diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b1fb6676..67f4bfc8 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ nova_pip_packages:
   - python-openstackclient
   - uWSGI
 
+# Specific pip packages provided by the user
+nova_user_pip_packages: []
+
 nova_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages:
   - oslo.messaging[amqp1]
 
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
index ba45d227..3729b2c8 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install_source.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     venv_install_destination_path: "{{ nova_bin | dirname }}"
     venv_pip_install_args: "{{ nova_pip_install_args }}"
     venv_pip_packages: >-
-      {{ nova_pip_packages +
+      {{ nova_pip_packages | union(nova_user_pip_packages) +
          ((nova_services['nova-novncproxy']['group'] in group_names) and (nova_console_type == 'novnc')) | ternary(nova_novnc_pip_packages, []) +
          (nova_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool) | ternary(nova_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages, []) }}
     venv_facts_when_changed: