diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6180ce55..8021b04a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ debug: False
 swift_package_state: "latest"
 swift_pip_package_state: "latest"
 
+# Set installation method.
+swift_install_method: "source"
+
 # Git repo details for swift
 swift_git_repo: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/swift
 swift_git_install_branch: master
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ swift_developer_constraints:
 
 # Name of the virtual env to deploy into
 swift_venv_tag: untagged
-swift_bin: "/openstack/venvs/swift-{{ swift_venv_tag }}/bin"
+swift_bin: "{{ _swift_bin }}"
 
 # venv_download, even when true, will use the fallback method of building the
 # venv from scratch if the venv download fails.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/openstack-distribution-packages-b1c9e1f488e53872.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/openstack-distribution-packages-b1c9e1f488e53872.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..970f3a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/openstack-distribution-packages-b1c9e1f488e53872.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The role now supports using the distribution packages for the OpenStack
+    services instead of the pip ones. This feature is disabled by default
+    and can be enabled by simply setting the ``swift_install_method``
+    variable to ``distro``.
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 30c0bbca..c20ce08a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,21 @@
   tags:
     - always
 
+- name: Fail if service was deployed using a different installation method
+  fail:
+    msg: "Switching installation methods for OpenStack services is not supported"
+  when:
+    - ansible_local is defined
+    - ansible_local.openstack_ansible is defined
+    - ansible_local.openstack_ansible.swift is defined
+    - ansible_local.openstack_ansible.swift.install_method is defined
+    - ansible_local.openstack_ansible.swift.install_method != swift_install_method
+
+- name: Gather variables for installation method
+  include_vars: "{{ swift_install_method }}_install.yml"
+  tags:
+    - always
+
 # Check the swift_hash_path_* variables haven't changed
 - include_tasks: swift_check_hashes.yml
   when:
diff --git a/tasks/swift_install.yml b/tasks/swift_install.yml
index b066f806..6de0935f 100644
--- a/tasks/swift_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/swift_install.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,21 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+- name: Record the installation method
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
+    section: "swift"
+    option: "install_method"
+    value: "{{ swift_install_method }}"
+
+- name: Refresh local facts to ensure the swift section is present
+  setup:
+    filter: ansible_local
+    gather_subset: "!all"
+
 - name: Install distro packages
   package:
-    name: "{{ swift_distro_packages }}"
+    name: "{{ swift_package_list }}"
     state: "{{ swift_package_state }}"
     update_cache: "{{ (ansible_pkg_mgr in ['apt', 'zypper']) | ternary('yes', omit) }}"
     cache_valid_time: "{{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary(cache_timeout, omit) }}"
@@ -24,119 +36,9 @@
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
 
