diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/README.md b/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
index e936642c2..52ef0501c 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Role Variables
 * `tempestmail_config`: config.yaml - name of config file for tempestmail script
 * `tempest_track_resources`: true/false - whether to save the state of resources after tempest run (default: true)
 * `check_tempest_bugs`: true/false - Will check every bugzilla and launchpad bug in the yaml skip file
+* `tempest_plugins`: list - List of openstack services tempest plugins to be
+                     installed
 
 Skip tests file
 ---------------
diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
index 84776c460..a9ebc1cc6 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ tempest_format: packages # venv or packages
 tempest_whitelist_file_src: "whitelist_file.j2"
 tempest_whitelist_file: "whitelist_file"
 tempest_whitelist: []
+tempest_plugins: []
 skip_file_src: "skip_file.j2"
 skip_file: skip_file
 tempest_until_failure: false
diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/tasks/pre-tempest.yml b/roles/validate-tempest/tasks/pre-tempest.yml
index 0c2e594f2..712c161dc 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/tasks/pre-tempest.yml
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/tasks/pre-tempest.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: tempest_whitelist|length > 0
 
+- name: Install openstack services tempest plugins
+  yum: state=latest name={{ item }}
+  with_items: "{{ tempest_plugins }}"
+  become: yes
+  when: tempest_plugins|length > 0
+
 - ignore_errors: true
   block:
     - name: Copying bugcheck files