diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
index 8affc23b5..4c7ece3e8 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -144,3 +144,4 @@ openstack_config: true
 pools: []
 ntp_service_enabled: false
 generate_fsid: false
+ceph_ansible_inherits_calling_ansible_environment: true
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
index ba3225571..3c71fcfa5 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -43,3 +43,22 @@
     ansible_user_dir: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}"
   when:
     - ansible_user_dir is undefined
+
+- name: set default for calling_ansible_environment_variables
+  set_fact:
+    calling_ansible_environment_variables: []
+
+- when: ceph_ansible_inherits_calling_ansible_environment
+  block:
+    - name: get all ansible environment variables
+      shell: "env | grep ANSIBLE_"
+      register: env_shell_output
+      ignore_errors: true
+    - name: set calling_ansible_environment_variables
+      set_fact:
+        calling_ansible_environment_variables: "{{ env_shell_output.stdout_lines }}"
+      when:
+        - env_shell_output.rc is defined
+        - env_shell_output.rc == 0
+        - env_shell_output.stdout_lines is defined
+        - (env_shell_output.stdout_lines|length) > 0
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-run-ansible/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-run-ansible/tasks/main.yml
index 1672c49c6..e172d102c 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-run-ansible/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-run-ansible/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 - name: set ceph-ansible command list
   set_fact:
     ceph_ansible_command_list:
+      - "{{ calling_ansible_environment_variables|join(' ') }}"
       - ANSIBLE_ACTION_PLUGINS=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/plugins/actions/
       - ANSIBLE_CALLBACK_PLUGINS=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/plugins/callback/
       - ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=/usr/share/ceph-ansible/roles/
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-uuid/tasks/gather.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-uuid/tasks/gather.yml
index 830e7d512..982a7fedb 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-uuid/tasks/gather.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-ceph-uuid/tasks/gather.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - name: build nodes-uuid command as list
   set_fact:
     nodes_uuid_list:
+      - "{{ calling_ansible_environment_variables|join(' ') }}"
       - ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/nodes_uuid_command.log"
       - ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR="{{ playbook_dir }}/ceph-ansible/"
       - ANSIBLE_CONFIG="{{ playbook_dir }}/ansible.cfg"