diff --git a/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp b/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
index 8297cb379..c3e7b84ef 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/libvirt.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ class nova::compute::libvirt (
     }
   }
 
+  if($::osfamily == 'RedHat') {
+    service { 'messagebus':
+      ensure   => running,
+      enable   => true,
+      provider => $::nova::params::special_service_provider,
+    }
+    Package['libvirt'] -> Service['messagebus'] -> Service['libvirt']
+
+  }
+
   if $migration_support {
     if $vncserver_listen != '0.0.0.0' {
       fail("For migration support to work, you MUST set vncserver_listen to '0.0.0.0'")
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
index 0e59cbec9..86b636af3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_libvirt_spec.rb
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ describe 'nova::compute::libvirt' do
         :require  => 'Package[libvirt]',
         :before   => 'Service[nova-compute]'
       )}
+      it { should contain_service('messagebus').with(
+        :ensure   => 'running',
+        :enable   => true,
+        :before   => 'Service[libvirt]'
+      ) }
 
       it { should contain_nova_config('compute_driver').with_value('libvirt.LibvirtDriver')}
       it { should contain_nova_config('libvirt_type').with_value('kvm')}