diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c23090..f58d8d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ the modification, for example:
 The following playbook will produce a modified image with the tag
 `:latest-updated` which will do a yum update using the host's /etc/yum.repos.d.
 The yum update will only occur if there are differences between host and image
-package versions. In this playbook the tasks_from is set as a variable instead
+package versions. In this playbook the tasks\_from is set as a variable instead
 of an `import_role` parameter.
 
     - hosts: localhost
@@ -90,6 +90,25 @@ of an `import_role` parameter.
           yum_repos_dir_path: /etc/yum.repos.d
           modified_append_tag: updated
 
+### RPM install ###
+
+The following playbook will produce a modified image with RPMs from the
+specified rpms\_path on the local filesystem installed as a new layer
+for the container. The new container tag is appened with the '-hotfix'
+suffix. Useful for creating adhoc hotfix containers with local RPMs with no
+network connectivity.
+
+    - hosts: localhost
+      tasks:
+      - name: include tripleo-modify-image
+        import_role:
+          name: tripleo-modify-image
+        vars:
+          tasks_from: rpm_install.yml
+          source_image: docker.io/tripleomaster/centos-binary-nova-api:latest
+          rpms_path: /foo/bar
+          modified_append_tag: -hotfix
+
 ## License ##
 
 Apache 2.0
diff --git a/files/rpm_install.sh b/files/rpm_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f63fab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/rpm_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -ex
+
+rpm -Uvh /tmp/*.rpm
+rm -f /tmp/*.rpm
+rm -f /tmp/rpm_install.sh
diff --git a/tasks/rpm_install.yml b/tasks/rpm_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae5893b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/rpm_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+- import_tasks: precheck.yml
+  tags:
+    - always
+
+- name: Inspect image
+  docker_image_facts:
+    name: "{{ source_image }}"
+  register: source_image_facts
+
+- name: Set original_user
+  set_fact:
+    original_user: "{{ source_image_facts.images[0].Config.User }}"
+
+- name: Create image build context directory
+  tempfile:
+    state: directory
+    prefix: tripleo-modify-image
+  register: context_dir
+
+- name: Set modify_dir_path
+  set_fact:
+    modify_dir_path: "{{ context_dir.path }}"
+
+- name: List RPMs
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ rpms_path }}"
+    patterns: "^.*?\\.rpm$"
+    use_regex: yes
+  when: rpms_path is defined
+  register: context_rpms
+
+- name: Set rpms_list
+  set_fact:
+    rpms_list: "{{  context_rpms.files|json_query('[*].path') }}"
+
+- name: Copy RPMs to context dir
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item }}"
+    dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}"
+  loop: "{{ rpms_list }}"
+
+- name: Write Dockerfile to {{ modify_dir_path }}
+  template:
+    src: Dockerfile-rpm.j2
+    dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}/Dockerfile"
+
+- name: Write rpm_install.sh
+  copy:
+    src: rpm_install.sh
+    dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}/rpm_install.sh"
+    mode: '0555'
+
+- include_tasks: modify_image.yml
diff --git a/tasks/yum_update.yml b/tasks/yum_update.yml
index a09dcee..1502034 100644
--- a/tasks/yum_update.yml
+++ b/tasks/yum_update.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 - name: Write Dockerfile to {{ modify_dir_path }}
   template:
-    src: Dockerfile.j2
+    src: Dockerfile-yum.j2
     dest: "{{ modify_dir_path }}/Dockerfile"
 
 - name: Write yum_update.sh
diff --git a/templates/Dockerfile-rpm.j2 b/templates/Dockerfile-rpm.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93d70a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/Dockerfile-rpm.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+FROM {{ source_image }}
+LABEL modified_append_tag={{ modified_append_tag }}
+
+USER root
+
+{% for rpm in rpms_list %}
+COPY {{ rpm | basename }} /tmp/
+{% endfor %}
+
+COPY rpm_install.sh /tmp/
+RUN /tmp/rpm_install.sh
+
+USER "{{ original_user }}"
diff --git a/templates/Dockerfile.j2 b/templates/Dockerfile-yum.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/Dockerfile.j2
rename to templates/Dockerfile-yum.j2