diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_glance/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_glance/defaults/main.yml
index 69f46e653a..cf7d9f79b6 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_glance/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_glance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ glance_venv_enabled: true
 #  system path used when the installing.
 glance_bin: "{{ glance_venv_bin }}"
 
+# Set the etc dir path where glance is installed.
+#  This is used for role access to the db migrations.
+#  Example:
+#  glance_etc_dir: "/usr/local/etc/glance"
+glance_venv_etc_dir: "{{ glance_bin | dirname }}/etc/glance"
+glance_non_venv_etc_dir: "/usr/local/etc/glance"
+glance_etc_dir: "{{ (glance_venv_enabled | bool) | ternary(glance_venv_etc_dir, glance_non_venv_etc_dir) }}"
+
 # Enable/Disable Ceilometer
 glance_ceilometer_enabled: False
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_glance/tasks/glance_db_setup.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_glance/tasks/glance_db_setup.yml
index 925a27ad01..d7bb8d091c 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_glance/tasks/glance_db_setup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_glance/tasks/glance_db_setup.yml
@@ -47,3 +47,12 @@
     - glance-db-sync
     - glance-setup
     - glance-command-bin
+
+- name: Load glance metadata definitions
+  command: "{{ glance_bin }}/glance-manage db_load_metadefs {{ glance_etc_dir }}/metadefs"
+  sudo: yes
+  sudo_user: "{{ glance_system_user_name }}"
+  tags:
+    - glance-db-sync
+    - glance-setup
+    - glance-command-bin