diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 911dc5e68b..8476016f38 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ enable_murano: "no"
 enable_neutron_lbaas: "no"
 enable_neutron_qos: "no"
 enable_swift: "no"
+enable_tempest: "no"
 
 ironic_keystone_user: "ironic"
 neutron_keystone_user: "neutron"
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
index 53a8940afb..3a2e6ce979 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
+++ b/ansible/inventory/all-in-one
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ control
 [ceilometer:children]
 control
 
+# Tempest
+[tempest:children]
+control
+
 # Additional control implemented here. These groups allow you to control which
 # services run on which hosts at a per-service level.
 #
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index 6b98a2dd26..4d08cba778 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ control
 [ceilometer:children]
 control
 
+# Tempest
+[tempest:children]
+control
+
 # Additional control implemented here. These groups allow you to control which
 # services run on which hosts at a per-service level.
 #
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cebab6c55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+project_name: "tempest"
+
+
+########
+# Docker
+########
+tempest_image: "{{ docker_registry ~ '/' if docker_registry else '' }}{{ docker_namespace }}/{{ kolla_base_distro }}-{{ kolla_install_type }}-tempest"
+tempest_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+tempest_image_full: "{{ tempest_image }}:{{ tempest_tag }}"
+
+
+###########################
+# Tempest Required Resource
+###########################
+image_url: "http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.4/cirros-0.3.4-x86_64-disk.img"
+
+tempest_image_id:
+tempest_image_alt_id: "{{ tempest_image_id }}"
+tempest_flavor_ref_id:
+tempest_flavor_ref_alt_id: "{{ tempest_flavor_ref_id }}"
+tempest_public_network_id:
+tempest_floating_network_name:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4fff8fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: common }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3375790f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+- name: Ensuring config directories exist
+  file:
+    path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}"
+    state: "directory"
+    recurse: yes
+  with_items:
+    - "tempest"
+
+- name: Copying over config.json files for services
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item }}.json.j2"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/config.json"
+  with_items:
+    - "tempest"
+
+- name: Copying over tempest.conf
+  merge_configs:
+    vars:
+      project_name: "tempest"
+    sources:
+      - "{{ role_path }}/templates/tempest.conf.j2"
+      - "{{ node_custom_config }}/tempest.conf"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/tempest.conf"
+  with_items:
+    - "tempest"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f16915ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- include: config.yml
+
+- include: start.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4aa7c3082e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/do_reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+---
+- name: Ensuring the containers up
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    action: "get_container_state"
+  register: container_state
+  failed_when: container_state.Running == false
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
+  with_items:
+    - { name: tempest, group: tempest}
+
+- include: config.yml
+
+- name: Check the configs
+  command: docker exec {{ item.name }} /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  register: check_results
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
+  with_items:
+    - { name: tempest, group: tempest}
+
+# NOTE(jeffrey4l): when config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
+# and container env['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE',
+# just remove the container and start again
+- name: Containers config strategy
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    action: "get_container_env"
+  register: container_envs
+  when: inventory_hostname in groups[item.group]
+  with_items:
+    - { name: tempest, group: tempest}
+
+- name: Remove the containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
+    action: "remove_container"
+  register: remove_containers
+  when:
+    - config_strategy == "COPY_ONCE" or item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE'
+    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
+  with_together:
+    - [{ name: tempest, group: tempest}]
+    - container_envs.results
+    - check_results.results
+
+- include: start.yml
+  when: remove_containers.changed
+
+- name: Restart containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    name: "{{ item[0]['name'] }}"
+    action: "restart_container"
+  when:
+    - config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
+    - item[1]['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] != 'COPY_ONCE'
+    - item[2]['rc'] == 1
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item[0]['group']]
+  with_together:
+    - [{ name: tempest, group: tempest}]
+    - container_envs.results
+    - check_results.results
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b017e8b4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- include: "{{ action }}.yml"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/reconfigure.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66933249bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+- include: do_reconfigure.yml
+  serial: "30%"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/start.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97b6552c54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/start.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: Starting tempest container
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "start_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    image: "{{ tempest_image_full }}"
+    name: "tempest"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/tempest/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/upgrade.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f16915ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- include: config.yml
+
+- include: start.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebf16ee3c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+debug = {{ openstack_logging_debug }}
+log_file = tempest.log
+use_stderr = False
+log_dir = /var/log/kolla/tempest/
+
+[auth]
+admin_username = admin
+admin_password = {{ keystone_admin_password }}
+admin_project_name = admin
+admin_domain_name = default
+
+
+[dashboard]
+dashboard_url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}
+login_url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}/auth/login/
+
+[service_available]
+cinder = {{ enable_cinder }}
+neutron = {{ enable_neutron }}
+glance = {{ enable_glance }}
+swift = {{ enable_swift }}
+nova = {{ enable_nova }}
+heat = {{ enable_heat }}
+horizon = {{ enable_horizon }}
+ceilometer = {{ enable_ceilometer }}
+
+[compute]
+max_microversion = latest
+image_ref = {{ tempest_image_id }}
+image_ref_alt = {{ tempest_image_alt_id }}
+flavor_ref = {{ tempest_flavor_ref_id }}
+flavor_ref_alt = {{ tempest_flavor_ref_alt_id }}
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+
+[dashboard]
+dashboard_url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}/
+login_url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}/auth/login
+
+[identity]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+auth_version = v3
+uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}/v2.0
+uri_v3 = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ keystone_admin_port }}/v3
+
+[image]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+http_image = {{ image_url }}
+
+[network]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+public_router_id =
+public_network_id =  {{ tempest_public_network_id }}
+floating_network_name = {{ tempest_floating_network_name }}
+project_networks_reachable = false
+
+[network-feature-enabled]
+ipv6 = false
+
+[object-storage]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+
+[orchestration]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+
+[volume]
+region = {{ openstack_region_name }}
+
+[volume-feature-enabled]
+api_v1 = False
+
+[validation]
+image_ssh_user = cirros
+image_ssh_password = cubswin:)
diff --git a/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ff5ea788e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/tempest/templates/tempest.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "command": "sleep infinity",
+    "config_files":[
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/tempest.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/tempest/tempest.conf",
+            "owner": "root",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index 98305cfdc3..89c075c404 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -238,3 +238,10 @@
     - { role: ceilometer,
         tags: ceilometer,
         when: enable_ceilometer | bool }
+
+- hosts:
+    - tempest
+  roles:
+    - { role: tempest,
+        tags: tempest,
+        when: enable_tempest | bool }
diff --git a/ansible/tempest.yml b/ansible/tempest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef8db8b30d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/tempest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- hosts:
+    - tempest
+  roles:
+    - { role: tempest,
+        tags: tempest,
+        when: enable_tempest | bool }
diff --git a/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
index dc7a04f7b8..8b389116dd 100644
--- a/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/tempest/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ RUN ln -s tempest-source/* tempest \
     && /var/lib/kolla/venv/bin/pip --no-cache-dir install --upgrade -c requirements/upper-constraints.txt /tempest \
     && mkdir -p /etc/tempest /var/log/tempest /etc/tempest/tempest_lock
 
