diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/tasks/config.yml
index 191634b863..d4410b51e9 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/tasks/config.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@
   when:
     - nova_policy.results
 
+- name: Check for vendordata file
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ node_custom_config }}/nova/vendordata.json"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: True
+  register: vendordata_file
+
+- name: Set vendordata file path
+  set_fact:
+    vendordata_file_path: "{{ vendordata_file.stat.path }}"
+  when:
+    - vendordata_file.stat.exists
+
 - name: Copying over config.json files for services
   become: true
   template:
@@ -201,3 +214,21 @@
   with_dict: "{{ nova_cell_services }}"
   notify:
     - "Restart {{ item.key }} container"
+
+- name: Copying over vendordata file to containers
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ nova_cell_services[item] }}"
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ vendordata_file_path }}"
+    dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/{{ item }}/vendordata.json"
+    mode: "0660"
+  become: True
+  when:
+    - vendordata_file_path is defined
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+  notify:
+    - "Restart {{ item }} container"
+  with_items:
+    - nova-compute
+    - nova-compute-ironic
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute-ironic.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute-ironic.json.j2
index d41811fc70..1c2fb31d98 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute-ironic.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute-ironic.json.j2
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
             "dest": "/etc/nova/{{ nova_policy_file }}",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
+        }{% endif %}{% if vendordata_file_path is defined %},
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/vendordata.json",
+            "dest": "/etc/nova/vendordata.json",
+            "owner": "nova",
+            "perm": "0600"
         }{% endif %}
     ],
     "permissions": [
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute.json.j2
index cf27fba3bd..a6b5bc554c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova-compute.json.j2
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
             "dest": "/etc/nova/provider_config/provider_config.yaml",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
+        }{% endif %}{% if vendordata_file_path is defined %},
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/vendordata.json",
+            "dest": "/etc/nova/vendordata.json",
+            "owner": "nova",
+            "perm": "0600"
         }{% endif %}
     ],
     "permissions": [
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova.conf.j2
index 41cd9a1046..252a4e2054 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova-cell/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ compute_monitors=nova.compute.monitors.cpu.virt_driver
 
 transport_url = {{ nova_cell_rpc_transport_url }}
 
+{% if vendordata_file_path is defined and (service_name == 'nova-compute' or service_name == 'nova-compute-ironic') %}
+[api]
+vendordata_jsonfile_path = /etc/nova/vendordata.json
+{% endif %}
+
 [conductor]
 workers = {{ nova_cell_conductor_workers }}
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-2049607-fb79ea2960b91bde.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-2049607-fb79ea2960b91bde.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13a353d55a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-2049607-fb79ea2960b91bde.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes configuration of nova-compute and nova-compute-ironic,
+    that will enable exposing vendordata over configdrive.
+    `LP#2049607 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/2049607>`__