diff --git a/playbooks/os-horizon-install.yml b/playbooks/os-horizon-install.yml
index 4ede07b00d..3c314d0b74 100644
--- a/playbooks/os-horizon-install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/os-horizon-install.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@
       tags:
         - horizon-logs
   roles:
-    - { role: "os_horizon", tags: [ "os-horizon" ] }
+    - role: "os_horizon"
+      horizon_galera_address: "{{ galera_address }}"
+      horizon_server_name: "{{ container_name }}"
+      horizon_venv_tag: "{{ openstack_release }}"
+      tags:
+        - "os-horizon"
     - role: "rsyslog_client"
       rsyslog_client_log_rotate_file: horizon_log_rotate
       rsyslog_client_log_dir: "/var/log/apache2"
@@ -85,7 +90,5 @@
         - "system-crontab-coordination"
   vars:
     galera_address: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
-    horizon_galera_address: "{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}"
     ansible_hostname: "{{ container_name }}"
-    horizon_server_name: "{{ container_name }}"
     is_metal: "{{ properties.is_metal|default(false) }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/defaults/main.yml
index 9b3390a4f1..65fe32bc71 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,22 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Defines that the role will be deployed on a host machine
-is_metal: true
-
 ## Verbosity Options
 debug: False
 verbose: True
 
+# Name of the virtual env to deploy into
+horizon_venv_tag: untagged
+horizon_venv_bin: "/openstack/venvs/horizon-{{ horizon_venv_tag }}/bin"
+
+# Set this to enable or disable installing in a venv
+horizon_venv_enabled: true
+
+# The bin path defaults to the venv path however if installation in a
+#  venv is disabled the bin path will be dynamically set based on the
+#  system path used when the installing.
+horizon_bin: "{{ horizon_venv_bin }}"
+
 ## System info
 horizon_system_user_name: horizon
 horizon_system_group_name: www-data
@@ -44,7 +53,10 @@ horizon_session_timeout: 1800
 horizon_help_url: http://docs.openstack.org
 
 ## Installation directories
-horizon_lib_dir: /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
+horizon_venv_lib_dir: "{{ horizon_bin | dirname }}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages"
+horizon_non_venv_lib_dir: "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages"
+horizon_lib_dir: "{{ (horizon_venv_enabled | bool) | ternary(horizon_venv_lib_dir, horizon_non_venv_lib_dir) }}"
+horizon_lib_wsgi_file: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/wsgi/django.wsgi"
 
 horizon_endpoint_type: internalURL
 
@@ -121,6 +133,11 @@ horizon_apt_packages:
   - libxslt1.1
   - openssl
 
+# horizon packages that must be installed before anything else
+horizon_requires_pip_packages:
+  - virtualenv
+  - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
+
 horizon_pip_packages:
   - django-appconf
   - greenlet
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
index 675991a196..74562d1d8d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_db_setup.yml
@@ -40,19 +40,21 @@
     - horizon-db-setup
 
 - name: Perform a horizon DB sync
-  command: horizon-manage.py syncdb --noinput
+  command: "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py syncdb --noinput"
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
   tags:
+    - horizon-db-setup
     - horizon-db-sync
     - horizon-setup
+    - horizon-command-bin
 
 - name: Register DB session cleanup cron
   cron:
     name: "Clear out expired sessions"
     minute: "{{ 58 | random(start=2) }}"
     hour: 21
-    job: "/usr/local/bin/horizon-manage.py clearsessions"
+    job: "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py clearsessions"
     user: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
     state: present
   tags:
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_install.yml
index 674a0cb276..beb6a70b0c 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_install.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,24 @@
     - horizon-install
     - horizon-apt-packages
 
-- name: Install pip packages
+- name: Install pip packages (venv)
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+    virtualenv: "{{ horizon_venv_bin | dirname }}"
+    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
+    extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ horizon_pip_packages }}"
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Install pip packages (no venv)
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
@@ -48,6 +65,6 @@
   delay: 2
   with_items:
     - "{{ horizon_pip_packages }}"
+  when: not horizon_venv_enabled | bool
   tags:
-    - horizon-install
     - horizon-pip-packages
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
index 4dd5cacd24..ea82206d29 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_post_install.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# Because there is no specific "horizon" command this method
+#  is looking for the "keystone" command to set the horizon
+#  command path.
+- name: Get horizon command path
+  command: which keystone
+  register: horizon_command_path
+  when:
+    - not horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-command-bin
+
+- name: Set horizon command path
+  set_fact:
+    horizon_bin: "{{ horizon_command_path.stdout | dirname }}"
+  when:
+    - not horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-command-bin
+
 - name: Setup Horizon config(s)
   template:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
@@ -22,22 +41,11 @@
     mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
   with_items:
     - { src: "horizon_local_settings.py.j2", dest: "/etc/horizon/local_settings.py", mode: "0644" }
+    - { src: "horizon-manage.py.j2", dest: "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py", mode: "0755" }
   notify: Restart apache2
   tags:
     - horizon-configs
 
