diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/ilo/deploy.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/ilo/deploy.py
index cc37db5950..f7f221894e 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/ilo/deploy.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/ilo/deploy.py
@@ -730,6 +730,44 @@ class VendorPassthru(agent_base_vendor.BaseAgentVendor):
             iscsi_deploy.get_deploy_info(task.node, **kwargs)
         elif method == 'pass_bootloader_install_info':
             iscsi_deploy.validate_pass_bootloader_info_input(task, kwargs)
+        elif method == 'boot_into_iso':
+            self._validate_boot_into_iso(task, kwargs)
+
+    def _validate_boot_into_iso(self, task, kwargs):
+        """Validates if attach_iso can be called and if inputs are proper."""
+        if not (task.node.provision_state == states.MANAGEABLE or
+                task.node.maintenance is True):
+            msg = (_("The requested action 'boot_into_iso' can be performed "
+                     "only when node %(node_uuid)s is in %(state)s state or "
+                     "in 'maintenance' mode") %
+                   {'node_uuid': task.node.uuid,
+                    'state': states.MANAGEABLE})
+            raise exception.InvalidStateRequested(msg)
+        d_info = {'boot_iso_href': kwargs.get('boot_iso_href')}
+        error_msg = _("Error validating input for boot_into_iso vendor "
+                      "passthru. Some parameters were not provided: ")
+        deploy_utils.check_for_missing_params(d_info, error_msg)
+        iscsi_deploy.validate_image_properties(
+            task.context, {'image_source': kwargs.get('boot_iso_href')}, [])
+
+    @base.passthru(['POST'])
+    @task_manager.require_exclusive_lock
+    def boot_into_iso(self, task, **kwargs):
+        """Attaches an ISO image in glance and reboots bare metal.
+
+        This method accepts an ISO image href (a Glance UUID or an HTTP(S) URL)
+        attaches it as virtual media and then reboots the node.  This is
+        useful for debugging purposes.  This can be invoked only when the node
+        is in manage state.
+
+        :param task: A TaskManager object.
+        :param kwargs: The arguments sent with vendor passthru. The expected
+            kwargs are::
+
+                'boot_iso_href': href of the image to be booted. This can be
+                    a Glance UUID or an HTTP(S) URL.
+        """
+        _reboot_into(task, kwargs['boot_iso_href'], ramdisk_options=None)
 
     def _configure_vmedia_boot(self, task, root_uuid):
         """Configure vmedia boot for the node."""
diff --git a/ironic/tests/drivers/ilo/test_deploy.py b/ironic/tests/drivers/ilo/test_deploy.py
index be0d5937fb..af0f839f59 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/drivers/ilo/test_deploy.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/drivers/ilo/test_deploy.py
@@ -1239,6 +1239,68 @@ class VendorPassthruTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
             reboot_and_finish_deploy_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                 mock.ANY, task)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(ilo_deploy, '_reboot_into', spec_set=True,
+                       autospec=True)
+    def test_boot_into_iso(self, reboot_into_mock):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            task.driver.vendor.boot_into_iso(task, boot_iso_href='foo')
+            reboot_into_mock.assert_called_once_with(task, 'foo',
+                                                     ramdisk_options=None)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(ilo_deploy.VendorPassthru, '_validate_boot_into_iso',
+                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test_validate_boot_into_iso(self, validate_boot_into_iso_mock):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            vendor = ilo_deploy.VendorPassthru()
+            vendor.validate(task, method='boot_into_iso', foo='bar')
+            validate_boot_into_iso_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+                vendor, task, {'foo': 'bar'})
+
+    def test__validate_boot_into_iso_invalid_state(self):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            task.node.provision_state = states.AVAILABLE
+            self.assertRaises(
+                exception.InvalidStateRequested,
+                task.driver.vendor._validate_boot_into_iso,
+                task, {})
+
+    def test__validate_boot_into_iso_missing_boot_iso_href(self):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            task.node.provision_state = states.MANAGEABLE
+            self.assertRaises(
+                exception.MissingParameterValue,
+                task.driver.vendor._validate_boot_into_iso,
+                task, {})
+
+    @mock.patch.object(iscsi_deploy, 'validate_image_properties',
+                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test__validate_boot_into_iso_manage(self, validate_image_prop_mock):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            info = {'boot_iso_href': 'foo'}
+            task.node.provision_state = states.MANAGEABLE
+            task.driver.vendor._validate_boot_into_iso(
+                task, info)
+            validate_image_prop_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+                task.context, {'image_source': 'foo'}, [])
+
+    @mock.patch.object(iscsi_deploy, 'validate_image_properties',
+                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
+    def test__validate_boot_into_iso_maintenance(
+            self, validate_image_prop_mock):
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            info = {'boot_iso_href': 'foo'}
+            task.node.maintenance = True
+            task.driver.vendor._validate_boot_into_iso(
+                task, info)
+            validate_image_prop_mock.assert_called_once_with(
+                task.context, {'image_source': 'foo'}, [])
+
 
 class IloPXEDeployTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):