diff --git a/tests/files/process_build_logs.py b/tests/files/process_build_logs.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f2d6817db2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/files/process_build_logs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import argparse
+import collections
+import glob
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    description='Parse kolla build logs and extract useful information about '
+                'the installed packages.')
+parser.add_argument('-l', '--logdir',
+                    help='Path to the build log files',
+                    required=True)
+parser.add_argument('-b', '--base',
+                    help='The kolla base_distro',
+                    required=True)
+args = vars(parser.parse_args())
+
+if args['base'] not in ['centos', 'rhel', 'oraclelinux']:
+    print("Non rpm-based distros are not yet supported.")
+    sys.exit()
+
+obsolete = {}
+pkg_installs = collections.defaultdict(set)
+
+for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(args['logdir'], '*.log')):
+    image = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            m = re.search(r"Package (.+) is obsoleted by (.+),", line)
+            if m:
+                if not m.group(1) in obsolete:
+                    obsolete[m.group(1)] = {'obsoleted_by': m.group(2),
+                                            'images': [image]}
+                else:
+                    obsolete[m.group(1)]['images'].append(image)
+
+            m = re.search(r"Package (.+)\..+ .+ will be installed", line)
+            if m:
+                pkg_installs[m.group(1)].add(image)
+
+            m = re.search(r"Processing Dependency: (.+)\(", line)
+            if m:
+                pkg_installs[m.group(1)].add(image)
+
+if obsolete:
+    print("Found %s obsolete(s) package(s):" % len(obsolete))
+    for pkg in obsolete:
+        print("%s is obsoleted by %s (%s)" %
+              (pkg,
+               obsolete[pkg]['obsoleted_by'],
+               ', '.join(obsolete[pkg]['images'])))
+    print('')
+
+move_to_base_candidates = [
+    pkg for pkg in pkg_installs if len(pkg_installs[pkg]) > 10
+    and not ('base' in pkg_installs[pkg]
+             or 'openstack-base' in pkg_installs[pkg])
+    ]
+
+if move_to_base_candidates:
+    print("Consider moving the following packages to a base image:")
+    for pkg in move_to_base_candidates:
+        print("%s (%s)" %
+              (pkg,
+               ', '.join(pkg_installs[pkg])))
diff --git a/tests/playbooks/post.yml b/tests/playbooks/post.yml
index 574917e12a..577b12bd20 100644
--- a/tests/playbooks/post.yml
+++ b/tests/playbooks/post.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
           # fix the permissions for logs folder
           sudo chmod -R 777 logs
 
+          # Parse build logs and extract pkg install info
+          tests/files/process_build_logs.py -l logs/build -b {{ base_distro }} > logs/packages-info.txt
+
           # rename files to .txt; this is so that when displayed via
           # logs.openstack.org clicking results in the browser shows the
           # files, rather than trying to send it to another app or make you