diff --git a/examples/site.pp b/examples/site.pp
index 2598a40e..d7e00f53 100644
--- a/examples/site.pp
+++ b/examples/site.pp
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ class { '::gnocchi::statsd':
   archive_policy_name => 'high',
   flush_delay         => '100',
 }
+
+include ::gnocchi::client
diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7f20900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#
+# Installs the gnocchi python library.
+#
+# == parameters
+#  [*ensure*]
+#    ensure state for package.
+#
+class gnocchi::client (
+  $ensure = 'present'
+) {
+
+  include ::gnocchi::params
+
+  package { 'python-gnocchiclient':
+    ensure => $ensure,
+    name   => $::gnocchi::params::client_package_name,
+    tag    => 'openstack',
+  }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index d170b9cb..0308dd3e 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class gnocchi::params {
       $carbonara_package_name     = 'openstack-gnocchi-carbonara'
       $statsd_package_name        = 'openstack-gnocchi-statsd'
       $statsd_service_name        = 'openstack-gnocchi-statsd'
+      $client_package_name        = 'python-gnocchiclient'
       $gnocchi_wsgi_script_path   = '/var/www/cgi-bin/gnocchi'
       $gnocchi_wsgi_script_source = '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/gnocchi/rest/app.wsgi'
     }
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class gnocchi::params {
       $carbonara_package_name     = 'gnocchi-carbonara'
       $statsd_package_name        = 'gnocchi-statsd'
       $statsd_service_name        = 'gnocchi-statsd'
+      $client_package_name        = 'python-gnocchiclient'
       $gnocchi_wsgi_script_path   = '/usr/lib/cgi-bin/gnocchi'
       $gnocchi_wsgi_script_source = '/usr/share/gnocchi-common/app.wsgi'
     }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/basic_gnocchi_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/basic_gnocchi_spec.rb
index 29abe659..b93abe32 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/basic_gnocchi_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/basic_gnocchi_spec.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ describe 'basic gnocchi' do
             user_id             => 'f81e9b1f-9505-4298-bc33-43dfbd9a973b',
             project_id          => '203ef419-e73f-4b8a-a73f-3d599a72b18d',
           }
+          class { '::gnocchi::client': }
         }
       }
       EOS
diff --git a/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87151bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'gnocchi::client' do
+
+  shared_examples_for 'gnocchi client' do
+
+    it { is_expected.to contain_class('gnocchi::params') }
+
+    it 'installs gnocchi client package' do
+      is_expected.to contain_package('python-gnocchiclient').with(
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :name   => 'python-gnocchiclient',
+        :tag    => 'openstack',
+      )
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'on Debian platforms' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
+    end
+
+    it_configures 'gnocchi client'
+  end
+
+  context 'on RedHat platforms' do
+    let :facts do
+      { :osfamily => 'RedHat' }
+    end
+
+    it_configures 'gnocchi client'
+  end
+end