diff --git a/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/common.yml b/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/common.yml
index a679bdbae..ccbbd8180 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/common.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rbd-mirror/tasks/common.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
     group: "{{ ceph_uid if containerized_deployment else 'ceph' }}"
     mode: "{{ ceph_keyring_permissions }}"
 
+- name: copy ceph admin keyring if needed
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ fetch_directory }}/{{ fsid }}/etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.client.admin.keyring"
+    dest: "/etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.client.admin.keyring"
+    owner: "{{ ceph_uid if containerized_deployment else 'ceph' }}"
+    group: "{{ ceph_uid if containerized_deployment else 'ceph' }}"
+    mode: "{{ ceph_keyring_permissions }}"
+  when: copy_admin_key | bool
+
 - name: create rbd-mirror keyring
   command: >
     ceph --cluster {{ cluster }}