diff --git a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
index d7ebe84a3a..803ac500ae 100644
--- a/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
+++ b/deployment/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ outputs:
           tags:
             - ceph
             - ceph_systemd
+            - ceph_fstobs
           block:
             - name: ensure ceph-ansible is installed
               include_role:
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ outputs:
           tags:
             - ceph
             - ceph_systemd
+            - ceph_fstobs
           block:
             - name: set ceph-ansible facts
               set_fact:
@@ -707,6 +709,18 @@ outputs:
             - name: set ceph_ansible_playbooks_default
               set_fact:
                 ceph_ansible_playbooks_default: ["/usr/share/ceph-ansible/infrastructure-playbooks/docker-to-podman.yml"]
+        - when: step|int == 0
+          tags:
+            - never
+            - ceph_fstobs
+          block:
+            - name: stop if _limit is unset
+              fail:
+                msg: The ceph-ansible filestore to bluestore playbook limit is not set; please use -e ceph_ansible_limit=##nodename##
+              when: (ceph_ansible_limit is not defined) or (ceph_ansible_limit|length == 0)
+            - name: set ceph_ansible_playbooks_default
+              set_fact:
+                ceph_ansible_playbooks_default: ["/usr/share/ceph-ansible/infrastructure-playbooks/filestore-to-bluestore.yml"]
         - when: step|int == 0
           tags: ceph
           block: