diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
index 0e03c02665..1a13e0ea3a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/defaults/main.yml
@@ -90,21 +90,25 @@ octavia_api_default_volumes:
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
   - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if kolla_base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] else '' }}"
   - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/octavia/octavia:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python' ~ distro_python_version ~ '/site-packages/octavia' }}"
 octavia_health_manager_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-health-manager/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
   - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if kolla_base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] else '' }}"
   - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/octavia/octavia:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python' ~ distro_python_version ~ '/site-packages/octavia' if octavia_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
 octavia_housekeeping_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-housekeeping/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
   - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if kolla_base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] else '' }}"
   - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/octavia/octavia:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python' ~ distro_python_version ~ '/site-packages/octavia' if octavia_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
 octavia_worker_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/octavia-worker/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
   - "{{ '/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro' if kolla_base_distro in ['debian', 'ubuntu'] else '' }}"
   - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+  - "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory ~ '/octavia/octavia:/var/lib/kolla/venv/lib/python' ~ distro_python_version ~ '/site-packages/octavia' if octavia_dev_mode | bool else '' }}"
 
 octavia_extra_volumes: "{{ default_extra_volumes }}"
 octavia_api_extra_volumes: "{{ octavia_extra_volumes }}"
@@ -146,3 +150,11 @@ octavia_ks_users:
     user: "{{ octavia_keystone_user }}"
     password: "{{ octavia_keystone_password }}"
     role: "admin"
+
+####################
+# Kolla
+####################
+octavia_git_repository: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_git }}/{{ project_name }}"
+octavia_dev_repos_pull: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_pull }}"
+octavia_dev_mode: "{{ kolla_dev_mode }}"
+octavia_source_version: "{{ kolla_source_version }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml
index 4cec448f74..1f856365b5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/handlers/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
     name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
-    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
index af6d2fd6be..ce5ce74635 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/bootstrap_service.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
       BOOTSTRAP:
     name: "bootstrap_octavia"
     restart_policy: no
-    volumes: "{{ octavia_api.volumes }}"
+    volumes: "{{ octavia_api.volumes | reject('equalto', '') | list }}"
   run_once: True
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[octavia_api.group][0] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/clone.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/clone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80b9342ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/clone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+- name: Cloning octavia source repository for development
+  become: true
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ octavia_git_repository }}"
+    dest: "{{ kolla_dev_repos_directory }}/{{ project_name }}"
+    update: "{{ octavia_dev_repos_pull }}"
+    version: "{{ octavia_source_version }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
index ca35957343..d325cd7bdf 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/octavia/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
         inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-housekeeping'] or
         inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-worker']
 
+- include_tasks: clone.yml
+  when: octavia_dev_mode | bool
+
 - include_tasks: bootstrap.yml
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['octavia-api']
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-support-octavia-dev-mod-c785e7be398c7c8e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-support-octavia-dev-mod-c785e7be398c7c8e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a29ddc873b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-support-octavia-dev-mod-c785e7be398c7c8e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    add support of octavia dev mod.