diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a18e70..000ff01 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Attributes
 ==========
 
 * `openstack['telemetry']['api']['auth']['version']` - Select v2.0 or v3.0. Default v2.0. The auth API version used to interact with identity service.
+TODO: Add DB2 support on other platforms
+* `openstack['telemetry']['platform']['db2_python_packages']` - Array of DB2 python packages, only available on redhat platform
 
 Testing
 =====
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index e6eb3c5..e8210be 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ end
 case platform
 when 'suse' # :pragma-foodcritic: ~FC024 - won't fix this
   default['openstack']['telemetry']['platform'] = {
+    'mysql_python_packages' => ['python-mysql'],
+    'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
     'common_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer'],
     'agent_central_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer-agent-central'],
     'agent_central_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-agent-central',
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ when 'suse' # :pragma-foodcritic: ~FC024 - won't fix this
 
 when 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos'
   default['openstack']['telemetry']['platform'] = {
+    'mysql_python_packages' => ['MySQL-python'],
+    'db2_python_packages' => ['python-ibm-db', 'python-ibm-db-sa'],
+    'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
     'common_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer-common'],
     'agent_central_packages' => ['openstack-ceilometer-central'],
     'agent_central_service' => 'openstack-ceilometer-central',
@@ -92,6 +97,8 @@ when 'fedora', 'redhat', 'centos'
 
 when 'ubuntu'
   default['openstack']['telemetry']['platform'] = {
+    'mysql_python_packages' => ['python-mysqldb'],
+    'postgresql_python_packages' => ['python-psycopg2'],
     'common_packages' => ['ceilometer-common'],
     'agent_central_packages' => ['ceilometer-agent-central'],
     'agent_central_service' => 'ceilometer-agent-central',
diff --git a/recipes/common.rb b/recipes/common.rb
index 702974c..bc27d21 100644
--- a/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/recipes/common.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ if node['openstack']['telemetry']['syslog']['use']
 end
 
 platform = node['openstack']['telemetry']['platform']
+
+db_type = node['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['service_type']
+platform["#{db_type}_python_packages"].each do |pkg|
+  package pkg do
+    action :install
+  end
+end
+
 platform['common_packages'].each do |pkg|
   package pkg
 end
diff --git a/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb b/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
index 0641f4d..639fb90 100644
--- a/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common-rhel_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,22 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::common' do
 
     include_context 'telemetry-stubs'
 
+    it 'installs mysql python packages by default' do
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'MySQL-python'
+    end
+
+    it 'installs db2 python packages if explicitly told' do
+      node.set['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['service_type'] = 'db2'
+      ['python-ibm-db', 'python-ibm-db-sa'].each do |pkg|
+        expect(chef_run).to install_package pkg
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'installs postgresql python packages if explicitly told' do
+      node.set['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['service_type'] = 'postgresql'
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-psycopg2'
+    end
+
     it 'installs the common package' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'openstack-ceilometer-common'
     end
diff --git a/spec/common-suse_spec.rb b/spec/common-suse_spec.rb
index 3aa8ca9..5ee7227 100644
--- a/spec/common-suse_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common-suse_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::common' do
 
     include_context 'telemetry-stubs'
 
+    it 'installs mysql python packages by default' do
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-mysql'
+    end
+
+    it 'installs postgresql python packages if explicitly told' do
+      node.set['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['service_type'] = 'postgresql'
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-psycopg2'
+    end
+
     it 'installs the common package' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'openstack-ceilometer'
     end
diff --git a/spec/common_spec.rb b/spec/common_spec.rb
index c3cac0a..1e9ee00 100644
--- a/spec/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::common' do
       end
     end
 
+    it 'installs mysql python packages by default' do
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-mysqldb'
+    end
+
+    it 'installs postgresql python packages if explicitly told' do
+      node.set['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['service_type'] = 'postgresql'
+      expect(chef_run).to install_package 'python-psycopg2'
+    end
+
     it 'installs the common package' do
       expect(chef_run).to install_package 'ceilometer-common'
     end