diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-hardware-types-791dad3f75a67454.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-hardware-types-791dad3f75a67454.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..795b2431d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-hardware-types-791dad3f75a67454.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add support for enrolling nodes with ``ipmi`` hardware type.
diff --git a/tripleo_common/actions/parameters.py b/tripleo_common/actions/parameters.py
index 50a3778e3..1849b191d 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/actions/parameters.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/actions/parameters.py
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ class GenerateFencingParametersAction(base.TripleOAction):
                      "bm_name": hostmap[mac_addr]["baremetal_name"]})
                 if self.delay:
                     params["delay"] = self.delay
-            elif node["pm_type"].split('_')[1] in ("ipmitool", "ilo", "drac"):
+            elif (node['pm_type'] == 'ipmi' or node["pm_type"].split('_')[1] in
+                  ("ipmitool", "ilo", "drac")):
                 # IPMI fencing driver
                 node_data["agent"] = "fence_ipmilan"
                 if self.fence_action:
diff --git a/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_nodes.py b/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_nodes.py
index 8d6996af4..a4ef125a7 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_nodes.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/tests/utils/test_nodes.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class FindNodeHandlerTest(base.TestCase):
                 ('fake_pxe', 'fake'),
                 ('pxe_ssh', 'ssh'),
                 ('pxe_ipmitool', 'ipmi'),
+                ('ipmi', 'ipmi'),
                 ('pxe_ilo', 'ilo'),
                 ('agent_irmc', 'irmc')]
         for driver, prefix in test:
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ class NodesTest(base.TestCase):
         ironic.node.update.assert_called_once_with(
             ironic.node.get.return_value.uuid, mock.ANY)
 
+    def test_update_node_ironic_ipmi(self):
+        self._update_by_type('ipmi')
+
     def test_update_node_ironic_pxe_ipmitool(self):
         self._update_by_type('pxe_ipmitool')
 
@@ -509,6 +513,22 @@ class NodesTest(base.TestCase):
             driver_info={'ucs_password': 'random', 'ucs_address': 'foo.bar',
                          'ucs_username': 'test'})
 
+    def test_register_ironic_node_ipmi(self):
+        node_properties = {"cpus": "1",
+                           "memory_mb": "2048",
+                           "local_gb": "30",
+                           "cpu_arch": "amd64",
+                           "capabilities": "num_nics:6"}
+        node = self._get_node()
+        node['pm_type'] = 'ipmi'
+        node['pm_port'] = '6230'
+        client = mock.MagicMock()
+        nodes.register_ironic_node(node, client=client)
+        client.node.create.assert_called_once_with(
+            driver='ipmi', name='node1', properties=node_properties,
+            driver_info={'ipmi_password': 'random', 'ipmi_address': 'foo.bar',
+                         'ipmi_username': 'test', 'ipmi_port': '6230'})
+
     def test_register_ironic_node_pxe_ipmitool(self):
         node_properties = {"cpus": "1",
                            "memory_mb": "2048",
@@ -612,12 +632,12 @@ class TestPopulateNodeMapping(base.TestCase):
         node1 = ironic_node('abcdef', 'pxe_ssh', None)
         node2 = ironic_node('fedcba', 'pxe_ipmitool',
                             {'ipmi_address': '10.0.1.2'})
-        client.node.list_ports.side_effect = ([ironic_port('aaa')],
-                                              [])
-        client.node.list.return_value = [node1, node2]
+        node3 = ironic_node('xyz', 'ipmi', {'ipmi_address': '10.0.1.3'})
+        client.node.list_ports.side_effect = ([ironic_port('aaa')], [], [])
+        client.node.list.return_value = [node1, node2, node3]
         expected = {'mac': {'aaa': 'abcdef'},
-                    'pm_addr': {'10.0.1.2': 'fedcba'},
-                    'uuids': {'abcdef', 'fedcba'}}
+                    'pm_addr': {'10.0.1.2': 'fedcba', '10.0.1.3': 'xyz'},
+                    'uuids': {'abcdef', 'fedcba', 'xyz'}}
         self.assertEqual(expected, nodes._populate_node_mapping(client))
 
     def test_populate_node_mapping_ironic_fake_pxe(self):
@@ -645,6 +665,10 @@ VALID_NODE_JSON = [
      'pm_addr': '192.168.0.1',
      'pm_user': 'root',
      'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd'},
+    {'pm_type': 'ipmi',
+     'pm_addr': '192.168.1.1',
+     'pm_user': 'root',
+     'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd'},
     {'pm_type': 'pxe_ipmitool',
      'pm_addr': '192.168.0.1',
      'pm_user': 'root',
@@ -657,6 +681,18 @@ VALID_NODE_JSON = [
      'capabilities': {'foo': 'bar'},
      'kernel_id': 'kernel1',
      'ramdisk_id': 'ramdisk1'},
+    {'pm_type': 'ipmi',
+     'pm_addr': '192.168.1.1',
+     'pm_user': 'root',
+     'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd',
+     'pm_port': 1234,
+     'ipmi_priv_level': 'USER',
+     'mac': ['dd:ee:ff:aa:bb:cc',
+             '44:55:66:11:22:33'],
+     'name': 'foobar2',
+     'capabilities': {'foo': 'bar'},
+     'kernel_id': 'kernel1',
+     'ramdisk_id': 'ramdisk1'},
     {'pm_type': 'pxe_ssh',
      'pm_addr': '1.2.3.4',
      'pm_user': 'root',
@@ -696,7 +732,7 @@ class TestValidateNodes(base.TestCase):
              'pm_addr': '1.1.1.1',
              'pm_user': 'root',
              'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd'},
-            {'pm_type': 'pxe_ipmitool',
+            {'pm_type': 'ipmi',
              'pm_addr': '1.1.1.1',
              'pm_user': 'user',
              'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd'},
@@ -724,7 +760,7 @@ class TestValidateNodes(base.TestCase):
              'pm_user': 'root',
              'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd',
              'mac': ['11:22:33:44:55:66']},
-            {'pm_type': 'pxe_ipmitool',
+            {'pm_type': 'ipmi',
              'pm_addr': '1.2.1.1',
              'pm_user': 'user',
              'pm_password': 'p@$$w0rd',
diff --git a/tripleo_common/utils/nodes.py b/tripleo_common/utils/nodes.py
index 96de54080..f780f7a01 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/utils/nodes.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/utils/nodes.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class iBootDriverInfo(PrefixedDriverInfo):
 
 DRIVER_INFO = {
     # production drivers
-    '.*_ipmi(tool|native)': PrefixedDriverInfo('ipmi', has_port=True),
+    '(ipmi|.*_ipmitool)': PrefixedDriverInfo('ipmi', has_port=True),
     '.*_drac': PrefixedDriverInfo('drac', address_field='host',
                                   has_port=True),
     '.*_ilo': PrefixedDriverInfo('ilo'),