diff --git a/ansible/install/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/install/group_vars/all.yml
index 89f395057..8eefd23a1 100644
--- a/ansible/install/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -68,9 +68,15 @@ pbench_internal_url:
 # linpack url
 linpack_url: http://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/irc_nas/9752/l_mklb_p_2018.3.011.tgz
 linpack_path: /benchmarks_2018/linux/mkl/benchmarks/linpack/
+sysbench_url : http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/repo/pkgs/sysbench/sysbench-0.4.12.tar.gz/3a6d54fdd3fe002328e4458206392b9d/sysbench-0.4.12.tar.gz
 
 # Browbeat Rally workloads
 browbeat_workloads:
+  sysbench:
+    name: browbeat-sysbench
+    src: sysbench-user.file
+    dest: "{{ browbeat_path }}/sysbench-user.file"
+    image: centos7
   linpack:
     name: browbeat-linpack
     src: linpack-user.file
diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
index 03600f3d5..b5fd06ac5 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   shell:  source {{ overcloudrc }} ; nova console-log {{ item.stdout }}
   register: guest_output
   until: guest_output.stdout.find("Browbeat workload installed") != -1
-  retries: 10
+  retries: 30
   with_items: "{{ workload_ids.results }}"
 
 - name: Clean up glance
diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/workloads/templates/sysbench-user.file b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/templates/sysbench-user.file
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccf9f860c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/workloads/templates/sysbench-user.file
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+sudo echo "nameserver {{ dns_server }}" > /etc/resolv.conf
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+sudo yum install -y wget libtool.x86_64 openssl-devel.x86_64 openssl-static.x86_64
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# When wget is performed, special characters appear in stdout which cause encoding errors.
+# So the output is redirected to a temporary text file.
+
+wget {{ sysbench_url }} >> /opt/temp.txt 2>&1
+sudo tar -xvzf {{ sysbench_url | basename }} >> /opt/temp.txt 2>&1
+sudo rm -rf /opt/temp.txt
+
+sudo mkdir /opt/sysbench
+sudo cp -r {{ sysbench_url | basename | replace(".tar.gz", "") }}/* /opt/sysbench/
+
+pushd /opt/sysbench/
+sudo libtoolize --force --copy
+sudo ./autogen.sh
+sudo ./configure --without-mysql
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+sudo make
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+sudo make install
+
+# Allow for root access
+sudo sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
+cat /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg | grep disable_root
+if [ $? -gt 0 ]
+then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Browbeat workload installed"
diff --git a/browbeat-config.yaml b/browbeat-config.yaml
index 61c7aaacf..575efdfb7 100644
--- a/browbeat-config.yaml
+++ b/browbeat-config.yaml
@@ -258,6 +258,17 @@ workloads:
         net_id:
         file: rally/rally-plugins/workloads/linpack.yml
 
+      - name: sysbench
+        enabled: true
+        image_name: browbeat-sysbench
+        flavor_name: m1.small
+        external_network:
+        net_id:
+        # test_name: Type of Sysbench Benchmark to be run. Example: cpu
+        test_name: cpu
+        cpu_max_prime:
+        file: rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.yml
+
       - name: browbeat-pbench-uperf
         enabled: true
         user: root
diff --git a/conf/browbeat-workloads.yml b/conf/browbeat-workloads.yml
index fecc24a14..f08d88c4e 100644
--- a/conf/browbeat-workloads.yml
+++ b/conf/browbeat-workloads.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ workloads:
         net_id:
         file: rally/rally-plugins/workloads/linpack.yml
 
