diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/engine/rpc_backend/test_rpc.py b/mistral/tests/unit/engine/rpc_backend/test_rpc.py
index 231c87507..393aed55c 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/engine/rpc_backend/test_rpc.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/engine/rpc_backend/test_rpc.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+import oslo_messaging as messaging
 
 from mistral.tests.unit.engine import base
 from mistral.utils import rpc_utils
@@ -43,3 +44,31 @@ class RPCTest(base.EngineTestCase):
             },
             rpc_info
         )
+
+    def test_get_transport_url_config(self):
+        conf = cfg.CONF
+        transport_url = 'rabbit://user:supersecret@not_localhost:1234/'
+
+        transport = messaging.TransportURL.parse(conf, transport_url)
+
+        rpc_info = rpc_utils._get_rpc_info_from_transport_url(
+            transport,
+            conf.engine
+        )
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                'topic': 'mistral_engine',
+                'port': 1234,
+                'server_id': '0.0.0.0',
+                'user_id': 'user',
+                'virtual_host': '/',
+                'host': 'not_localhost',
+                'exchange': 'openstack',
+                'password': 'supersecret',
+                'durable_queues': False,
+                'auto_delete': False,
+                'timeout': 60
+            },
+            rpc_info
+        )
diff --git a/mistral/utils/rpc_utils.py b/mistral/utils/rpc_utils.py
index 78d821937..6b6859221 100644
--- a/mistral/utils/rpc_utils.py
+++ b/mistral/utils/rpc_utils.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+import oslo_messaging as messaging
 
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
@@ -21,23 +22,69 @@ CONF.import_opt('rpc_response_timeout', 'mistral.config')
 
 
 def get_rpc_info_from_oslo(additional_conf=None):
-    if CONF.rpc_backend in ['rabbit', 'fake']:
-        return _get_rabbit_info_from_oslo(additional_conf)
+    transport = messaging.TransportURL.parse(CONF, CONF.transport_url)
+
+    rpc_backend = _get_rpc_backend(transport)
+
+    if rpc_backend in ['rabbit', 'fake']:
+        return _get_rabbit_info(transport, additional_conf)
     else:
         # TODO(nmakhotkin) Implement.
         raise NotImplementedError
 
 
+def _get_rpc_backend(transport):
+    if transport:
+        return transport.transport
+
+    return CONF.rpc_backend
+
+
+def _get_rabbit_info(transport, additional_conf):
+    if transport and len(transport.hosts) == 1:
+        # TODO(ddeja): Handle multiple hosts.
+        return _get_rpc_info_from_transport_url(transport, additional_conf)
+
+    return _get_rabbit_info_from_oslo(additional_conf)
+
+
 def _get_rabbit_info_from_oslo(additional_conf):
+    return _prepare_rabbit_conf_dict(
+        CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_userid,
+        CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_password,
+        additional_conf.topic,
+        additional_conf.host,
+        CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_host,
+        CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_port,
+        CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_virtual_host,
+    )
+
+
+def _get_rpc_info_from_transport_url(transport, additional_conf):
+    transport_host = transport.hosts[0]
+
+    return _prepare_rabbit_conf_dict(
+        transport_host.username,
+        transport_host.password,
+        additional_conf.topic,
+        additional_conf.host,
+        transport_host.hostname,
+        transport_host.port,
+        transport.virtual_host or '/',
+    )
+
+
+def _prepare_rabbit_conf_dict(user_id, password, topic, server_id, host, port,
+                              virtual_host):
     return {
-        'user_id': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_userid,
-        'password': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_password,
+        'user_id': user_id,
+        'password': password,
         'exchange': CONF.control_exchange,
-        'topic': additional_conf.topic,
-        'server_id': additional_conf.host,
-        'host': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_host,
-        'port': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_port,
-        'virtual_host': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rabbit_virtual_host,
+        'topic': topic,
+        'server_id': server_id,
+        'host': host,
+        'port': port,
+        'virtual_host': virtual_host,
         'durable_queues': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.amqp_durable_queues,
         'auto_delete': CONF.oslo_messaging_rabbit.amqp_auto_delete,
         'timeout': CONF.rpc_response_timeout