diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8509a3b..74ac462 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -525,10 +525,11 @@
             ...
 
 
-Ceph manage keyring keys
+Ceph manage clients keyring keys
 ------------------------
 
-Keyrings are dynamically generated unless specified by the following pillar.
+Keyrings are dynamically generated unless specified by the manage_keyring pillar.
+This settings has no effect on admin keyring.
 
 .. code-block:: yaml
 
@@ -543,6 +544,21 @@
               mon: "allow r"
               osd: "allow class-read object_prefix rdb_children, allow rwx pool=images"
 
+Ceph manage admin keyring
+--------------------------
+To use pre-defined admin key add manage_admin_keyring and admin keyring definition to ceph mon nodes in cluster_model/ceph/mon.yml
+
+ceph:
+  common:
+    manage_admin_keyring: true
+    keyring:
+      admin:
+        caps:
+          mds: "allow *"
+          mgr: "allow *"
+          mon: "allow *"
+          osd: "allow *"
+        key: AACf3ulZFFPNDxAAd2DWds3aEkHh4IklZVgIaQ==
 
 Specify alternative keyring path and username
 
diff --git a/ceph/common.sls b/ceph/common.sls
index b445355..964dff7 100644
--- a/ceph/common.sls
+++ b/ceph/common.sls
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@
 
 {%- if common.keyring is defined and common.keyring.admin is defined %}
 
+{%- if common.get("manage_admin_keyring", False) %}
+
+ceph_create_keyring_admin:
+  cmd.run:
+  - name: "ceph-authtool --create-keyring {{ common.prefix_dir }}/etc/ceph/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}.client.admin.keyring --add-key {{ common.keyring.admin.key }} -n client.admin {%- for cap_name, cap in  common.keyring.admin.caps.iteritems() %} --cap {{ cap_name }} '{{ cap }}' {%- endfor %}"
+  - unless: "test -f {{ common.prefix_dir }}/etc/ceph/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}.client.admin.keyring"
+  - require:
+  {% if not common.get('container_mode', False) %}
+    - pkg: common_packages
+  {%- endif %}
+    - file: common_config
+
+{%- else %}
+
 ceph_create_keyring_admin:
   cmd.run:
   - name: "ceph-authtool --create-keyring {{ common.prefix_dir }}/etc/ceph/{{ common.get('cluster_name', 'ceph') }}.client.admin.keyring --gen-key -n client.admin {%- for cap_name, cap in  common.keyring.admin.caps.iteritems() %} --cap {{ cap_name }} '{{ cap }}' {%- endfor %}"
@@ -49,6 +63,8 @@
 
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- for node_name, node_grains in salt['mine.get']('ceph:common:keyring:admin', 'grains.items', 'pillar').iteritems() %}
 
 {%- if node_grains.ceph is defined and node_grains.ceph.ceph_keyring is defined and node_grains.ceph.ceph_keyring.admin is defined and node_grains.ceph.get('fsid', '') == common.fsid %}