diff --git a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
index 255a61f4a..231fab646 100644
--- a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ dummy:
 
 #devices: []
 
+# Declare devices to be used as block.db devices
+
+#dedicated_devices:
+#  - /dev/sda
+#  - /dev/sdb
+
+#dedicated_devices: []
 
 #'osd_auto_discovery'  mode prevents you from filling out the 'devices' variable above.
 # Device discovery is based on the Ansible fact 'ansible_devices'
diff --git a/library/ceph_volume.py b/library/ceph_volume.py
index 48f3fef54..a963a027b 100644
--- a/library/ceph_volume.py
+++ b/library/ceph_volume.py
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ def batch(module, container_image):
     crush_device_class = module.params.get('crush_device_class', None)
     journal_size = module.params.get('journal_size', None)
     block_db_size = module.params.get('block_db_size', None)
+    block_db_devices = module.params.get('block_db_devices', None)
     dmcrypt = module.params.get('dmcrypt', None)
     osds_per_device = module.params.get('osds_per_device', 1)
 
@@ -317,6 +318,9 @@ def batch(module, container_image):
 
     cmd.extend(batch_devices)
 
+    if block_db_devices:
+        cmd.extend(['--db-devices', ' '.join(block_db_devices)])
+
     return cmd
 
 
@@ -503,6 +507,7 @@ def run_module():
         osds_per_device=dict(type='int', required=False, default=1),
         journal_size=dict(type='str', required=False, default='5120'),
         block_db_size=dict(type='str', required=False, default='-1'),
+        block_db_devices=dict(type='list', required=False, default=[]),
         report=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=False),
         containerized=dict(type='str', required=False, default=False),
         osd_fsid=dict(type='str', required=False),
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index 178c807c5..f3dbb93b0 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ copy_admin_key: false
 
 devices: []
 
+# Declare devices to be used as block.db devices
+
+#dedicated_devices:
+#  - /dev/sda
+#  - /dev/sdb
+
+dedicated_devices: []
 
 #'osd_auto_discovery'  mode prevents you from filling out the 'devices' variable above.
 # Device discovery is based on the Ansible fact 'ansible_devices'
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
index e1f1b304d..0b11f3a14 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/scenarios/lvm-batch.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     osds_per_device: "{{ osds_per_device }}"
     journal_size: "{{ journal_size }}"
     block_db_size: "{{ block_db_size }}"
+    block_db_devices: "{{ dedicated_devices | unique if dedicated_devices | length > 0 else omit }}"
     action: "batch"
   environment:
     CEPH_VOLUME_DEBUG: 1