diff --git a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
index 2f5b5ea988..60603ec5fc 100644
--- a/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ RUN CURRENT_DISTRO_RELEASE=$(awk '{match($0, /[0-9]+/,version)}END{print version
     && cat /tmp/kolla_bashrc >> /etc/bashrc \
     && sed -i 's|^\(override_install_langs=.*\)|# \1|' /etc/yum.conf
 
+{% block base_yum_conf %}
+COPY yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
+{% endblock %}
+
 #### BEGIN REPO ENABLEMENT
 {% set base_yum_repo_files = [
  ] %}
diff --git a/docker/base/yum.conf b/docker/base/yum.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6714771e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/base/yum.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[main]
+keepcache=0
+logfile=/var/log/yum.log
+exactarch=1
+obsoletes=1
+gpgcheck=1
+plugins=1
+installonly_limit=0
+skip_missing_names_on_install=False
diff --git a/docker/macros.j2 b/docker/macros.j2
index 8c323cde6a..3be0ef5e1e 100644
--- a/docker/macros.j2
+++ b/docker/macros.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% macro install_packages(packages) -%}
 {% if packages is defined and packages|length > 0 -%}
     {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] -%}
-        RUN yum --setopt skip_missing_names_on_install=False -y install {{ packages | join(' ') }} && yum clean all
+        RUN yum -y install {{ packages | join(' ') }} && yum clean all
     {%- elif base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] -%}
         {#-
           debian_package_install is a utility method to build up an appropriate
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/yum_conf-36fef802e8c003f1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/yum_conf-36fef802e8c003f1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8998c3a846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/yum_conf-36fef802e8c003f1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Allow to configure yum settings, and provide a default yum.conf that is
+    overridable via the base_yum_conf jinja2 block.