diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
index c16d7ce37..7f9c3c8e6 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ tripleo_cephadm_nfs_ingress_frontend_port: 2049
 tripleo_cephadm_nfs_ingress_monitor_port: 8999
 tripleo_cephadm_ceph_vips: {}
 tripleo_cephadm_extra_args: ""
+tripleo_cephadm_pacific_filter: "16.*"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/ganesha/distribute_keys.yaml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/ganesha/distribute_keys.yaml
index 912cb5d6f..4e7d0b53d 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/ganesha/distribute_keys.yaml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/ganesha/distribute_keys.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     - "/var/log/ceph"
     - "/var/run/ceph"
     - "/var/lib/ceph/bootstrap-rgw"
+    - "/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs"
     - "/var/lib/ceph/radosgw/ceph-rgw.{{ tripleo_cephadm_ceph_nfs_ceph_user }}"
     - "/var/lib/ceph/radosgw/{{ tripleo_cephadm_cluster }}-rgw.{{ nfs_node }}"
 
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/nfs.yaml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/nfs.yaml
index 28b2af9ad..2cd3dcc59 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/nfs.yaml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/tasks/nfs.yaml
@@ -94,11 +94,18 @@
   changed_when: false
   delegate_to: "{{ groups['ceph_nfs'][0] }}"
 
+- name: Get Ceph version
+  command: "{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_cli }} run --rm --entrypoint=ceph {{ ceph_container }} -v"
+  register: ceph_version
+  vars:
+    ceph_container: "{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_ns }}/{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_image }}:{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_tag }}"
+
 - name: Render Ganesha templates and files
   include_tasks: ganesha/start_nfs.yaml
   vars:
     nfs_node: "{{ node }}"
     dbus_ganesha_file: "{{ _dbus_ganesha }}"
+    tripleo_cephadm_ceph_version: "{{ ceph_version.stdout.split(' ')[2] }}"
   loop: "{{ groups['ceph_nfs'] }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: node
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/templates/ceph-nfs.service.j2 b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/templates/ceph-nfs.service.j2
index 8380c00ef..159c78780 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/templates/ceph-nfs.service.j2
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_cephadm/templates/ceph-nfs.service.j2
@@ -22,16 +22,25 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/{{ container_cli }} run --rm --net=host \
   -v /var/run/ceph:/var/run/ceph:z \
   -v /var/log/ceph:/var/log/ceph:z \
   -v /var/log/ganesha:/var/log/ganesha:z \
+  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
+  -v /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs:/var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs/nfs \
+  --name=ceph-nfs-{{ tripleo_cephadm_ceph_nfs_service_suffix | default(ansible_facts['hostname']) }} \
   {% if tripleo_cephadm_ceph_nfs_dynamic_exports | bool %}
   --privileged \
   -v /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket:/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket \
   {% endif -%}
-  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
+  {# Ceph Pacific is defined in the form "v16.x.y": filtering "16.*" is enough #}
+  {% if (tripleo_cephadm_ceph_version is defined) and
+        (tripleo_cephadm_ceph_version is match(tripleo_cephadm_pacific_filter)) %}
   -e CLUSTER={{ tripleo_cephadm_cluster }} \
   -e CEPH_DAEMON=NFS \
   -e CONTAINER_IMAGE={{ tripleo_cephadm_container_ns }}/{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_image }}:{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_tag }} \
-  --name=ceph-nfs-{{ tripleo_cephadm_ceph_nfs_service_suffix | default(ansible_facts['hostname']) }} \
   {{ tripleo_cephadm_container_ns }}/{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_image }}:{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_tag }}
+  {% else %}
+  --entrypoint=/bin/sh \
+  {{ tripleo_cephadm_container_ns }}/{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_image }}:{{ tripleo_cephadm_container_tag }} \
+  -c 'rpcbind && rpc.statd -L && rpc.idmapd && /usr/bin/ganesha.nfsd -F -L STDOUT'
+  {% endif -%}
 ExecStop=-/usr/bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/{{ container_cli }} rm -f `cat /%t/%n-cid`"
 KillMode=none
 Restart=always