diff --git a/manifests/iscsid.pp b/manifests/iscsid.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d1ebe6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/iscsid.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# == Class: openstacklib::iscsid
+#
+# Installs and configures the iscsid daemon
+#
+# == Parameters
+#
+#  [*enabled*]
+#    (optional) Should the service be enabled.
+#    Defaults to true.
+#
+#  [*manage_service*]
+#    (optional)  Whether the service should be managed by Puppet.
+#    Defaults to true.
+#
+#  [*package_ensure*]
+#    (optional) ensure state for package.
+#    Defaults to 'present'
+#
+class openstacklib::iscsid(
+  $enabled        = true,
+  $manage_service = true,
+  $package_ensure = 'present'
+) {
+
+  include openstacklib::params
+
+  package { 'open-iscsi':
+    ensure => $package_ensure,
+    name   => $::openstacklib::params::open_iscsi_package_name,
+    tag    => 'openstack',
+  }
+
+  # In CentOS9/RHEL9 initiatorname.iscsi is not created automatically
+  # so should be created
+  exec { 'create-initiatorname-file':
+    command => 'echo "InitiatorName=`/usr/sbin/iscsi-iname`" > /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi',
+    path    => ['/usr/bin','/usr/sbin','/bin','/usr/bin'],
+    unless  => 'test -e /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi',
+    require => Package['open-iscsi'],
+  }
+
+  if $manage_service {
+    if $enabled {
+      $service_ensure = 'running'
+    } else {
+      $service_ensure = 'stopped'
+    }
+
+    # iscsid service is started automatically when iscsiadm command is
+    # executed but there is no harm even if the service is already started.
+    service { 'iscsid':
+      ensure => $service_ensure,
+      enable => $enabled,
+    }
+    Package['open-iscsi'] ~> Service['iscsid']
+    Exec['create-initiatorname-file'] ~> Service['iscsid']
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 300b404e..7ce9482d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -9,4 +9,17 @@ class openstacklib::params {
   $pyvers = $::openstacklib::defaults::pyvers
 
   $openstackclient_package_name = "python${pyvers}-openstackclient"
+
+  case $::osfamily {
+    'RedHat': {
+      $open_iscsi_package_name = 'iscsi-initiator-utils'
+    }
+    'Debian': {
+      $open_iscsi_package_name = 'open-iscsi'
+    }
+    default:{
+      fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operatingsystem: ${::operatingsystem}, \
+module ${module_name} only support osfamily RedHat and Debian")
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/iscsid-0a9fe8a9dba4047b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/iscsid-0a9fe8a9dba4047b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70848d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/iscsid-0a9fe8a9dba4047b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``openstacklib::iscsid`` class has been added. This class can be
+    used to set up basic configurations for the iscsid service.
diff --git a/spec/classes/openstacklib_iscsid_spec.rb b/spec/classes/openstacklib_iscsid_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e043cb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/openstacklib_iscsid_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'openstacklib::iscsid' do
+  shared_examples_for 'openstacklib::iscsid' do
+    context 'with default params' do
+      it { is_expected.to contain_package('open-iscsi').with(
+        :name   => platform_params[:open_iscsi_package_name],
+        :ensure => 'present',
+        :tag    => 'openstack',
+      )}
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_exec('create-initiatorname-file').with({
+        :command => 'echo "InitiatorName=`/usr/sbin/iscsi-iname`" > /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi',
+        :path    => ['/usr/bin','/usr/sbin','/bin','/usr/bin'],
+        :unless  => 'test -e /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi',
+      }).that_requires('Package[open-iscsi]')}
+
+      it { is_expected.to contain_service('iscsid').with(
+        :ensure => 'running',
+        :enable => true,
+      ) }
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  on_supported_os({
+    :supported_os => OSDefaults.get_supported_os
+  }).each do |os,facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let (:facts) do
+        facts.merge!(OSDefaults.get_facts())
+      end
+
+      let(:platform_params) do
+        case facts[:osfamily]
+        when 'Debian'
+          { :open_iscsi_package_name => 'open-iscsi' }
+        when 'RedHat'
+          { :open_iscsi_package_name => 'iscsi-initiator-utils' }
+        end
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'openstacklib::iscsid'
+    end
+  end
+
+end