diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/aodh/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/aodh/api.pp
index d6ec32b25..354490a37 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/aodh/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/aodh/api.pp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::aodh::api (
 
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::aodh::api
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::aodh::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/apache.pp b/manifests/profile/base/apache.pp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3ae1fffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/apache.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright 2017 Camptocamp SA.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# == Class tripleo::profile::base::apache
+#
+# Common apache modules and configurationfor API listeners
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*enable_status_listener*]
+#   Enable or not the localhost listener in httpd.
+#   Accepted values: Boolean.
+#   Default to false.
+#
+# [*status_listener*]
+#   Where should apache listen for status page
+#   Default to 127.0.0.1:80
+
+
+class tripleo::profile::base::apache(
+  Boolean $enable_status_listener = false,
+  String  $status_listener        = '127.0.0.1:80',
+) {
+  include ::apache::mod::status
+  include ::apache::mod::ssl
+
+  if $enable_status_listener {
+    if !defined(Apache::Listen[$status_listener]) {
+      ::apache::listen {$status_listener: }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/barbican/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/barbican/api.pp
index 6e9c78f07..09f4b1a9b 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/barbican/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/barbican/api.pp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::barbican::api (
     include ::barbican::api::logging
     include ::barbican::keystone::notification
     include ::barbican::quota
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::barbican::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
index 11c1da33a..cd205077f 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/ceilometer/api.pp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::ceilometer::api (
 
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::ceilometer::api
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::ceilometer::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/cinder/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/api.pp
index 892e4edc1..5461a4020 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/cinder/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/cinder/api.pp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::cinder::api (
     class { '::cinder::api':
       keymgr_api_class => $keymgr_api_class,
     }
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::cinder::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/gnocchi/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/gnocchi/api.pp
index c958359c1..fdd051775 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/gnocchi/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/gnocchi/api.pp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::gnocchi::api (
 
   if $step >= 4 or ($step >= 3 and $sync_db) {
     include ::gnocchi::api
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::gnocchi::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api.pp
index 2221b37ea..46435bfb3 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api.pp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::heat::api (
 
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::heat::api
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::heat::wsgi::apache_api':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cfn.pp b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cfn.pp
index 1014b04e4..a2f328734 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cfn.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cfn.pp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::heat::api_cfn (
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::heat::api_cfn
 
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::heat::wsgi::apache_api_cfn':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cloudwatch.pp b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cloudwatch.pp
index 4caac9d3c..7e39028b9 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cloudwatch.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/heat/api_cloudwatch.pp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::heat::api_cloudwatch (
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::heat::api_cloudwatch
 
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::heat::wsgi::apache_api_cloudwatch':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/horizon.pp b/manifests/profile/base/horizon.pp
index 9441329fc..157d0c0cc 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/horizon.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/horizon.pp
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::horizon (
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     # Horizon
     include ::apache::mod::remoteip
-    include ::apache::mod::status
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
+
     if 'cisco_n1kv' in hiera('neutron::plugins::ml2::mechanism_drivers', undef) {
       $_profile_support = 'cisco'
     } else {
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/ironic/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/ironic/api.pp
index bbc91f5a5..78bf9db29 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/ironic/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/ironic/api.pp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::ironic::api (
 
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
     include ::ironic::api
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::ironic::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/keystone.pp b/manifests/profile/base/keystone.pp
index 6dd271e4b..efc229c6a 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/keystone.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/keystone.pp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::keystone (
     }
 
     include ::keystone::config
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::keystone::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert       => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key        => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/mistral/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/mistral/api.pp
index 2ab2d9680..f13a44f5d 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/mistral/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/mistral/api.pp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::mistral::api (
     # Temporarily disable Mistral API deployed in WSGI
     # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1724607
     if $mistral_api_wsgi_enabled {
-      include ::apache::mod::ssl
+      include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
       class { '::mistral::wsgi::apache':
         ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
         ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/nova/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/nova/api.pp
index 2ff1add85..d7764a533 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/nova/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/nova/api.pp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::nova::api (
       $tls_keyfile = undef
     }
     if $step >= 4 or ($step >= 3 and $sync_db) {
-      include ::apache::mod::ssl
+      include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
       class { '::nova::wsgi::apache_api':
         ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
         ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/nova/placement.pp b/manifests/profile/base/nova/placement.pp
index 48af39adc..33e40b2a5 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/nova/placement.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/nova/placement.pp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::nova::placement (
   }
 
   if $step >= 4 or ( $step >= 3 and $is_bootstrap ) {
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::nova::wsgi::apache_placement':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/panko/api.pp b/manifests/profile/base/panko/api.pp
index 3b1b8d9fa..a5f9ed0fc 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/panko/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/panko/api.pp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::panko::api (
     class { '::panko::api':
       sync_db => $sync_db,
     }
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     class { '::panko::wsgi::apache':
       ssl_cert => $tls_certfile,
       ssl_key  => $tls_keyfile,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/zaqar.pp b/manifests/profile/base/zaqar.pp
index 7e41e9c20..bbc8df56b 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/zaqar.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/zaqar.pp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::zaqar (
     }
 
     include ::zaqar::transport::websocket
-    include ::apache::mod::ssl
+    include ::tripleo::profile::base::apache
     include ::zaqar::transport::wsgi
 
     # TODO (bcrochet): At some point, the transports should be split out to
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_apache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_apache_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b3244faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_profile_base_apache_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2017 Camptocamp SA.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'tripleo::profile::base::apache' do
+  shared_examples_for 'tripleo::profile::base::apache' do
+
+    context 'with default params' do
+      it 'should trigger complete configuration' do
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::status')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::ssl')
+        is_expected.to_not contain_apache__listen('127.0.0.1:80')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'Activate listener' do
+      let(:params) { {
+        :enable_status_listener => true,
+      } }
+
+      it 'should trigger complete configuration' do
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::status')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::ssl')
+        is_expected.to contain_apache__listen('127.0.0.1:80')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'Change listener' do
+      let(:params) {{
+        :enable_status_listener => true,
+        :status_listener        => '10.10.0.10:80',
+      }}
+      it 'should trigger complete configuration' do
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::status')
+        is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::ssl')
+        is_expected.to contain_apache__listen('10.10.0.10:80')
+      end
+    end
+
+
+    context 'Provide wrong value for ensure_status_listener' do
+      let(:params) {{
+        :enable_status_listener => 'fooo',
+      }}
+      it { is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(/expects a Boolean value/) }
+    end
+  end
+
+
+  on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
+    context "on #{os}" do
+      let(:facts) do
+        facts.merge({ :hostname => 'node.example.com' })
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'tripleo::profile::base::apache'
+    end
+  end
+end