diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index abf187ff..b6df5e3b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -233,10 +233,16 @@ ironic_pip_packages:
   - sushy
   - systemd-python
 
+# Specific pip packages provided by the user for the ironic service
+ironic_user_pip_packages: []
+
 ironic_inspector_pip_packages:
   - "git+{{ ironic_inspector_git_repo }}@{{ ironic_inspector_git_install_branch }}#egg=ironic-inspector"
   - python-ironic-inspector-client
 
+# Specific pip packages provided by the user for the ironic inspector service
+ironic_inspector_user_pip_packages: []
+
 # Memcached override
 ironic_memcached_servers: "{{ memcached_servers }}"
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index c3fa7eb2..a98f332d 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -307,10 +307,12 @@ filtered_ironic_drivers: |-
 
 ironic_venv_packages: |-
   {%- set pkg_list = ironic_pip_packages %}
+  {%- set _ = pkg_list.extend(ironic_user_pip_packages) %}
   {%- if (ironic_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool) %}
   {%-   set _ = pkg_list.extend(ironic_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages) %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if (ironic_services['ironic-inspector']['group'] in group_names) %}
   {%-   set _ = pkg_list.extend(ironic_inspector_pip_packages) %}
+  {%-   set _ = pkg_list.extend(ironic_inspector_user_pip_packages) %}
   {%- endif %}
   {{- pkg_list | unique }}