diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 56834575..5f1e9f9b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -237,6 +237,15 @@ nova_novncproxy_agent_enabled: True
 nova_novncproxy_git_repo: https://github.com/novnc/noVNC
 nova_novncproxy_git_install_branch: master
 
+## Nova serialconsole
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_proto: "ws"
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_port: 6083
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_port_range: 10000:20000
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_base_uri: "{{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_proto }}://{{ external_lb_vip_address }}:{{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_port }}"
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_base_url: "{{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_base_uri }}"
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_serialconsole_proxyserver_proxyclient_address: "{{ ansible_host }}"
+nova_serialconsoleproxy_enabled: True
+
 ## Nova metadata
 nova_metadata_proxy_enabled: "{{ nova_network_services[nova_network_type]['metadata_proxy_enabled'] | bool }}"
 nova_metadata_host: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
@@ -292,7 +301,7 @@ nova_libvirt_hw_disk_discard: '{{ nova_libvirt_images_rbd_pool is defined | tern
 
 ## Nova console
 nova_console_agent_enabled: True
-# Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["spice", "novnc"].
+# Set the console type. Presently the only options are ["spice", "novnc", "serialconsole"].
 nova_console_type: spice
 
 # Nova console ssl info, presently only used by novnc console type
@@ -420,6 +429,7 @@ nova_novncproxy_init_overrides: {}
 nova_scheduler_init_overrides: {}
 nova_spicehtml5proxy_init_overrides: {}
 nova_placement_api_init_overrides: {}
+nova_serialproxy_init_overrides: {}
 
 ## Service Name-Group Mapping
 nova_services:
@@ -489,7 +499,12 @@ nova_services:
     uwsgi_port: "{{ nova_placement_service_port }}"
     wsgi_name: nova-placement-api
     wsgi_overrides: "{{ nova_placement_uwsgi_ini_overrides }}"
-
+  nova-serialconsole-proxy:
+    group: nova_console
+    service_name: nova-serialproxy
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ nova_serialproxy_init_overrides }}"
+    condition: "{{ nova_console_type == 'serialconsole' }}"
+    start_order: 4
 
 nova_novnc_pip_packages:
   - websockify
diff --git a/tasks/nova_install.yml b/tasks/nova_install.yml
index c0da9272..d128a453 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_install.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 - include: "consoles/nova_console_{{ nova_console_type }}_install.yml"
   when:
     - "'nova_console' in group_names"
+    - "nova_console_type != 'serialconsole'"
   tags:
     - nova-install
     - nova-novnc-console
diff --git a/templates/nova.conf.j2 b/templates/nova.conf.j2
index b71f3bec..5fc71a07 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nova.conf.j2
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ catalog_info = volumev3:cinderv3:internalURL
 cross_az_attach = {{ nova_cross_az_attach }}
 os_region_name = {{ nova_service_region }}
 
-
 {% if nova_console_type == 'spice' %}
 [spice]
 agent_enabled = {{ nova_console_agent_enabled }}
@@ -133,6 +132,21 @@ novncproxy_base_url = {{ nova_novncproxy_base_url }}
 vncserver_listen = {{ nova_novncproxy_vncserver_listen }}
 vncserver_proxyclient_address = {{ nova_novncproxy_vncserver_proxyclient_address }}
 
+{% elif nova_console_type == 'serialconsole' %}
+[serial_console]
+enabled = {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_enabled }}
+# Console Url and binds
+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_console' in group_names %}
+serialproxy_host= {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_serialconsole_proxyserver_proxyclient_address }}
+serialproxy_port= {{ nova_serialconsoleproxy_port }}
+{% endif %}
+
+[vnc]
+enabled = False
+
 {% endif %}
 
 # Glance