diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b6c4d0a..b5b6c1c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ aodh_oslomsg_notify_userid: "{{ aodh_oslomsg_rpc_userid }}"
 aodh_oslomsg_notify_password: "{{ aodh_oslomsg_rpc_password }}"
 aodh_oslomsg_notify_vhost: "{{ aodh_oslomsg_rpc_vhost }}"
 
+## (Qdrouterd) info
+# TODO(ansmith): Change structure when more backends will be supported
+aodh_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled: "{{ aodh_oslomsg_rpc_transport == 'amqp' }}"
+
 ## Apache setup
 aodh_apache_log_level: info
 aodh_apache_servertokens: "Prod"
@@ -144,6 +148,9 @@ aodh_pip_packages:
   - systemd-python
   - warlock
 
+aodh_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages:
+  - oslo.messaging[amqp1]
+
 aodh_alarm_notifier_init_overrides: {}
 aodh_alarm_evaluator_init_overrides: {}
 aodh_listener_init_overrides: {}
diff --git a/tasks/aodh_install_source.yml b/tasks/aodh_install_source.yml
index 507fe2b..9519817 100644
--- a/tasks/aodh_install_source.yml
+++ b/tasks/aodh_install_source.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@
   tags:
     - skip_ansible_lint
 
+- name: Install optional pip packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ aodh_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ aodh_pip_package_state }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ aodh_bin | dirname }}"
+    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
+  when: aodh_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled
+  register: install_optional_packages
+  until: install_optional_packages is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+
 - name: Record the venv tag deployed
   ini_file:
     dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"