diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5711de6..4704bef 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ heat_oslomsg_notify_userid: "{{ heat_oslomsg_rpc_userid }}"
 heat_oslomsg_notify_password: "{{ heat_oslomsg_rpc_password }}"
 heat_oslomsg_notify_vhost: "{{ heat_oslomsg_rpc_vhost }}"
 
+## (Qdrouterd) integration
+# TODO(ansmith): Change structure when more backends will be supported
+heat_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled: "{{ heat_oslomsg_rpc_transport == 'amqp' }}"
+
 ## Heat User / Group
 heat_system_user_name: heat
 heat_system_group_name: heat
@@ -221,6 +225,9 @@ heat_pip_packages:
   - python-troveclient
   - uwsgi
 
+heat_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages:
+  - oslo.messaging[amqp1]
+
 heat_api_init_overrides: {}
 heat_api_cfn_init_overrides: {}
 heat_engine_init_overrides: {}
diff --git a/tasks/heat_install_source.yml b/tasks/heat_install_source.yml
index 362a88d..1e837de 100644
--- a/tasks/heat_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/heat_install_source.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ heat_bin | dirname }}"
     venv_install_distro_package_list: "{{ heat_distro_packages }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ heat_pip_install_args }}"
-    venv_pip_packages: "{{ heat_pip_packages }}"
+    venv_pip_packages: >-
+      {{ heat_pip_packages +
+         (heat_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool) | ternary(heat_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages, []) }}
     venv_facts_when_changed:
       - section: "heat"
         option: "venv_tag"
diff --git a/vars/distro_install.yml b/vars/distro_install.yml
index f5a4872..142bb3e 100644
--- a/vars/distro_install.yml
+++ b/vars/distro_install.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-heat_package_list: "{{ heat_service_distro_packages }}"
+heat_package_list: |-
+  {% set packages = heat_service_distro_packages %}
+  {% if heat_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}
+  {%   set _ = packages.extend(heat_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages) %}
+  {% endif %}
+  {{ packages }}
 
 heat_bin: "/usr/bin"
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 82f798c..772a962 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ heat_service_distro_packages:
   - uwsgi
   - uwsgi-plugin-python
 
+heat_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages:
+  - cyrus-sasl-lib
+  - cyrus-sasl-plain
+  - cyrus-sasl-md5
+
 heat_uwsgi_bin: '/usr/sbin'
diff --git a/vars/source_install.yml b/vars/source_install.yml
index 76f3f8d..b9df136 100644
--- a/vars/source_install.yml
+++ b/vars/source_install.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-heat_package_list: "{{ heat_distro_packages }}"
+heat_package_list: |-
+  {% set packages = heat_service_distro_packages %}
+  {% if heat_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}
+  {%   set _ = packages.extend(heat_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages) %}
+  {% endif %}
+  {{ packages }}
 
 _heat_bin: "/openstack/venvs/heat-{{ heat_venv_tag }}/bin"
 heat_uwsgi_bin: "{{ _heat_bin }}"
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index 9108354..73e4778 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,9 @@ heat_service_distro_packages:
   - uwsgi
   - uwsgi-python
 
+heat_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages:
+  - cyrus-sasl
+  - cyrus-sasl-plain
+  - cyrus-sasl-digestmd5
+
 heat_uwsgi_bin: '/usr/sbin'
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yml b/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 820ad73..d9dc019 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ heat_service_distro_packages:
   - uwsgi
   - uwsgi-plugin-python
 
+heat_oslomsg_amqp1_distro_packages:
+  - libsasl2-modules
+  - sasl2-bin
+
 heat_uwsgi_bin: '/usr/bin'