diff --git a/playbooks/multinode-standalone.yml b/playbooks/multinode-standalone.yml
index cee013e29..0b156dd67 100644
--- a/playbooks/multinode-standalone.yml
+++ b/playbooks/multinode-standalone.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,17 @@
   tags:
     - build
 
+- name: Set Virtualization Type
+  hosts: undercloud
+  roles:
+    - set-libvirt-type
+  tags:
+    - standalone
+
 - name: Deploy Standalone
   hosts: undercloud
+  vars:
+    standalone_libvirt_type: "{{ virt_type|default('qemu') }}"
   roles:
     - standalone
   tags:
diff --git a/roles/standalone/README.md b/roles/standalone/README.md
index d4e81c823..908e375c9 100644
--- a/roles/standalone/README.md
+++ b/roles/standalone/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Role Variables
 
 - standalone_role: <'Standalone.yaml'> -- The TripleO Heat Template role definition of the deployment
 
+- standalone_libvirt_type: <'kvm'> -- The type of libvirt to run on the standalone (qemu|kvm)
+
 Dependencies
 ------------
 
diff --git a/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml b/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
index d7ff98778..a571480eb 100644
--- a/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/standalone/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ standalone_deploy_log: standalone_deploy.log
 # deployment role
 standalone_role: Standalone.yaml
 
+standalone_libvirt_type: kvm
+
diff --git a/roles/standalone/templates/standalone_config.yaml.j2 b/roles/standalone/templates/standalone_config.yaml.j2
index 18dc0497c..8711641e8 100644
--- a/roles/standalone/templates/standalone_config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/standalone/templates/standalone_config.yaml.j2
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ parameter_defaults:
   StandaloneEnableRoutedNetworks: false
   StandaloneHomeDir: {{ working_dir }}
   StandaloneLocalMtu: 1500
+  NovaComputeLibvirtType: {{ standalone_libvirt_type }}