diff --git a/manifests/plugins/nsx.pp b/manifests/plugins/nsx.pp
index f7b86fc64..71cdd1007 100644
--- a/manifests/plugins/nsx.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugins/nsx.pp
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ class neutron::plugins::nsx (
   include neutron::deps
   include neutron::params
 
+  package { 'vmware-nsx':
+    ensure => $package_ensure,
+    name   => $::neutron::params::nsx_plugin_package,
+    tag    => ['openstack', 'neutron-package'],
+  }
+
   file { '/etc/neutron/plugins/vmware':
     ensure => directory,
     tag    => 'neutron-config-file',
diff --git a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_nsx_spec.rb b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_nsx_spec.rb
index 646fa128a..747c1e66b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_nsx_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/neutron_plugins_nsx_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ describe 'neutron::plugins::nsx' do
     context 'with defaults' do
       it { should contain_class('neutron::params') }
 
+      it 'should install the plugin package' do
+        should contain_package('vmware-nsx').with(
+          :ensure => 'present',
+          :name   => 'vmware-nsx',
+          :tag    => ['openstack', 'neutron-package']
+        )
+      end
+
       it 'should have a nsx plugin ini file' do
         should contain_file('/etc/neutron/plugins/vmware/nsx.ini').with(
           :ensure => 'file',