diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d7b7b62..555de1e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ debug: False
 # clouds.yaml properly configured.
 monasca_service_setup_host: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"
 
-# Set the package install state for distribution and pip packages
+# Set the package/pattern install state for distribution and pip packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
 monasca_package_state: "latest"
+monasca_pattern_state: "latest"
 monasca_pip_package_state: "latest"
 
 monasca_developer_mode: false
@@ -331,3 +332,4 @@ monasca_persister_logging_config_overrides: {}
 monasca_thresh_config_overrides: {}
 monasca_notification_config_overrides: {}
 
+monasca_opensuse_mirror_url: "http://download.opensuse.org"
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index bdd6b47..71dc071 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ galaxy_info:
       versions:
         - xenial
         - bionic
+    - name: opensuse
+      versions:
+        - all
   categories:
     - cloud
     - python
diff --git a/tasks/monasca_install.yml b/tasks/monasca_install.yml
index 1339166..3543695 100644
--- a/tasks/monasca_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/monasca_install.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@
   when:
     - monasca_developer_mode | bool
 
+# TODO(kaiokmo):
+# Simplify the install of distro patterns for openSUSE
+# using python_venv_build approach.
+- name: Install distro patterns (openSUSE)
+  zypper:
+    name: "{{ monasca_distro_patterns }}"
+    state: "{{ monasca_pattern_state }}"
+    type: pattern
+  register: install_patterns
+  until: install_patterns is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'zypper'
+
 - name: Ensure remote wheel building is disabled in developer mode
   set_fact:
     venv_build_host: "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
diff --git a/tasks/monasca_pre_install.yml b/tasks/monasca_pre_install.yml
index a5361a5..f9dc00e 100644
--- a/tasks/monasca_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/monasca_pre_install.yml
@@ -60,3 +60,13 @@
     group: "{{ monasca_system_group_name }}"
     mode: "0755"
   when: log_dir.rc != 0
+
+- name: Add zypper maven repository
+  zypper_repository:
+    auto_import_keys: yes
+    autorefresh: yes
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    repo: "{{ item.uri }}"
+    runrefresh: yes
+  when: ansible_pkg_mgr == 'zypper'
+  with_items: "{{ monasca_external_repo }}"
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e4793c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+# 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.
+
+# Note (kaiokmo):
+# Maven is needed by monasca to build and run. This external repo includes maven,
+# since it's not included by default in any openSUSE repos.
+# Refer to https://software.opensuse.org/package/maven
+monasca_external_repo:
+  - name: "devel-tools-building"
+    uri: "{{ monasca_opensuse_mirror_url }}/repositories/devel:/tools:/building/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}/"
+
+monasca_distro_packages:
+  - git-core
+  - mailx
+  - maven
+  - python-devel
+  - python-MySQL-python
+  - python-pip
+
+monasca_distro_patterns:
+  - devel_basis
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 25bbf1e..2f4141f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@
 - project:
     templates:
       - check-requirements
+      - openstack-ansible-role-jobs
       - publish-openstack-docs-pti
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-ansible-linters
-        - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-xenial
-        - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-bionic
+        # TODO(kaiokmo): Remove this once centos-7 patch is done
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-centos-7:
+            voting: false
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - openstack-ansible-linters
-        - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-xenial
-        - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-bionic
+        # TODO(kaiokmo): Remove this once centos-7 patch is done
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-centos-7:
+            voting: false