diff --git a/playbooks/inventory/group_vars/hosts.yml b/playbooks/inventory/group_vars/hosts.yml
index b397fca6fc..ef5c68a417 100644
--- a/playbooks/inventory/group_vars/hosts.yml
+++ b/playbooks/inventory/group_vars/hosts.yml
@@ -297,3 +297,10 @@ tempest_pip_instructions: >
 ## HAProxy
 haproxy_bind_on_non_local: "{% if groups.haproxy[1] is defined and internal_lb_vip_address != external_lb_vip_address %}True{% else %}False{% endif %}"
 haproxy_use_keepalived: "{% if groups.haproxy|length > 1 %}True{% else %}False{% endif %}"
+
+## kernel modules for specific group hosts
+# :param name: name of the kernel module
+# :param pattern: pattern to search for in /boot/config-$kernel_version to check how module is configured inside kernel
+# :param group: group of hosts where the module will be loaded
+openstack_host_specific_kernel_modules:
+  - { name: "ebtables", pattern: "CONFIG_BRIDGE_NF_EBTABLES", group: "network_hosts" }