diff --git a/ansible-collection-requirements.yml b/ansible-collection-requirements.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f14211724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible-collection-requirements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+collections:
+  - name: openstack.cloud
+    version: 1.0.0
+    source: https://galaxy.ansible.com
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
index b1ddc4ad01..dcd63a017a 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-ansible.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export HTTPS_PROXY=${HTTPS_PROXY:-""}
 # The Ansible version used for testing
 export ANSIBLE_PACKAGE=${ANSIBLE_PACKAGE:-"ansible==2.9.9"}
 export ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE=${ANSIBLE_ROLE_FILE:-"ansible-role-requirements.yml"}
+export ANSIBLE_COLLECTION_FILE=${ANSIBLE_COLLECTION_FILE:-"ansible-collection-requirements.yml"}
 export USER_ROLE_FILE=${USER_ROLE_FILE:-"user-role-requirements.yml"}
 export SSH_DIR=${SSH_DIR:-"/root/.ssh"}
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=${DEBIAN_FRONTEND:-"noninteractive"}
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@ pushd /opt/ansible-runtime/bin
   done
 popd
 
+/opt/ansible-runtime/bin/ansible-galaxy collection install -r ${ANSIBLE_COLLECTION_FILE} -p /etc/ansible
+
 # Write the OSA Ansible rc file
 sed "s|OSA_INVENTORY_PATH|${OSA_INVENTORY_PATH}|g" scripts/openstack-ansible.rc > /usr/local/bin/openstack-ansible.rc
 sed -i "s|OSA_PLAYBOOK_PATH|${OSA_PLAYBOOK_PATH}|g" /usr/local/bin/openstack-ansible.rc
diff --git a/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc b/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
index 539c0de1d2..ea34699762 100644
--- a/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
+++ b/scripts/openstack-ansible.rc
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ mkdir -p "$(dirname ${ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH})" || unset ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH
 
 export ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH="${ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH:-/etc/ansible/roles:OSA_PLAYBOOK_PATH/roles:/etc/ansible/roles/ceph-ansible/roles}"
 
+export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS="${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS:-/etc/ansible}"
+
 export ANSIBLE_LIBRARY="${ANSIBLE_LIBRARY:-/etc/ansible/roles/config_template/library:/etc/ansible/roles/plugins/library:/etc/ansible/roles/ceph-ansible/library}"
 export ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_PLUGINS="${ANSIBLE_LOOKUP_PLUGINS:-/etc/ansible/roles/plugins/lookup}"
 export ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS="${ANSIBLE_FILTER_PLUGINS:-/etc/ansible/roles/plugins/filter:/etc/ansible/roles/ceph-ansible/plugins/filter}"