diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index f7596a30..9c01907c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -285,13 +285,19 @@ nova_libvirt_hw_disk_discard: '{{ (nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool | length > 0) |
 nova_libvirt_live_migration_inbound_addr: '{{ (nova_management_address == "localhost") | ternary("127.0.0.1", nova_management_address) }}'
 
 ## Nova console
-# Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["spice", "novnc", "serialconsole", "disabled"].
+# Set the console type for the compute host. Presently the only options are ["spice", "novnc", "serialconsole", "disabled"].
 nova_console_type: "{{ (ansible_facts['architecture'] == 'aarch64') | ternary('serialconsole', 'novnc') }}"
 
 ## Nova ironic console
 # Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["serialconsole", "disabled"].
 nova_ironic_console_type: "disabled"
 
+## Nova console proxies
+# Set the console proxy types.
+nova_console_proxy_types:
+  - "{{ nova_console_type }}"
+  - "{{ nova_ironic_console_type }}"
+
 # Nova console ssl info, presently only used by novnc console type
 nova_console_ssl_dir: "/etc/nova/ssl"
 nova_console_ssl_cert: "{{ nova_console_ssl_dir }}/nova-console.pem"
@@ -479,7 +485,7 @@ nova_services:
     group: nova_console
     service_name: nova-novncproxy
     init_config_overrides: "{{ nova_novncproxy_init_overrides }}"
-    condition: "{{ nova_console_type == 'novnc' }}"
+    condition: "{{ 'novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types }}"
     start_order: 5
     execstarts: "{{ nova_bin }}/nova-novncproxy {{ nova_backend_ssl | ternary('--ssl_only --cert ' ~ nova_ssl_cert ~ ' --key ' ~ nova_ssl_key, '') }}"
   nova-scheduler:
@@ -493,21 +499,21 @@ nova_services:
     group: nova_console
     service_name: nova-spicehtml5proxy
     init_config_overrides: "{{ {'Install': {'Alias': 'nova-spiceproxy.service'}} | combine(nova_spicehtml5proxy_init_overrides, recursive=True) }}"
-    condition: "{{ nova_console_type == 'spice' }}"
+    condition: "{{ 'spice' in nova_console_proxy_types }}"
     start_order: 5
     execstarts: "{{ nova_bin }}/nova-spicehtml5proxy {{ nova_backend_ssl | ternary('--ssl_only --cert ' ~ nova_ssl_cert ~ ' --key ' ~ nova_ssl_key, '') }}"
   nova-serialconsole-proxy:
     group: nova_console
     service_name: nova-serialproxy
     init_config_overrides: "{{ nova_serialproxy_init_overrides }}"
-    condition: "{{ nova_console_type == 'serialconsole' }}"
+    condition: "{{ 'serialconsole' in nova_console_proxy_types }}"
     start_order: 5
     execstarts: "{{ nova_bin }}/nova-serialproxy {{ nova_backend_ssl | ternary('--ssl_only --cert ' ~ nova_ssl_cert ~ ' --key ' ~ nova_ssl_key, '') }}"
   nova_ironic_sericalconsole-proxy:
     group: ironic_console
     service_name: nova-serialproxy
     init_config_overrides: "{{ nova_serialproxy_init_overrides }}"
-    condition: "{{ nova_ironic_console_type == 'serialconsole' }}"
+    condition: "{{ 'serialconsole' in nova_console_proxy_types }}"
     start_order: 5
     execstarts: "{{ nova_bin }}/nova-serialproxy {{ nova_backend_ssl | ternary('--ssl_only --cert ' ~ nova_ssl_cert ~ ' --key ' ~ nova_ssl_key, '') }}"
 
@@ -696,7 +702,7 @@ nova_pki_console_certificates:
       - keyEncipherment
     extended_key_usage:
       - clientAuth
-    condition: "{{ nova_qemu_vnc_tls == 1 and nova_console_type == 'novnc' }}"
+    condition: "{{ nova_qemu_vnc_tls == 1 and 'novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types }}"
 
 # Installation details for SSL certificates for console hosts
 nova_pki_console_install_certificates:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_console_proxies-98f7705e3ecec051.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_console_proxies-98f7705e3ecec051.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a30b3998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nova_console_proxies-98f7705e3ecec051.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added ``nova_console_proxy_types`` list variable for use when deployments
+    have a mix of nova console types for different compute nodes.
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index be692cf6..40f83a0c 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
     - "nova_services['nova-novncproxy']['group'] in group_names or
         nova_services['nova-spicehtml5proxy']['group'] in group_names or
         nova_services['nova-serialconsole-proxy']['group'] in group_names"
-    - "nova_console_type not in ['serialconsole', 'disabled']"
+    - "'novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types or
+        'spice' in nova_console_proxy_types"
   args:
     apply:
       tags:
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@
     name: "{{ item.service }}"
     enabled: no
     state: stopped
-  when: (item.condition | bool) and item.type != nova_console_type
+  when: (item.condition | bool) and item.type not in nova_console_proxy_types
   loop:
     - service: "nova-novncproxy.service"
       condition: "{{ novnc_proxy_enabled.rc is defined and novnc_proxy_enabled.rc == 0 }}"
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index b37b982d..3674a741 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -80,25 +80,19 @@ catalog_info = volumev3:cinderv3:internalURL
 os_region_name = {{ nova_service_region }}
 auth_section = keystone_authtoken
 
