diff --git a/designate/server/cluster/default.yml b/designate/server/cluster/default.yml
index 36da38b..8b9e1d0 100644
--- a/designate/server/cluster/default.yml
+++ b/designate/server/cluster/default.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 - system.haproxy.proxy.listen.openstack.designate
 - service.designate.server.cluster
 - system.salt.minion.cert.mysql.clients.openstack.designate
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.designatev
 parameters:
   _param:
     designate_admin_api_enabled: false
     cluster_internal_protocol: 'http'
     openstack_mysql_x509_enabled: False
     galera_ssl_enabled: False
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
   linux:
     system:
@@ -68,3 +71,10 @@
         user: openstack
         password: ${_param:rabbitmq_openstack_password}
         virtual_host: '/openstack'
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
diff --git a/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml b/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
index 11625cf..459ab96 100644
--- a/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
+++ b/designate/server/cluster/simple.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 classes:
 - service.designate.server.cluster
 - system.salt.minion.cert.mysql.clients.openstack.designate
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.designate
 parameters:
   _param:
     designate_admin_api_enabled: false
     cluster_internal_protocol: 'http'
     openstack_mysql_x509_enabled: False
     galera_ssl_enabled: False
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
   linux:
     system:
@@ -65,6 +68,13 @@
         user: openstack
         password: ${_param:rabbitmq_openstack_password}
         virtual_host: '/openstack'
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
       pools:
         default:
           description: 'default pool'
diff --git a/designate/server/single.yml b/designate/server/single.yml
index 11bd1d1..e89afe1 100644
--- a/designate/server/single.yml
+++ b/designate/server/single.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 classes:
 - service.designate.server.single
 - system.salt.minion.cert.mysql.clients.openstack.designate
+- system.salt.minion.cert.rabbitmq.clients.openstack.designate
 parameters:
   _param:
     designate_admin_api_enabled: false
     internal_protocol: 'http'
     openstack_mysql_x509_enabled: False
     galera_ssl_enabled: False
+    openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled: False
+    rabbitmq_ssl_enabled: False
     openstack_rabbitmq_port: 5672
   linux:
     system:
@@ -59,6 +62,13 @@
         user: openstack
         password: ${_param:rabbitmq_openstack_password}
         virtual_host: '/openstack'
+        x509:
+          enabled: ${_param:openstack_rabbitmq_x509_enabled}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_ssl_ca_file}
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_cert_file}
+        ssl:
+          enabled: ${_param:rabbitmq_ssl_enabled}
       pools:
         default:
           description: 'default pool'
diff --git a/salt/minion/cert/rabbitmq/clients/openstack/designate.yml b/salt/minion/cert/rabbitmq/clients/openstack/designate.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5eb631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/minion/cert/rabbitmq/clients/openstack/designate.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    salt_minion_ca_host: cfg01.${_param:cluster_domain}
+    salt_minion_ca_authority: salt_master_ca
+    rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_key_file: /etc/designate/ssl/rabbitmq/client-key.pem
+    rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_cert_file: /etc/designate/ssl/rabbitmq/client-cert.pem
+    rabbitmq_designate_ssl_ca_file: /etc/designate/ssl/rabbitmq/ca-cert.pem
+  salt:
+    minion:
+      cert:
+        rabbitmq-designate-client:
+          host: ${_param:salt_minion_ca_host}
+          authority: ${_param:salt_minion_ca_authority}
+          common_name: rabbitmq-designate-client
+          signing_policy: cert_client
+          key_usage: "digitalSignature,nonRepudiation,keyEncipherment"
+          key_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_key_file}
+          cert_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_client_ssl_cert_file}
+          ca_file: ${_param:rabbitmq_designate_ssl_ca_file}
+          user: designate
+          group: designate
+          mode: 640