tempest-source
 ADD plugins-archive /
 
+{% if base_package_type == 'deb' and base_arch not in ['x86_64'] %}
+    {% set tempest_source_packages = ['librdkafka-dev'] %}
+
+{{ macros.install_packages(tempest_source_packages | customizable("source_packages")) }}
+{% endif %}
+
+
 {% set tempest_pip_packages = [
     '/tempest'
 ] %}