diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 00839baf40..84b8df014a 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -522,6 +522,13 @@ nova_backend_ceph: "{{ enable_ceph }}"
 nova_backend: "{{ 'rbd' if nova_backend_ceph | bool else 'default' }}"
 
 
+#######################
+# Murano options
+#######################
+murano_agent_rabbitmq_vhost: "muranoagent"
+murano_agent_rabbitmq_user: "muranoagent"
+
+
 #######################
 # Horizon options
 #######################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
index f704a3d7fd..4dc06648cc 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/murano/templates/murano.conf.j2
@@ -33,11 +33,18 @@ memcache_security_strategy = ENCRYPT
 memcache_secret_key = {{ memcache_secret_key }}
 memcached_servers = {% for host in groups['memcached'] %}{{ hostvars[host]['ansible_' + hostvars[host]['api_interface']]['ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ memcached_port }}{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
 
-
 [murano]
 url = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ kolla_internal_fqdn }}:{{ murano_api_port }}
 api_workers = {{ openstack_service_workers }}
 
-
 [oslo_messaging_notifications]
 driver = messagingv2
+
+{% if service_name == 'murano-engine' %}
+[rabbitmq]
+host = {{ kolla_external_vip_address }}
+port = {{ outward_rabbitmq_port }}
+login = {{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_user }}
+password = {{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_password }}
+virtual_host = {{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_vhost }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/templates/definitions.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/templates/definitions.json.j2
index 0f312ac4d8..f617069d52 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/templates/definitions.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/rabbitmq/templates/definitions.json.j2
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 {
   "vhosts": [
-    {"name": "/"}
+    {"name": "/"}{% if project_name == 'outward_rabbitmq' %},
+    {"name": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_vhost }}"}
+    {% endif %}
   ],
   "users": [
-    {"name": "{{ role_rabbitmq_user }}", "password": "{{ role_rabbitmq_password }}", "tags": "administrator"}
+    {"name": "{{ role_rabbitmq_user }}", "password": "{{ role_rabbitmq_password }}", "tags": "administrator"}{% if project_name == 'outward_rabbitmq' %},
+    {"name": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_user }}", "password": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_password }}", "tags": "management"}
+    {% endif %}
   ],
   "permissions": [
-    {"user": "{{ role_rabbitmq_user }}", "vhost": "/", "configure": ".*", "write": ".*", "read": ".*"}
+    {"user": "{{ role_rabbitmq_user }}", "vhost": "/", "configure": ".*", "write": ".*", "read": ".*"}{% if project_name == 'outward_rabbitmq' %},
+    {"user": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_user }}", "vhost": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_vhost }}", "configure": ".*", "write": ".*", "read": ".*"}
+    {% endif %}
   ],
   "policies":[
-    {"vhost": "/", "name": "ha-all", "pattern": ".*", "apply-to": "all", "definition": {"ha-mode":"all"}, "priority":0}
+    {"vhost": "/", "name": "ha-all", "pattern": ".*", "apply-to": "all", "definition": {"ha-mode":"all"}, "priority":0}{% if project_name == 'outward_rabbitmq' %},
+    {"vhost": "{{ murano_agent_rabbitmq_vhost }}", "name": "ha-all", "pattern": ".*", "apply-to": "all", "definition": {"ha-mode":"all"}, "priority":0}
+    {% endif %}
   ]
 }
diff --git a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
index 43310fc61b..c5c45a383c 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ heat_domain_admin_password:
 
 murano_database_password:
 murano_keystone_password:
+murano_agent_rabbitmq_password:
 
 ironic_database_password:
 ironic_keystone_password:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/murano-rabbitmq-c3cec712b12f045f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/murano-rabbitmq-c3cec712b12f045f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef3b780788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/murano-rabbitmq-c3cec712b12f045f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - RabbitMQ now has a vhost entry so the engine can communicate
+    with murano agents running in user VMs.