diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/main.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/main.yml
index bc15a362c..5c74a9201 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
 
+- name: check if it is Atomic host
+  stat: path=/run/ostree-booted
+  register: stat_ostree
+
+- name: set fact for using Atomic host
+  set_fact:
+      is_atomic='{{ stat_ostree.stat.exists }}'
+                                  
 - include: checks.yml
   when: ceph_health.rc != 0
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/start_docker_monitor.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/start_docker_monitor.yml
index c90201b3b..0a269fcd0 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/start_docker_monitor.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/start_docker_monitor.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,48 @@
 - name: pull ceph daemon image
   shell: "docker pull {{ ceph_mon_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_mon_docker_imagename }}"
 
+# Use systemd to manage container on Atomic host
+- name: generate systemd unit file
+  sudo: true
+  config_template:
+    src: ceph-mon.service.j2
+    dest: /var/lib/ceph/ceph-mon@.service
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+    mode: "0644"
+    config_overrides: {}
+    config_type: ini
+
+- name: link systemd unit file for mon instance
+  file:
+    src: /var/lib/ceph/ceph-mon@.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ceph-mon@{{ ansible_hostname }}.service
+    state: link
+  when: is_atomic
+
+- name: enable systemd unit file for mon instance
+  shell: systemctl enable /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ceph-mon@{{ ansible_hostname }}.service
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: false
+  when: is_atomic
+
+- name: reload systemd unit files
+  shell: systemctl daemon-reload
+  when: is_atomic
+
+- name: systemd start mon container
+  service:
+    name: ceph-mon@{{ ansible_hostname }}
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+  changed_when: false
+  when: is_atomic
+
+- name: wait for ceph.conf exists
+  wait_for:
+      path: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
+  when: is_atomic
+
 - name: run the ceph Monitor docker image
   docker:
     image: "{{ ceph_mon_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_mon_docker_imagename }}"
@@ -19,7 +61,7 @@
     privileged: "{{ mon_docker_privileged }}"
     env: "MON_IP={{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + ceph_mon_docker_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }},CEPH_DAEMON=MON,CEPH_PUBLIC_NETWORK={{ ceph_mon_docker_subnet }},{{ ceph_mon_extra_envs }}"
     volumes: "/var/lib/ceph:/var/lib/ceph,/etc/ceph:/etc/ceph"
-
+  when: not is_atomic 
 
 - name: stat for ceph config and keys
   stat: path="{{ item }}"
@@ -37,5 +79,3 @@
     - ceph_bootstrap_config_keys
     - statmonconfig.results
   when: item.1.stat.exists == true
-            
-                                    
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diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/templates/ceph-mon.service.j2 b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/templates/ceph-mon.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b97248e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/templates/ceph-mon.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Ceph Monitor
+After=docker.service
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/environment
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker kill %p
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker rm %p
+ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/mkdir -p /etc/ceph /var/lib/ceph/mon
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run -d --rm --name %p --net=host \
+   -v /var/lib/ceph:/var/lib/ceph \
+   -v /etc/ceph:/etc/ceph \
+   --privileged \
+   -e CEPH_DAEMON=MON \
+   -e MON_IP={{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_' + ceph_mon_docker_interface]['ipv4']['address'] }} \
+   -e CEPH_PUBLIC_NETWORK={{ ceph_mon_docker_subnet }} \
+   -e MON_NAME={{ ansible_hostname }} \
+   --name={{ ansible_hostname }} \
+   {{ ceph_mon_docker_username }}/{{ ceph_mon_docker_imagename }}
+ExecStopPost=-/usr/bin/docker stop %p
+ExecStopPost=-/usr/bin/docker rm %p
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10s
+TimeoutStartSec=120
+TimeoutStopSec=15
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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