diff --git a/roles/Minimal.yaml b/roles/Minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cee59e9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/Minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Role: Minimal                                                               #
+###############################################################################
+- name: Minimal
+  description: |
+    Standalone minimal role with required services not managed by Pacemaker
+  networks:
+    InternalApi:
+      subnet: internal_api_subnet
+  HostnameFormatDefault: '%stackname%-messaging-%index%'
+  ServicesDefault:
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Aide
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::AuditD
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::BootParams
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::CACerts
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::CertmongerUser
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::IpaClient
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Ipsec
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Kernel
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::LoginDefs
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::ContainersLogrotateCrond
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Podman
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Rhsm
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Rsyslog
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Snmp
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Timesync
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Timezone
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::TripleoFirewall
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::TripleoPackages
+    - OS::TripleO::Services::Tuned
diff --git a/roles/README.rst b/roles/README.rst
index e47fb34899..c974646949 100644
--- a/roles/README.rst
+++ b/roles/README.rst
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Example
   ControllerOpenstack
   Database
   Messaging
+  Minimal
   Networker
   ObjectStorage
   Telemetry