diff --git a/group_vars/clients.yml.sample b/group_vars/clients.yml.sample
index 41732efd8..834ece853 100644
--- a/group_vars/clients.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/clients.yml.sample
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dummy:
 #  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 #  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 #  rule_name: "replicated_rule"
+#  application: "rbd"
 #  type: 1
 #  erasure_profile: ""
 #  expected_num_objects: ""
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ dummy:
 #  pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 #  pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
 #  rule_name: "replicated_rule"
+#  application: "rbd"
 #  type: 1
 #  erasure_profile: ""
 #  expected_num_objects: ""
diff --git a/roles/ceph-client/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-client/defaults/main.yml
index 22a6de76b..b019bc6cc 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-client/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-client/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ test:
   pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
   pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
   rule_name: "replicated_rule"
+  application: "rbd"
   type: 1
   erasure_profile: ""
   expected_num_objects: ""
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ test2:
   pg_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
   pgp_num: "{{ osd_pool_default_pg_num }}"
   rule_name: "replicated_rule"
+  application: "rbd"
   type: 1
   erasure_profile: ""
   expected_num_objects: ""
diff --git a/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml b/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
index 98d0a39fa..e1ee3aaa2 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-client/tasks/create_users_keys.yml
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@
         - pools | length > 0
         - item.size | default(osd_pool_default_size) != ceph_osd_pool_default_size
 
+    - name: assign application to pool(s)
+      command: "{{ docker_exec_cmd | default('') }} ceph --cluster {{ cluster }} osd pool application enable {{ item.name }} {{ item.application }}"
+      with_items: "{{ pools | unique }}"
+      changed_when: false
+      delegate_to: "{{ delegated_node }}"
+      when:
+        - item.application is defined
+
+
 - name: get client cephx keys
   copy:
     dest: "{{ item.source }}"