-{% if nova_console_type == 'spice' %}
 [spice]
 agent_enabled = {{ nova_spice_console_agent_enabled }}
-enabled = True
-# Console Url and binds
+enabled = {{ (nova_console_type == 'spice') | ternary(True, False) }}
+{% if 'spice' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
 html5proxy_base_url = {{ nova_spice_html5proxy_base_url }}
 html5proxy_host = {% if nova_management_address == 'localhost' %}127.0.0.1{% else %}{{ nova_management_address }}{% endif %}
-
 server_listen = {% if nova_management_address == 'localhost' %}127.0.0.1{% else %}{{ nova_management_address }}{% endif %}
-
 server_proxyclient_address = {% if nova_management_address == 'localhost' %}127.0.0.1{% else %}{{ nova_management_address }}{% endif %}
-
+{% endif %}
 
 [vnc]
-enabled = False
-
-{% elif nova_console_type == 'novnc' %}
-[vnc]
-enabled = True
+enabled = {{ (nova_console_type == 'novnc') | ternary(True, False) }}
+{% if 'novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
 novncproxy_base_url = {{ nova_novncproxy_base_url }}
 novncproxy_host = {{ nova_novncproxy_host }}
 novncproxy_port = {{ nova_novncproxy_port }}
@@ -111,28 +105,18 @@ vencrypt_client_key={{ nova_vencrypt_client_key }}
 vencrypt_client_cert={{ nova_vencrypt_client_cert }}
 vencrypt_ca_certs={{ nova_vencrypt_ca_certs }}
 {% endif %}
+{% endif %}
 
-{% elif nova_console_type == 'serialconsole' %}
 [serial_console]
-enabled = True
-# Console Url and binds
+enabled = {{ (nova_console_type == 'serialconsole') | ternary(True, False) }}
+{% if 'serialconsole' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
 base_url= {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_base_url }}
 proxyclient_address = {% if nova_management_address == 'localhost' +%}127.0.0.1{% else +%}{{ nova_management_address }}{% endif +%}
 port_range = {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_port_range }}
-{% if nova_services['nova-serialconsole-proxy']['group'] %}
 serialproxy_host= {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_serialconsole_proxyserver_proxyclient_address }}
 serialproxy_port= {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_port }}
 {% endif %}
 
-[vnc]
-enabled = False
-
-{% elif nova_console_type == 'disabled' %}
-[vnc]
-enabled = False
-
-{% endif %}
-
 # Glance
 [glance]
 insecure = {{ keystone_service_internaluri_insecure | bool }}
diff --git a/vars/distro_install.yml b/vars/distro_install.yml
index f5d5a510..1c60acbd 100644
--- a/vars/distro_install.yml
+++ b/vars/distro_install.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ nova_package_list: |-
   {% if nova_services['nova-novncproxy']['group'] in group_names or
       nova_services['nova-spicehtml5proxy']['group'] in group_names or
       nova_services['nova-serialconsole-proxy']['group'] in group_names %}
-  {%   if nova_console_type == 'novnc' %}
+  {%   if 'novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
   {%     set _ = packages.extend(nova_service_extra_distro_packages['novnc']) %}
   {%   endif %}
-  {%   if nova_console_type == 'spice' %}
+  {%   if 'spice' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
   {%     set _ = packages.extend(nova_service_extra_distro_packages['spice']) %}
   {%   endif %}
-  {%   if nova_console_type == 'serialconsole' %}
+  {%   if 'serialconsole' in nova_console_proxy_types %}
   {%     set _ = packages.extend(nova_service_extra_distro_packages['serialconsole']) %}
   {%   endif %}
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 7ec1ded0..9f54f4f7 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ nova_venv_packages: |-
   {%- if nova_oslomsg_amqp1_enabled | bool %}
   {%-   set _ = pkg_list.extend(nova_optional_oslomsg_amqp1_pip_packages) %}
   {%- endif %}
-  {%- if (nova_console_type == 'novnc') %}
+  {%- if ('novnc' in nova_console_proxy_types) %}
   {%-   set _ = pkg_list.extend(nova_novnc_pip_packages) %}
   {%- endif %}
   {%- if (nova_services['nova-compute']['group'] in group_names) %}