diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index b3a646dcac..10ec06dff7 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -75,3 +75,4 @@ We have integration with
 * https://opendev.org/openstack/python-blazarclient (reservation service)
 * https://opendev.org/openstack/python-octaviaclient.git (Load-balancer service)
 * https://opendev.org/openstack/python-senlinclient (Clustering service)
+* https://opendev.org/openstack/python-vitrageclient.git (RCA service)
diff --git a/heat/common/config.py b/heat/common/config.py
index 92140824c2..252e0d54ad 100644
--- a/heat/common/config.py
+++ b/heat/common/config.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def list_opts():
     for client in ('aodh', 'barbican', 'cinder', 'designate',
                    'glance', 'heat', 'keystone', 'magnum', 'manila', 'mistral',
                    'monasca', 'neutron', 'nova', 'octavia', 'sahara', 'senlin',
-                   'swift', 'trove', 'zaqar'
+                   'swift', 'trove', 'vitrage', 'zaqar'
                    ):
         client_specific_group = 'clients_' + client
         yield client_specific_group, clients_opts
diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/vitrage.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/vitrage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c51b5f2f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/vitrage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from heat.engine.clients import client_plugin
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+from vitrageclient import client as vitrage_client
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CLIENT_NAME = 'vitrage'
+
+
+class VitrageClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
+
+    exceptions_module = None
+
+    service_types = [RCA] = ['rca']
+
+    def _create(self):
+        return vitrage_client.Client('1', self.context.keystone_session)
diff --git a/heat/tests/clients/test_vitrage_client.py b/heat/tests/clients/test_vitrage_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e9c46b075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/heat/tests/clients/test_vitrage_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from heat.tests import common
+from heat.tests import utils
+
+
+class VitrageClientPluginTest(common.HeatTestCase):
+
+    def test_create(self):
+        context = utils.dummy_context()
+        plugin = context.clients.client_plugin('vitrage')
+        client = plugin.client()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(client.template.list)
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index b0678d3db9..8fdc81b18f 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ python-saharaclient==1.4.0
 python-subunit==1.2.0
 python-swiftclient==3.2.0
 python-troveclient==2.2.0
+python-vitrageclient==2.7.0
 python-zaqarclient==1.3.0
 python-zunclient==3.4.0
 pytz==2013.6
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-vitrage-client-plugin-cb9e6b51ec2cc6ec.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-vitrage-client-plugin-cb9e6b51ec2cc6ec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e86394e811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-vitrage-client-plugin-cb9e6b51ec2cc6ec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Introduce a Vitrage client plugin module that will be used by the
+    Vitrage resources.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 656bfaca27..e0109c9d40 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ python-openstackclient>=3.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-saharaclient>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-swiftclient>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-troveclient>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-vitrageclient>=2.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-zaqarclient>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-zunclient>=3.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 pytz>=2013.6 # MIT
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c8bb011db3..8301eab12a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ heat.clients =
     senlin = heat.engine.clients.os.senlin:SenlinClientPlugin
     swift = heat.engine.clients.os.swift:SwiftClientPlugin
     trove = heat.engine.clients.os.trove:TroveClientPlugin
+    vitrage = heat.engine.clients.os.vitrage:VitrageClientPlugin
     zaqar = heat.engine.clients.os.zaqar:ZaqarClientPlugin
     zun = heat.engine.clients.os.zun:ZunClientPlugin