diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index c33d5447f..a8e702c48 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ bluestore_wal_devices: "{{ dedicated_devices }}"
 #   - data: /dev/sdb1
 
 lvm_volumes: []
+crush_device_class: ""
 
 
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diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
index 4381eece2..fcee4f9d2 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     objectstore: "{{ osd_objectstore }}"
     batch_devices: "{{ devices }}"
     dmcrypt: "{{ dmcrypt|default(omit) }}"
+    crush_device_class: "{{ crush_device_class|default(omit) }}"
     action: "batch"
   environment:
     CEPH_VOLUME_DEBUG: 1