diff --git a/ceilometer/server/cluster.yml b/ceilometer/server/cluster.yml
index f5aea52..31a0abe 100644
--- a/ceilometer/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/ceilometer/server/cluster.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 - service.haproxy.proxy.single
 - system.haproxy.proxy.listen.openstack.ceilometer
 - system.keepalived.cluster.instance.openstack_telemetry_vip
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.ceilometer
 parameters:
   _param:
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
   ceilometer:
     server:
       enabled: true
@@ -40,6 +43,13 @@
           - host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_node01_address}
           - host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_node02_address}
           - host: ${_param:openstack_message_queue_node03_address}
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
         user: openstack
         password: ${_param:rabbitmq_openstack_password}
         virtual_host: '/openstack'
diff --git a/ceilometer/server/single.yml b/ceilometer/server/single.yml
index 505f0c0..37feddc 100644
--- a/ceilometer/server/single.yml
+++ b/ceilometer/server/single.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 classes:
 - service.ceilometer.server.single
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.ceilometer
 parameters:
   _param:
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
   ceilometer:
     server:
-      message_queue:
-        port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
       role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       database:
         influxdb:
@@ -19,5 +20,14 @@
           enabled: true
           host: ${_param:stacklight_monitor_address}
           port: 9200
+      message_queue:
+        port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
       identity:
         protocol: ${_param:cluster_internal_protocol}
diff --git a/ceilometer/server/telemetry/cluster.yml b/ceilometer/server/telemetry/cluster.yml
index 97070dc..a887536 100644
--- a/ceilometer/server/telemetry/cluster.yml
+++ b/ceilometer/server/telemetry/cluster.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 classes:
 - service.ceilometer.server.cluster.common
 - system.keepalived.cluster.instance.openstack_telemetry_vip
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.ceilometer
 parameters:
   _param:
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
   ceilometer:
     server:
       enabled: true
@@ -39,3 +42,10 @@
         user: openstack
         password: ${_param:rabbitmq_openstack_password}
         virtual_host: '/openstack'
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
diff --git a/ceilometer/server/telemetry/single.yml b/ceilometer/server/telemetry/single.yml
index fbe7ac7..9ff35d1 100644
--- a/ceilometer/server/telemetry/single.yml
+++ b/ceilometer/server/telemetry/single.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
 classes:
 - service.ceilometer.server.single.common
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.ceilometer
 parameters:
   _param:
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
   ceilometer:
     server:
+      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
       message_queue:
         port: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_port}
-      role: ${_param:openstack_node_role}
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_ceilometer_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
       identity:
         protocol: ${_param:internal_protocol}