diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ambari26-image-pack-88c9aad59bf635b2.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ambari26-image-pack-88c9aad59bf635b2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25bed1ecc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ambari26-image-pack-88c9aad59bf635b2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adding the ability to create Ambari 2.6 images on sahara-image-pack
diff --git a/sahara/plugins/ambari/plugin.py b/sahara/plugins/ambari/plugin.py
index 7d2506a892..d59059eac6 100644
--- a/sahara/plugins/ambari/plugin.py
+++ b/sahara/plugins/ambari/plugin.py
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ class AmbariPluginProvider(p.ProvisioningPluginBase):
 
     def pack_image(self, hadoop_version, remote,
                    test_only=False, image_arguments=None):
+        if hadoop_version == '2.3':
+            image_arguments['ambari_version'] = '2.4.3.0'
+
         self.validator.validate(remote, test_only=test_only,
                                 image_arguments=image_arguments)
 
diff --git a/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/common/mysql_connector_java_link b/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/common/mysql_connector_java_link
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8640208af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/common/mysql_connector_java_link
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+# This is necessary due to the information on the link below
+# https://community.hortonworks.com/articles/170133/hive-start-failed-because-of-ambari-error-mysql-co.html
+
+if [ ! -L /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/mysql-connector-java.jar ]; then
+    if [ $test_only -eq 0 ]; then
+        ln -s /usr/share/java/mysql-connector-java.jar /var/lib/ambari-server/resources/mysql-connector-java.jar
+    else
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    exit 0
+fi
diff --git a/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/image.yaml b/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/image.yaml
index 901fa2307d..08976c8b21 100644
--- a/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/image.yaml
+++ b/sahara/plugins/ambari/resources/images/image.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 arguments:
   ambari_version:
-    description: The version of Ambari to install. Defaults to 2.4.3.0.
-    default: 2.4.3.0
+    description: The version of Ambari to install. Defaults to 2.6.2.0.
+    default: 2.6.2.0
     choices:
+      - 2.6.2.0  # HDP 2.6 / HDP 2.5 / HDP 2.4
       - 2.4.3.0  # HDP 2.5 / HDP 2.4 / HDP 2.3
-      - 2.2.0.0  # HDP 2.3
-      - 2.2.1.0  # HDP 2.4
   java_distro:
     default: openjdk
     description: The distribution of Java to install. Defaults to openjdk.
@@ -29,6 +28,11 @@ validators:
                - package: java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
            oracle-java:
                - script: common/oracle_java
+  - argument_case:
+       argument_name: ambari_version
+       cases:
+           2.6.2.0:
+               - package: libtirpc-devel
   - os_case:
       - redhat:
           - script: centos/disable_selinux
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ validators:
               - mysql-client-5.5
               - mysql-server-5.5
               - libmysql-java
+  - script: common/mysql_connector_java_link
   - package: ambari-agent
   - script: common/fix_tls_ambari_agent
   - package: