diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a5a735cd..2fff99f5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -123,9 +123,15 @@ openstack_kernel_options:
 # above.
 openstack_user_kernel_options: []
 
+# User defined list of extra packages to install on all hosts and containers
+openstack_host_extra_distro_packages: []
+
 # Overridable set of packages to install on all hosts and containers.
 openstack_host_distro_packages: "{{ _openstack_host_distro_packages }}"
 
+# User defined list of extra packages to install on the host
+openstack_host_extra_metal_distro_packages: []
+
 # Overridable set of packages to install on the host.
 openstack_host_metal_distro_packages: "{{ _openstack_host_metal_distro_packages }}"
 
diff --git a/tasks/configure_metal_hosts.yml b/tasks/configure_metal_hosts.yml
index 36ea35e6..87e5a312 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_metal_hosts.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_metal_hosts.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,18 @@
     name: "{{ openstack_host_metal_distro_packages }}"
     state: "{{ openstack_hosts_package_state }}"
   register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages  is success
+  until: install_packages is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+
+- name: Install user defined extra distro packages for bare metal nodes
+  package:
+    name: "{{ openstack_host_extra_metal_distro_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ openstack_hosts_package_state }}"
+  when:
+    - openstack_host_extra_metal_distro_packages | length > 0
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages is success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
 
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ee91a15b..28897043 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
 
+- name: Install user defined extra distro packages
+  package:
+    name: "{{ openstack_host_extra_distro_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ openstack_hosts_package_state }}"
+  when:
+    - openstack_host_extra_distro_packages | length > 0
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+
 - include_tasks: openstack_authorized_keys.yml
   tags:
     - openstack_hosts-config
diff --git a/tests/openstack_hosts-overrides.yml b/tests/openstack_hosts-overrides.yml
index b3d3822f..3cae8144 100644
--- a/tests/openstack_hosts-overrides.yml
+++ b/tests/openstack_hosts-overrides.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 ---
+
+extra_host_package: iotop
+extra_metal_package: lshw
+
+openstack_host_extra_distro_packages:
+  - "{{ extra_host_package }}"
+
+openstack_host_extra_metal_distro_packages:
+  - "{{ extra_metal_package }}"
+
 openstack_host_specific_kernel_modules:
   - name: "ebtables"
     pattern: "CONFIG_BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES"
diff --git a/tests/test.yml b/tests/test.yml
index 53bc38e5..3e9d4f70 100644
--- a/tests/test.yml
+++ b/tests/test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@
       when:
         - "'idempotence' not in lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH')"
 
+    - name: Ensure extra host packages are not present
+      package:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ extra_host_package }}"
+        - "{{ extra_metal_package }}"
+      when:
+        - "'idempotence' not in lookup('env', 'ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH')"
+
 # Prepare the user ssh keys
 - import_playbook: common/test-prepare-keys.yml
 
@@ -53,36 +63,56 @@
       slurp:
         src: "{{ openstack_host_module_file }}"
       register: modules_file
+
     - name: Open sysctl file
       slurp:
         src: /etc/sysctl.conf
       register: sysctl_file
+
     - name: Open hosts file
       slurp:
         src: /etc/hosts
       register: hosts_file
+
     - name: Open /etc/environment file
       slurp:
         src: /etc/environment
       register: environment_file
+
     - name: Read files
       set_fact:
         modules_content: "{{ modules_file.content | b64decode }}"
         sysctl_content: "{{ sysctl_file.content | b64decode }}"
         hosts_content: "{{ hosts_file.content | b64decode }}"
         environment_content: "{{ environment_file.content | b64decode }}"
+
     - name: Check for release file
       stat:
         path: /etc/openstack-release
       register: release_file
+
     - name: Check for systat file
       stat:
         path: "{{ openstack_host_sysstat_file }}"
       register: systat_file
+
     - name: Check for ssh dir
       stat:
         path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME}}/.ssh"
       register: ssh_dir
+
+    - name: Check for extra host package present on host
+      package:
+        name: "{{ extra_host_package }}"
+        state: present
+      register: extra_distro_package_host
+
+    - name: Check for extra metal package present on host
+      package:
+        name: "{{ extra_metal_package }}"
+        state: present
+      register: extra_metal_distro_package_host
+
     - name: Check role functions
       assert:
         that:
@@ -99,3 +129,6 @@
           - "systat_file.stat.exists"
           - "'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin' in environment_content"
           - "ssh_dir.stat.isdir"
+          - extra_distro_package_host.changed == false
+          - extra_metal_distro_package_host.changed == false
+