diff --git a/environments/undercloud.yaml b/environments/undercloud.yaml
index fd98dbcdb6..f3f01dc07f 100644
--- a/environments/undercloud.yaml
+++ b/environments/undercloud.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
   # NOTE(dtantsur): we don't use boot-from-cinder on the undercloud
   IronicEnabledStorageInterfaces: ['noop']
   IronicEnabledVendorInterfaces: ['ipmitool', 'idrac', 'no-vendor']
+  IronicEnableStagingDrivers: true
   IronicInspectorCollectors: default,extra-hardware,numa-topology,logs
   IronicInspectorInterface: br-ctlplane
   IronicInspectorIpRange: '192.168.24.100,192.168.24.200'
diff --git a/puppet/services/ironic-conductor.yaml b/puppet/services/ironic-conductor.yaml
index 3e0a133748..0de38f259c 100644
--- a/puppet/services/ironic-conductor.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/ironic-conductor.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ parameters:
     description: Enabled vendor interface implementations. Each hardware
                  type must have at least one valid implementation enabled.
     type: comma_delimited_list
+  IronicEnableStagingDrivers:
+    default: false
+    description: Whether to enable use of staging drivers.
+    type: boolean
   IronicIPXEEnabled:
     default: true
     description: Whether to use iPXE instead of PXE for deployment.
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ outputs:
             ironic::drivers::inspector::project_name: 'service'
             ironic::drivers::inspector::user_domain_name: 'Default'
             ironic::drivers::inspector::project_domain_name: 'Default'
+            tripleo::profile::base::ironic::conductor::enable_staging:  {get_param: IronicEnableStagingDrivers}
       step_config: |
         include ::tripleo::profile::base::ironic::conductor
       upgrade_tasks: