diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/Dockerfile.j2
index 6682261099..f3695a2b80 100644
--- a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
-COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
-RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_ceilometer_extend_start
+RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_ceilometer_extend_start
 
 {{ include_footer }}
 
diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/extend_start.sh b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/extend_start.sh
index 108ef33ec5..b9f026127c 100644
--- a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-api/extend_start.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
 if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
     ceilometer-manage db_sync
+    sudo chown -R ceilometer: /var/lib/ceilometer/
     exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
index c5b319aee5..90ce0b3346 100644
--- a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ RUN ln -s ceilometer-base-source/* ceilometer \
     && chown -R ceilometer: /etc/ceilometer /var/log/ceilometer /home/ceilometer \
     && sed -i 's|^exec_dirs.*|exec_dirs=/var/lib/kolla/venv/bin,/sbin,/usr/sbin,/bin,/usr/bin,/usr/local/bin,/usr/local/sbin|g' /etc/ceilometer/rootwrap.conf
 
+COPY ceilometer_sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/ceilometer_sudoers
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
+RUN chmod 750 /etc/sudoers.d \
+    && chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/ceilometer_sudoers \
+    && touch /usr/local/bin/kolla_ceilometer_extend_start \
+    && chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start /usr/local/bin/kolla_ceilometer_extend_start
+
 {% endif %}
 
 RUN usermod -a -G kolla ceilometer
diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/ceilometer_sudoers b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/ceilometer_sudoers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd861bb58c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/ceilometer_sudoers
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+%kolla ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/chown -R ceilometer\: /var/lib/ceilometer/, /bin/chown -R ceilometer\: /var/lib/ceilometer/
diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/extend_start.sh b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19521d9def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/ceilometer" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/ceilometer
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/ceilometer) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/ceilometer
+fi
+
+source /usr/local/bin/kolla_ceilometer_extend_start