+      - name: sysbench
+        enabled: true
+        user: root
+        image_name: browbeat-sysbench
+        flavor_name: m1.small
+        external_network:
+        net_id:
+        # test_name: Type of Sysbench Benchmark to be run. Example: cpu
+        test_name: cpu
+        cpu_max_prime:
+        file: rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.yml
+
       - name: browbeat-pbench-uperf
         enabled: true
         user: root
diff --git a/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.py b/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b52de206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#   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 logging
+
+from rally.plugins.openstack.scenarios.neutron import utils as neutron_utils
+from rally.plugins.openstack.scenarios.vm import utils as vm_utils
+from rally.common import sshutils
+from rally.task import scenario
+from rally.task import types
+from rally.task import validation
+from rally import consts
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+@types.convert(image={"type": "glance_image"}, flavor={"type": "nova_flavor"})
+@validation.add("image_valid_on_flavor", flavor_param="flavor", image_param="image")
+@validation.add("required_services", services=[consts.Service.NEUTRON, consts.Service.NOVA])
+@validation.add("required_platform", platform="openstack", users=True)
+@scenario.configure(context={"cleanup@openstack": ["neutron", "nova"],
+                             "keypair@openstack": {}, "allow_ssh@openstack": None},
+                    name="BrowbeatPlugin.sysbench", platform="openstack")
+class BrowbeatSysbench(neutron_utils.NeutronScenario,vm_utils.VMScenario):
+    def build_host(self, external, image, flavor, user, password=None, **kwargs):
+        keyname = self.context["user"]["keypair"]["name"]
+        host, host_ip = self._boot_server_with_fip(image,
+                                                   flavor,
+                                                   use_floating_ip=True,
+                                                   floating_network=external[
+                                                       'name'],
+                                                   key_name=keyname,
+                                                   **kwargs)
+        # Wait for ping
+        self._wait_for_ping(host_ip['ip'])
+
+        # Open SSH Connection
+        host_ssh = sshutils.SSH(user, host_ip['ip'], 22, self.context[
+                                "user"]["keypair"]["private"], password)
+
+        # Check for connectivity
+        self._wait_for_ssh(host_ssh)
+
+        return host_ssh, host_ip, host
+
+    def run(self, image, flavor, user, test_name, cpu_max_prime=10000, external=None,
+            password="", network_id=None, **kwargs):
+
+        sysbench_path = "/opt/sysbench"
+
+        if not network_id:
+            router = self._create_router({}, external_gw=external)
+            network = self._create_network({})
+            subnet = self._create_subnet(network, {})
+            kwargs["nics"] = [{'net-id': network['network']['id']}]
+            self._add_interface_router(subnet['subnet'], router['router'])
+        else:
+            kwargs["nics"] = [{'net-id': network_id}]
+
+        host_ssh, host_ip, host = self.build_host(
+            external, image, flavor, user, **kwargs)
+        cmd = "cd {}".format(sysbench_path)
+        LOG.info("Running command : {}".format(cmd))
+        exitcode, stdout, stderr = host_ssh.execute(cmd)
+        if exitcode is 1:
+                LOG.error(stderr)
+                return False
+        if test_name == "cpu":
+                sysbench = "sysbench --test=cpu --cpu-max-prime={} run".format(cpu_max_prime)
+                sysbench += " | grep '{}' | grep -E -o '[0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?'".format("total time: ")
+                LOG.info("Starting sysbench with CPU test")
+                LOG.info("Running command : {}".format(sysbench))
+                test_exitcode, test_stdout, test_stderr = host_ssh.execute(sysbench)
+                if test_exitcode is not 1:
+                        LOG.info("Result: {}".format(test_stdout))
+                        report = [[cpu_max_prime,float(test_stdout)]]
+                        self.add_output(additive={"title": "Sysbench Stats",
+                                                  "description": "Sysbench CPU Scenario",
+                                                  "chart_plugin": "StatsTable",
+                                                  "data": report})
+                else:
+                        LOG.error(test_stderr)
diff --git a/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.yml b/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6f2eb960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/rally-plugins/workloads/sysbench.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{% set image_name = image_name or 'browbeat-sysbench' %}
+{% set flavor_name = flavor_name or 'm1.small' %}
+{% set password = password or 'None' %}
+{% set net_id = net_id or 'None' %}
+{% set sla_max_avg_duration = sla_max_avg_duration or 60 %}
+{% set sla_max_failure = sla_max_failure or 0 %}
+{% set sla_max_seconds = sla_max_seconds or 60 %}
+---
+BrowbeatPlugin.sysbench:
+  -
+    args:
+      image:
+        name: '{{image_name}}'
+      flavor:
+        name: '{{flavor_name}}'
+      external:
+        name: '{{external_network}}'
+      user: '{{user}}'
+      test_name: '{{test_name}}'
+      cpu_max_prime: '{{cpu_max_prime}}'
+      password: '{{password}}'
+      network_id: '{{net_id}}'
+    runner:
+      concurrency: 1
+      times: 1
+      type: "constant"
+    context:
+      users:
+        tenants: 1
+        users_per_tenant: 1
+      quotas:
+        neutron:
+          network: -1
+          port: -1
+          router: -1
+          subnet: -1
+        nova:
+          instances: -1
+          cores: -1
+          ram: -1
+    sla:
+      max_avg_duration: {{sla_max_avg_duration}}
+      max_seconds_per_iteration: {{sla_max_seconds}}
+      failure_rate:
+        max: {{sla_max_failure}}