-- name: Create developer mode constraint file
-  copy:
-    dest: "/opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt"
-    content: |
-      {% for item in swift_developer_constraints %}
-      {{ item }}
-      {% endfor %}
-  when:
-    - swift_developer_mode | bool
-
-- name: Install requires pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ swift_requires_pip_packages }}"
-    state: "{{ swift_pip_package_state }}"
-    extra_args: >-
-      {{ swift_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
-      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
-      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages|success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-
-- name: Retrieve checksum for venv download
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ swift_venv_download_url | replace('tgz', 'checksum') }}"
-    return_content: yes
-  register: swift_venv_checksum
-  when: swift_venv_download | bool
-
-- name: Attempt venv download
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ swift_venv_download_url }}"
-    dest: "/var/cache/{{ swift_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    checksum: "sha1:{{ swift_venv_checksum.content | trim }}"
-  register: swift_get_venv
-  when: swift_venv_download | bool
-
-- name: Remove existing venv
-  file:
-    path: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: absent
-  when: swift_get_venv | changed
-
-- name: Create swift venv dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: directory
-    mode: "0755"
-  register: swift_venv_dir
-  when: swift_get_venv | changed
-
-- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
-  unarchive:
-    src: "/var/cache/{{ swift_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    dest: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
-    copy: "no"
-  when: swift_get_venv | changed
-  notify:
-    - Restart swift services
-
-- name: Install pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ swift_pip_packages }}"
-    state: "{{ swift_pip_package_state }}"
-    virtualenv: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
-    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
-    extra_args: >-
-      {{ swift_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
-      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
-      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages|success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  when: swift_get_venv | failed or swift_get_venv | skipped
-  notify:
-    - Restart swift services
-
-- name: Remove python from path first (CentOS, openSUSE)
-  file:
-    path:  "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}/bin/python2.7"
-    state: "absent"
-  when:
-    - ansible_pkg_mgr in ['yum', 'dnf', 'zypper']
-    - swift_get_venv | changed
-
-# NOTE(odyssey4me):
-# We reinitialize the venv to ensure that the right
-# version of python is in the venv, but we do not
-# want virtualenv to also replace pip, setuptools
-# and wheel so we tell it not to.
-# We do not use --always-copy for CentOS/SuSE due
-# to https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/565
-- name: Update virtualenv path
-  shell: |
-    find {{ swift_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
-    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ swift_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ swift_bin }}/*
-    virtualenv {{ swift_bin | dirname }} \
-        {{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('--always-copy', '') }} \
-        --no-pip \
-        --no-setuptools \
-        --no-wheel
-  when: swift_get_venv | changed
-  tags:
-    - skip_ansible_lint
+- name: Install swift packages from PIP
+  include_tasks: swift_install_source.yml
+  when: swift_install_method == 'source'
 
 - include_tasks: swift_pypy_setup.yml
   when: swift_pypy_enabled | bool
-
-- name: Record the venv tag deployed
-  ini_file:
-    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
-    section: swift
-    option: venv_tag
-    value: "{{ swift_venv_tag }}"
diff --git a/tasks/swift_install_source.yml b/tasks/swift_install_source.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..947cdb6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/swift_install_source.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, SUSE Linux GmbH.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- name: Create developer mode constraint file
+  copy:
+    dest: "/opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt"
+    content: |
+      {% for item in swift_developer_constraints %}
+      {{ item }}
+      {% endfor %}
+  when:
+    - swift_developer_mode | bool
+
+- name: Install requires pip packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ swift_requires_pip_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ swift_pip_package_state }}"
+    extra_args: >-
+      {{ swift_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+
+- name: Retrieve checksum for venv download
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ swift_venv_download_url | replace('tgz', 'checksum') }}"
+    return_content: yes
+  register: swift_venv_checksum
+  when: swift_venv_download | bool
+
+- name: Attempt venv download
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ swift_venv_download_url }}"
+    dest: "/var/cache/{{ swift_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+    checksum: "sha1:{{ swift_venv_checksum.content | trim }}"
+  register: swift_get_venv
+  when: swift_venv_download | bool
+
+- name: Remove existing venv
+  file:
+    path: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
+    state: absent
+  when: swift_get_venv | changed
+
+- name: Create swift venv dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0755"
+  register: swift_venv_dir
+  when: swift_get_venv | changed
+
+- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
+  unarchive:
+    src: "/var/cache/{{ swift_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+    dest: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
+    copy: "no"
+  when: swift_get_venv | changed
+  notify:
+    - Restart swift services
+
+- name: Install pip packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ swift_pip_packages }}"
+    state: "{{ swift_pip_package_state }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}"
+    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
+    extra_args: >-
+      {{ swift_developer_mode | ternary(pip_install_developer_constraints | default('--constraint /opt/developer-pip-constraints.txt'), '') }}
+      {{ (pip_install_upper_constraints is defined) | ternary('--constraint ' + pip_install_upper_constraints | default(''),'') }}
+      {{ pip_install_options | default('') }}
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  when: swift_get_venv | failed or swift_get_venv | skipped
+  notify:
+    - Restart swift services
+
+- name: Remove python from path first (CentOS, openSUSE)
+  file:
+    path:  "{{ swift_bin | dirname }}/bin/python2.7"
+    state: "absent"
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr in ['yum', 'dnf', 'zypper']
+    - swift_get_venv | changed
+
+# NOTE(odyssey4me):
+# We reinitialize the venv to ensure that the right
+# version of python is in the venv, but we do not
+# want virtualenv to also replace pip, setuptools
+# and wheel so we tell it not to.
+# We do not use --always-copy for CentOS/SuSE due
+# to https://github.com/pypa/virtualenv/issues/565
+- name: Update virtualenv path
+  shell: |
+    find {{ swift_bin }} -name \*.pyc -delete
+    sed -si '1s/^.*python.*$/#!{{ swift_bin | replace ('/','\/') }}\/python/' {{ swift_bin }}/*
+    virtualenv {{ swift_bin | dirname }} \
+        {{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt') | ternary('--always-copy', '') }} \
+        --no-pip \
+        --no-setuptools \
+        --no-wheel
+  when: swift_get_venv | changed
+  tags:
+    - skip_ansible_lint
+
+- name: Record the venv tag deployed
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
+    section: swift
+    option: venv_tag
+    value: "{{ swift_venv_tag }}"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3392ab2b..ad0c8816 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ deps =
 commands =
     bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-functional.sh"
 
