diff --git a/defaults/openstack/init.yml b/defaults/openstack/init.yml
index 711ab06..14160e7 100644
--- a/defaults/openstack/init.yml
+++ b/defaults/openstack/init.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
     openstack_kmn_service_host: ${_param:openstack_kmn_service_hostname}.${linux:system:domain}
     openstack_telemetry_service_host: ${_param:openstack_telemetry_service_hostname}.${linux:system:domain}
     openstack_service_user_enabled: True
+    openstack_upgrade_enabled: False
     # SSL
     ceilometer_agent_ssl_enabled: False
     openstack_mysql_x509_enabled: False
     # for non-ssl use 5672 / for ssl 5671
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
     openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    # RabbitMQ
+    rabbitmq_upgrade_enabled: ${_param:openstack_upgrade_enabled}
     # Openstack memcache
     openstack_memcached_server_bind_address: 0.0.0.0
     openstack_memcache_security_enabled: False
@@ -28,7 +31,6 @@
     openstack_memcached_proto_udp_enabled: False
     openstack_version: queens
     openstack_old_version: ${_param:openstack_version}
-    openstack_upgrade_enabled: False
     # Security compliance user options
     openstack_service_user_options:
       ignore_change_password_upon_first_use: True
diff --git a/rabbitmq/server/cluster.yml b/rabbitmq/server/cluster.yml
index c9de9a8..2971795 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/server/cluster.yml
+++ b/rabbitmq/server/cluster.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 classes:
 - service.rabbitmq.server.cluster
 - service.keepalived.cluster.single
-- service.haproxy.proxy.single
\ No newline at end of file
+- service.haproxy.proxy.single
+- system.rabbitmq.upgrade
diff --git a/rabbitmq/server/single.yml b/rabbitmq/server/single.yml
index 6183f81..9982957 100644
--- a/rabbitmq/server/single.yml
+++ b/rabbitmq/server/single.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 classes:
 - service.rabbitmq.server.single
+- system.rabbitmq.upgrade
diff --git a/rabbitmq/upgrade/init.yml b/rabbitmq/upgrade/init.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a75137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rabbitmq/upgrade/init.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+parameters:
+  rabbitmq:
+    upgrade:
+      enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_upgrade_enabled}