diff --git a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
index 430318d0e..2723cd513 100644
--- a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ dummy:
 #  - "{{ crush_rule_hdd }}"
 #  - "{{ crush_rule_ssd }}"
 
+#ceph_ec_profiles: {}
+
 # Caution: this will create crush roots and racks according to hostvars {{ osd_crush_location }}
 # and will move hosts into them which might lead to significant data movement in the cluster!
 #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index 99019ee50..629400f57 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ crush_rules:
   - "{{ crush_rule_hdd }}"
   - "{{ crush_rule_ssd }}"
 
+ceph_ec_profiles: {}
+
 # Caution: this will create crush roots and racks according to hostvars {{ osd_crush_location }}
 # and will move hosts into them which might lead to significant data movement in the cluster!
 #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
index 303326794..0d4164b55 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,39 @@
     - hostvars[groups[mon_group_name][0]]['create_crush_tree'] | default(create_crush_tree) | bool
     - osd_crush_location is defined
 
+- name: Create configured ec profiles
+  ceph_ec_profile:
+    name: "{{ item.key }}"
+    cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
+    state: "{{ item.value.state | default('present') }}"
+    stripe_unit: "{{ item.value.stripe_unit | default(omit) }}"
+    plugin: "{{ item.value.plugin | default(omit) }}"
+    k: "{{ item.value.k }}"
+    m: "{{ item.value.m }}"
+    d: "{{ item.value.d | default(omit) }}"
+    l: "{{ item.value.l | default(omit) }}"
+    c: "{{ item.value.c | default(omit) }}"
+    scalar_mds: "{{ item.value.scalar_mds | default(omit) }}"
+    technique: "{{ item.value.technique | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_root: "{{ item.value.crush_root | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_failure_domain: "{{ item.value.crush_failure_domain | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_device_class: "{{ item.value.crush_device_class | default(omit) }}"
+    force: "{{ item.value.force | default(false) }}"
+  environment:
+    CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
+    CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
+  loop: "{{ ceph_ec_profiles | dict2items }}"
+  delegate_to: '{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}'
+  run_once: true
+
 - name: Create configured crush rules
   ceph_crush_rule:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    rule_type: replicated
-    bucket_root: "{{ item.root }}"
-    bucket_type: "{{ item.type }}"
+    rule_type: "{{ item.rule_type | default('replicated') }}"
+    profile: "{{ item.ec_profile | default(omit) }}"
+    bucket_root: "{{ item.root | default(omit) }}"
+    bucket_type: "{{ item.type | default(omit) }}"
     device_class: "{{ item.class | default(omit) }}"
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
index 3f6d1c2dd..b529a0ad9 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   ceph_ec_profile:
     name: "{{ item.value.ec_profile }}"
     cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    k: "{{ item.value.ec_k }}"
-    m: "{{ item.value.ec_m }}"
+    k: "{{ item.value.ec_k | default(omit) }}"
+    m: "{{ item.value.ec_m | default(omit) }}"
     crush_device_class: "{{ item.value.ec_crush_device_class | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
+    - item.value.type | default('') == 'ec'
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
     CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
@@ -27,32 +27,10 @@
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
   when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
+    - item.value.type | default('') == 'ec'
 
-- name: Create ec pools for rgw
-  ceph_pool:
-    name: "{{ item.key }}"
-    state: present
-    cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    pg_num: "{{ item.value.pg_num | default(omit) }}"
-    pgp_num: "{{ item.value.pgp_num | default(omit) }}"
-    size: "{{ item.value.size | default(omit) }}"
-    pg_autoscale_mode: "{{ item.value.pg_autoscale_mode | default(omit) }}"
-    target_size_ratio: "{{ item.value.target_size_ratio | default(omit) }}"
-    pool_type: erasure
-    erasure_profile: "{{ item.value.ec_profile }}"
-    application: rgw
-  loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
-  environment:
-    CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
-    CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
-
-- name: Create replicated pools for rgw
+- name: Create rgw pools
   ceph_pool:
     name: "{{ item.key }}"
     state: present
@@ -63,12 +41,12 @@
     min_size: "{{ item.value.min_size | default(omit) }}"
     pg_autoscale_mode: "{{ item.value.pg_autoscale_mode | default(omit) }}"
     target_size_ratio: "{{ item.value.target_size_ratio | default(omit) }}"
-    pool_type: replicated
-    rule_name: "{{ item.value.rule_name | default(ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule_name) }}"
+    pool_type: "{{ 'erasure' if item.value.type | default('') == 'ec' else 'replicated' }}"
+    erasure_profile: "{{ item.value.ec_profile | default(omit) }}"
+    rule_name: "{{ item.value.rule_name if item.value.rule_name is defined else item.key if item.value.type | default('') == 'ec' else ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule_name }}"
     application: rgw
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when: item.value.type is not defined or item.value.type == 'replicated'
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
     CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
index ae30eec6d..73fbeb5c6 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   when:
     - item.value.type is defined
     - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
     - item.value.ec_k is undefined
 
 - name: Fail if ec_m is not set for ec pools
@@ -24,4 +25,5 @@
   when:
     - item.value.type is defined
     - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
     - item.value.ec_m is undefined