+WORKDIR /tempest
+
 {% endif %}
 
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
 {{ include_footer }}
diff --git a/docker/tempest/extend_start.sh b/docker/tempest/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48397041f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/tempest/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/tempest" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/tempest
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/tempest) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/tempest
+fi
diff --git a/etc/kolla/globals.yml b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
index 42f725dca9..7cc7b52a1c 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/globals.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/globals.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ neutron_external_interface: "eth1"
 #enable_neutron_lbaas: "no"
 #enable_neutron_qos: "no"
 #enable_swift: "no"
+#enable_tempest: "no"
 
 # Control usage of ceph per service. This allows to configure external ceph
 # when ceph is not deployed by Kolla.
@@ -175,3 +176,16 @@ neutron_external_interface: "eth1"
 # selected then swift_devices_name should specify a pattern which would match to
 # filesystems' labels prepared for swift.
 #swift_devices_name: "KOLLA_SWIFT_DATA"
+
+
+################################################
+# Tempest - The OpenStack Integration Test Suite
+################################################
+# following value must be set when enable tempest
+tempest_image_id:
+tempest_flavor_ref_id:
+tempest_public_network_id:
+tempest_floating_network_name:
+
+# tempest_image_alt_id: "{{ tempest_image_id }}"
+# tempest_flavor_ref_alt_id: "{{ tempest_flavor_ref_id }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ansible-tempest-44edbca4436f3c19.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-tempest-44edbca4436f3c19.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a12be3d99a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ansible-tempest-44edbca4436f3c19.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Implement Ansible Tempest role