diff --git a/common/deploy-steps.j2 b/common/deploy-steps.j2
index f0edd29af6..832795a932 100644
--- a/common/deploy-steps.j2
+++ b/common/deploy-steps.j2
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # primary role is: {{primary_role_name}}
 {% set deploy_steps_max = 6 -%}
 {% set update_steps_max = 6 -%}
+{% set pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_max = 1 -%}
 {% set upgrade_steps_max = 6 -%}
 {% set post_upgrade_steps_max = 4 -%}
 {% set fast_forward_upgrade_steps_max = 9 -%}
@@ -537,6 +538,33 @@ outputs:
               with_sequence: start=1 end={{deploy_steps_max-1}}
               loop_control:
                 loop_var: step
+      pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_tasks: |
+{%- for role in roles %}
+            - include: {{role.name}}/pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks.yaml
+              when: role_name == '{{role.name}}'
+{%- endfor %}
+      pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_playbook: |
+        - hosts: undercloud
+          name: Gather facts undercloud
+          gather_facts: yes
+          become: false
+        - hosts: overcloud
+          name: Gather facts overcloud
+          gather_facts: yes
+        - hosts: all
+          name: Load global variables
+          gather_facts: no
+          tasks:
+            - include_vars: global_vars.yaml
+        - hosts: overcloud
+          name: Run pre-upgrade rolling tasks
+          serial: 1
+          gather_facts: no
+          tasks:
+            - include: pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_tasks.yaml
+              with_sequence: start=0 end={{pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_max-1}}
+              loop_control:
+                loop_var: step
       upgrade_steps_tasks: |
 {%- for role in roles %}
             - include: {{role.name}}/upgrade_tasks.yaml
diff --git a/common/services.yaml b/common/services.yaml
index 97e22ee5ac..2bfab14cc6 100644
--- a/common/services.yaml
+++ b/common/services.yaml
@@ -262,6 +262,15 @@ resources:
           expression: coalesce($.data, []).where($ != null).select($.get('fast_forward_post_upgrade_tasks')).where($ != null).flatten().distinct()
           data: {get_attr: [ServiceChain, role_data]}
 
+  PreUpgradeRollingTasks:
+    type: OS::Heat::Value
+    properties:
+      type: comma_delimited_list
+      value:
+        yaql:
+          expression: coalesce($.data, []).where($ != null).select($.get('pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks')).where($ != null).flatten().distinct()
+          data: {get_attr: [ServiceChain, role_data]}
+
   UpgradeTasks:
     type: OS::Heat::Value
     properties:
@@ -366,6 +375,7 @@ outputs:
       external_post_deploy_tasks: {get_attr: [ExternalPostDeployTasks, value]}
       fast_forward_upgrade_tasks: {get_attr: [FastForwardUpgradeTasks, value]}
       fast_forward_post_upgrade_tasks: {get_attr: [FastForwardPostUpgradeTasks, value]}
+      pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks: {get_attr: [PreUpgradeRollingTasks, value]}
       upgrade_tasks: {get_attr: [UpgradeTasks, value]}
       post_upgrade_tasks: {get_attr: [PostUpgradeTasks, value]}
       update_tasks: {get_attr: [UpdateTasks, value]}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks-6345e98e8283a907.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks-6345e98e8283a907.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de9387c46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks-6345e98e8283a907.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks are added for use by the composable
+    service templates. The resulting
+    pre_upgrade_rolling_steps_playbook is intended to be run at the
+    beginning of major update workflow (before running the
+    upgrade_steps_playbook). As the name suggests, the tasks in this
+    playbook will be executed in a node-by-node rolling fashion.
diff --git a/tools/yaml-validate.py b/tools/yaml-validate.py
index d7d0d87af2..9c83e0bc74 100755
--- a/tools/yaml-validate.py
+++ b/tools/yaml-validate.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ OPTIONAL_SECTIONS = ['workflow_tasks', 'cellv2_discovery']
 REQUIRED_DOCKER_SECTIONS = ['service_name', 'docker_config', 'puppet_config',
                             'config_settings']
 OPTIONAL_DOCKER_SECTIONS = ['docker_puppet_tasks', 'upgrade_tasks',
+                            'pre_upgrade_rolling_tasks',
                             'fast_forward_upgrade_tasks',
                             'fast_forward_post_upgrade_tasks',
                             'post_upgrade_tasks',  'update_tasks',