diff --git a/ci/environments/scenario001-standalone.yaml b/ci/environments/scenario001-standalone.yaml
index 20d7a76818..b213c9b674 100644
--- a/ci/environments/scenario001-standalone.yaml
+++ b/ci/environments/scenario001-standalone.yaml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
   CephMsgrSecureMode: true
   CephAnsibleSkipClient: false
   CephConfigPath: "/etc/ceph"
+  DisableCephadm: true
   LVMFilterEnabled: true
   LVMFilterAllowlist:
     - /dev/loop2
diff --git a/ci/environments/scenario004-standalone.yaml b/ci/environments/scenario004-standalone.yaml
index 60d525e629..b0304aff26 100644
--- a/ci/environments/scenario004-standalone.yaml
+++ b/ci/environments/scenario004-standalone.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
   # Workaround for https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1911022
   ExtraConfig:
     ganesha_vip: 192.168.24.3
+  DisableCephadm: true
   CephClusterName: ceph0
   CephConfigPath: "/etc/ceph"
   CephClientConfigVars: "{{ playbook_dir }}/cephadm/ceph_client.yml"
diff --git a/deployment/cephadm/ceph-base.yaml b/deployment/cephadm/ceph-base.yaml
index b1c7602175..1964846445 100644
--- a/deployment/cephadm/ceph-base.yaml
+++ b/deployment/cephadm/ceph-base.yaml
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ parameters:
       with haproxy, etc), then this parameter should be set to true. Set this
       parameter to false to have cephadm deploy the ceph cluster during overcloud
       deployment. DeployedCeph and CephDynamicSpec are mutually exclusive.
+  DisableCephadm:
+    default: false
+    type: boolean
+    description: Disable cephadm after Ceph is deployed
 
 parameter_groups:
 - label: deprecated
@@ -621,6 +625,17 @@ outputs:
                 name: tripleo_run_cephadm
               when: groups['ceph_mon'] | default([]) | length > 0 or
                     groups['ceph_nfs'] | default([]) | length > 0
+        - name: ceph_base_external_deploy_task
+          when:
+            - (step | int) == 3
+            - {get_param: DisableCephadm}
+          tags:
+            - ceph
+          block:
+            - name: Pause cephadm
+              include_role:
+                name: tripleo_run_cephadm
+                tasks_from: disable_cephadm.yml
       post_upgrade_tasks:
         - name: Clean puppet-ceph package
           when: