diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index deddbaaf..2b9f4b42 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ class gnocchi::client (
     tag    => 'openstack',
   }
 
+  include '::openstacklib::openstackclient'
+
 }
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-openstackclient-client-ab8c46a274ff4349.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-openstackclient-client-ab8c46a274ff4349.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fe57825
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-openstackclient-client-ab8c46a274ff4349.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add openstackclient installation to the client class.
diff --git a/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb
index e2b13b8e..03733770 100644
--- a/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/gnocchi_client_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ describe 'gnocchi::client' do
       :name   => platform_params[:client_package_name],
       :tag    => 'openstack',
     )}
+
+    it { is_expected.to contain_class('openstacklib::openstackclient') }
   end
 
   on_supported_os({