+[testenv:distro_install]
+deps =
+    {[testenv:ansible]deps}
+setenv =
+    {[testenv]setenv}
+    # The test-swift-functional.yml requires tempest on the swift venv and
+    # the distro scenario is not ready for that yet.
+    TEST_PLAYBOOK={toxinidir}/tests/test.yml
+    ANSIBLE_PARAMETERS=-e swift_install_method=distro
+commands =
+    bash -c "{toxinidir}/tests/common/test-ansible-functional.sh"
 
 [testenv:upgrade]
 deps =
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 18ef5014..9b8fea31 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,15 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - rsync
   - libssl-dev
 
+swift_service_distro_packages:
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
+  - python-memcache
+  - python-swift
+  - swift
+  - swift-account
+  - swift-container
+  - swift-object
+  - swift-plugin-s3
+  - swift-proxy
+
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsync
diff --git a/vars/distro_install.yml b/vars/distro_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6c90069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/distro_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, SUSE Linux GmbH.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+swift_package_list: "{{ swift_distro_packages + swift_service_distro_packages }}"
+_swift_bin: "/usr/bin"
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index d1e1300f..c64c2298 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,14 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - cronie-anacron
   - which
 
+swift_service_distro_packages:
+  - openstack-swift-account
+  - openstack-swift-container
+  - openstack-swift-object
+  - openstack-swift-plugin-swift3
+  - openstack-swift-proxy
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
+  - python-memcached
+  - python-swift
+
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsyncd
diff --git a/vars/source_install.yml b/vars/source_install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac48e245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/source_install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2018, SUSE Linux GmbH.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+swift_package_list: "{{ swift_distro_packages }}"
+_swift_bin: "/openstack/venvs/swift-{{ swift_venv_tag }}/bin"
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index 201fa9ce..d716d71b 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,14 @@ swift_distro_packages:
   - cronie-anacron
   - which
 
+swift_service_distro_packages:
+  - openstack-swift
+  - openstack-swift-account
+  - openstack-swift-container
+  - openstack-swift-object
+  - openstack-swift-proxy
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
+  - python-python-memcached
+  - python-swift
+
 swift_rsync_service_name: rsyncd
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 90cfdeb5..a127a00f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
         - openstack-ansible-multireg-ubuntu-xenial
         - openstack-ansible-multireg-centos-7-nv
         - openstack-ansible-swift3-ubuntu-xenial-nv
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-distro_install-ubuntu-xenial
+          # NOTE(hwoarang) Centos7 is having some troubles with repo dependencies
+          # so disabling until it's investigated.
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-distro_install-centos-7-nv
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-distro_install-opensuse-423
     experimental:
       jobs:
         - openstack-ansible-pypy-ubuntu-xenial-nv
@@ -40,3 +45,5 @@
         - openstack-ansible-functional-ubuntu-xenial
         - openstack-ansible-upgrade-ubuntu-xenial
         - openstack-ansible-multireg-ubuntu-xenial
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-distro_install-ubuntu-xenial
+        - openstack-ansible-functional-distro_install-opensuse-423