diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 65aec414..3478a03a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ class glance::params {
       $registry_package_name = 'glance-registry'
       $api_service_name      = 'glance-api'
       $registry_service_name = 'glance-registry'
-      $pyceph_package_name   = "python${pyvers}-ceph"
+      if $::os_package_type == 'debian' {
+        $pyceph_package_name = "python${pyvers}-ceph"
+      } else {
+        $pyceph_package_name = "python${pyvers}-rbd"
+      }
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operatingsystem: ${::operatingsystem}, \
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/glance-rbd-ubuntu-package-b072d00a7e21b9af.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/glance-rbd-ubuntu-package-b072d00a7e21b9af.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..688e7939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/glance-rbd-ubuntu-package-b072d00a7e21b9af.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The glance::backend::rbd class now install python-rbd/python3-rbd package
+    instead of the python-ceph meta package on Ubuntu.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_backend_rbd_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_backend_rbd_spec.rb
index db09ea72..0f32a1a3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_backend_rbd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_backend_rbd_spec.rb
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ describe 'glance::backend::rbd' do
       let(:platform_params) do
         case facts[:osfamily]
         when 'Debian'
-          {
-            :pyceph_package_name => 'python3-ceph',
-          }
+          if facts[:os_package_type] == 'debian'
+            { :pyceph_package_name => 'python3-ceph' }
+          else
+            { :pyceph_package_name => 'python3-rbd' }
+          end
         when 'RedHat'
-          {
-            :pyceph_package_name => 'python-rbd',
-          }
+          { :pyceph_package_name => 'python-rbd' }
         end
       end