diff --git a/manifests/compute.pp b/manifests/compute.pp
index d15b3b355..7265f31ae 100644
--- a/manifests/compute.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute.pp
@@ -58,4 +58,8 @@ class nova::compute (
     nova_config { 'DEFAULT/libvirt_use_virtio_for_bridges': value => true }
   }
 
+  package { 'pm-utils':
+    ensure => present,
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
index 207092090..fbd463f90 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_compute_spec.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ describe 'nova::compute' do
         :ensure => 'present',
         :before => 'Nova::Generic_service[compute]'
       ) }
+      it { should contain_package('pm-utils').with(
+        :ensure => 'present'
+      ) }
 
       describe 'with vnc_enabled set to true' do
         let :params do