diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 92207f3d..d6b6c7e4 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ when "fedora", "redhat", "centos", "suse" # :pragma-foodcritic: ~FC024 - won't f
     "mysql_service" => "mysqld",
     "common_packages" => ["openstack-nova-common"],
     "iscsi_helper" => "ietadm",
+    "nfs_packages" => ["nfs-utils", "nfs-utils-lib"],
     "package_overrides" => ""
   }
   if platform == "suse"
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ when "ubuntu"
     "mysql_service" => "mysql",
     "common_packages" => ["nova-common"],
     "iscsi_helper" => "tgtadm",
+    "nfs_packages" => ["nfs-common"],
     "package_overrides" => "-o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confold' -o Dpkg::Options::='--force-confdef'"
   }
 end
diff --git a/recipes/compute.rb b/recipes/compute.rb
index cdd225af..ab563d1b 100644
--- a/recipes/compute.rb
+++ b/recipes/compute.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ compute_compute_packages.each do |pkg|
   end
 end
 
+# Installing nfs client packages because in grizzly, cinder nfs is supported
+# Never had to install iscsi packages because nova-compute package depends it
+# So volume-attach 'just worked' before - alop
+platform_options["nfs_packages"].each do |pkg|
+  package pkg do
+    options platform_options["package_overrides"]
+
+    action :upgrade
+  end
+end
+
 cookbook_file "/etc/nova/nova-compute.conf" do
   source "nova-compute.conf"
   mode   00644
diff --git a/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb b/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
index e4df5cca..48b4e91c 100644
--- a/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute-redhat_spec.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ describe "openstack-compute::compute" do
       expect(@chef_run).to upgrade_package "openstack-nova-compute"
     end
 
+    it "installs nfs client packages" do
+      expect(@chef_run).to upgrade_package "nfs-utils"
+      expect(@chef_run).to upgrade_package "nfs-utils-lib"
+    end
+
     it "starts nova compute on boot" do
       expected = "openstack-nova-compute"
       expect(@chef_run).to set_service_to_start_on_boot expected
diff --git a/spec/compute_spec.rb b/spec/compute_spec.rb
index 7f5157ff..42d14a61 100644
--- a/spec/compute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/compute_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ describe "openstack-compute::compute" do
       expect(@chef_run).to upgrade_package "nova-compute"
     end
 
+    it "installs nfs client packages" do
+      expect(@chef_run).to upgrade_package "nfs-common"
+    end
+
     it "installs kvm when virt_type is 'kvm'" do
       chef_run = ::ChefSpec::ChefRunner.new ::UBUNTU_OPTS
       node = chef_run.node