diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
index 4bc995ff9..49e7d5b10 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/overcloud_ceph/test_overcloud_ceph.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class TestOvercloudCephDeploy(fakes.FakePlaybookExecution):
                 "deployed_ceph_tht_path": mock.ANY,
                 "working_dir": mock.ANY,
                 "stack_name": 'overcloud',
+                "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": False,
                 'tripleo_cephadm_ssh_user': 'jimmy',
                 'tripleo_cephadm_first_mon_ip': '127.0.0.1',
                 'tripleo_roles_path': mock.ANY,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ class TestOvercloudCephDeploy(fakes.FakePlaybookExecution):
                 "deployed_ceph_tht_path": mock.ANY,
                 "working_dir": mock.ANY,
                 "stack_name": 'overcloud',
+                "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": False,
                 'tripleo_roles_path': mock.ANY,
                 'tripleo_cephadm_first_mon_ip': '127.0.0.1',
                 'dynamic_ceph_spec': False,
diff --git a/tripleoclient/utils.py b/tripleoclient/utils.py
index f76bf2997..9b5573d43 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/utils.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/utils.py
@@ -3430,3 +3430,26 @@ def ceph_spec_standalone(ceph_spec_path, mon_ip, osd_spec_path=None):
         with open(ceph_spec_path, 'a') as f:
             f.write('---\n')
             f.write(yaml.dump(spec))
+
+
+def standalone_ceph_inventory(working_dir):
+    """return an ansible inventory for deployed ceph standalone
+    :param working_dir: directory where inventory should be written
+    :return string: the path to the inventory
+    """
+    host = get_hostname()
+    inv = \
+        {'Standalone':
+         {'hosts': {host: {},
+                    'undercloud': {}},
+          'vars': {'ansible_connection': 'local',
+                   'ansible_host': host,
+                   'ansible_python_interpreter': sys.executable}},
+         'allovercloud':
+         {'children': {'Standalone': {}}}}
+
+    path = os.path.join(working_dir,
+                        constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
+    with open(path, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(yaml.safe_dump(inv))
+    return path
diff --git a/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py b/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
index 97922fd34..e2f788da1 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/v2/overcloud_ceph.py
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ class OvercloudCephDeploy(command.Command):
                                     "Path to an existing crush hierarchy spec "
                                     "file. "),
                                 default=None)
+        parser.add_argument('--standalone', default=False,
+                            action='store_true',
+                            help=_("Use single host Ansible inventory. "
+                                   "Used only for development or testing "
+                                   "environments."))
         parser.add_argument('--container-image-prepare',
                             help=_(
                                 "Path to an alternative "
@@ -259,8 +264,11 @@ class OvercloudCephDeploy(command.Command):
             working_dir = os.path.abspath(parsed_args.working_dir)
         oooutils.makedirs(working_dir)
 
-        inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
-                                 constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
+        if parsed_args.standalone:
+            inventory = oooutils.standalone_ceph_inventory(working_dir)
+        else:
+            inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
+                                     constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
         if not os.path.exists(inventory):
             raise oscexc.CommandError(
                 "Inventory file not found in working directory: "
@@ -273,6 +281,7 @@ class OvercloudCephDeploy(command.Command):
             "deployed_ceph_tht_path": output_path,
             "working_dir": working_dir,
             "stack_name": parsed_args.stack,
+            "tripleo_cephadm_standalone": parsed_args.standalone
         }
         # optional paths to pass to playbook
         if parsed_args.ceph_spec is None and \
@@ -459,6 +468,11 @@ class OvercloudCephUserDisable(command.Command):
                               metavar='<FSID>', required=True,
                               help=_("The FSID of the Ceph cluster to be "
                                      "disabled. Required for disable option."))
+        parser.add_argument('--standalone', default=False,
+                            action='store_true',
+                            help=_("Use single host Ansible inventory. "
+                                   "Used only for development or testing "
+                                   "environments."))
 
         return parser
 
@@ -494,8 +508,11 @@ class OvercloudCephUserDisable(command.Command):
             working_dir = os.path.abspath(parsed_args.working_dir)
         oooutils.makedirs(working_dir)
 
-        inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
-                                 constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
+        if parsed_args.standalone:
+            inventory = oooutils.standalone_ceph_inventory(working_dir)
+        else:
+            inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
+                                     constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
         if not os.path.exists(inventory):
             raise oscexc.CommandError(
                 "Inventory file not found in working directory: "
@@ -578,6 +595,11 @@ class OvercloudCephUserEnable(command.Command):
                                    "so that cephadm will be re-enabled "
                                    "for the Ceph cluster idenified "
                                    "by the FSID."))
+        parser.add_argument('--standalone', default=False,
+                            action='store_true',
+                            help=_("Use single host Ansible inventory. "
+                                   "Used only for development or testing "
+                                   "environments."))
         parser = arg_parse_common(parser)
 
         return parser
@@ -608,8 +630,11 @@ class OvercloudCephUserEnable(command.Command):
             working_dir = os.path.abspath(parsed_args.working_dir)
         oooutils.makedirs(working_dir)
 
-        inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
-                                 constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
+        if parsed_args.standalone:
+            inventory = oooutils.standalone_ceph_inventory(working_dir)
+        else:
+            inventory = os.path.join(working_dir,
+                                     constants.TRIPLEO_STATIC_INVENTORY)
         if not os.path.exists(inventory):
             raise oscexc.CommandError(
                 "Inventory file not found in working directory: "