-- name: Setup Horizon config(s)
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-    owner: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
-    group: "{{ horizon_system_group_name }}"
-    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { src: "horizon-manage.py", dest: "/usr/local/bin/horizon-manage.py", mode: "0755" }
-  tags:
-    - horizon-configs
-
 - name: Create horizon links
   file:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
@@ -55,8 +63,22 @@
   sudo: yes
   sudo_user: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
   with_items:
-    - horizon-manage.py collectstatic --noinput
-    - horizon-manage.py compress --force
+    - "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py collectstatic --noinput"
+    - "{{ horizon_bin }}/horizon-manage.py compress --force"
   tags:
     - horizon-configs
     - horizon-static-collect
+    - horizon-command-bin
+
+- name: Setup Horizon config(s)
+  template:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    owner: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
+    group: "{{ horizon_system_group_name }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { src: "horizon_django.wsgi.j2", dest: "{{ horizon_lib_wsgi_file }}" }
+  notify: Restart apache2
+  tags:
+    - horizon-configs
+    - horizon-wsgi-venv
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
index f06d01ec98..60053d0116 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
@@ -34,16 +34,82 @@
     - horizon-user
 
 - name: Create horizon dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: "directory"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(horizon_system_user_name) }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group|default(horizon_system_group_name) }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { path: "/openstack", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
+    - { path: "/etc/horizon", mode: "2755" }
+    - { path: "{{ horizon_system_user_home }}", mode: "2755" }
+  tags:
+    - horizon-dirs
+
+- name: Create horizon venv dir
   file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: directory
     owner: "{{ item.owner|default(horizon_system_user_name) }}"
     group: "{{ item.group|default(horizon_system_group_name) }}"
   with_items:
-    - { path: "/etc/horizon" }
-    - { path: "{{ horizon_system_user_home }}" }
-    - { path: "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/static" }
-    - { path: "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstack_dashboard/local" }
+    - { path: "/openstack/venvs", mode: "0755", owner: "root", group: "root" }
+    - { path: "{{ horizon_venv_bin }}" }
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-dirs
+
+- name: Install requires pip packages
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+    extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ horizon_requires_pip_packages }}"
+  tags:
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Create horizon venv
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+    virtualenv: "{{ horizon_venv_bin | dirname }}"
+    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
+    extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ horizon_requires_pip_packages }}"
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Create horizon links for venv
+  file:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    owner: "{{ horizon_system_user_name }}"
+    group: "{{ horizon_system_group_name }}"
+    state: "link"
+  with_items:
+    - src: "{{ horizon_lib_dir | dirname }}/site-packages"
+      dest: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}"
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-configs
+
+- name: Create static horizon dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    state: "directory"
+    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(horizon_system_user_name) }}"
+    group: "{{ item.group|default(horizon_system_group_name) }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/static", mode: "2755" }
+    - { path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard", mode: "2755" }
+    - { path: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/local", mode: "2755" }
   tags:
     - horizon-dirs
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/files/horizon-manage.py b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon-manage.py.j2
similarity index 81%
rename from playbooks/roles/os_horizon/files/horizon-manage.py
rename to playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon-manage.py.j2
index 5818a6de38..b0fd422baf 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/files/horizon-manage.py
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon-manage.py.j2
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 # under the License.
 
 import os
+
+{% if horizon_venv_enabled | bool %}
+
+activate_this = os.path.expanduser("{{ horizon_venv_bin }}/activate_this.py")
+execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
+
+{% endif %}
+
 import sys
 
 from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line  # noqa
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon_django.wsgi.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon_django.wsgi.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60edb1e5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/horizon_django.wsgi.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import logging
+import os
+
+{% if horizon_venv_enabled | bool %}
+
+activate_this = os.path.expanduser("{{ horizon_venv_bin }}/activate_this.py")
+execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
+
+{% endif %}
+
+import sys
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+from django.conf import settings
+
+# Add this file path to sys.path in order to import settings
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), '../..'))
+os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'openstack_dashboard.settings'
+sys.stdout = sys.stderr
+
+DEBUG = False
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
index f8d8f9624b..ed77df24eb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_horizon/templates/openstack_dashboard.conf.j2
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@
     SSLCipherSuite {{ horizon_ssl_cipher_suite }}
     SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
 
-    WSGIScriptAlias / {{ horizon_lib_dir }}/openstack_dashboard/wsgi/django.wsgi
+    WSGIScriptAlias / {{ horizon_lib_wsgi_file }}
     WSGIDaemonProcess horizon user={{ horizon_system_user_name }} group={{ horizon_system_group_name }} processes={{ ansible_processor_cores }} threads={{ threads if threads > 0 else 1 }}
     WSGIProcessGroup horizon
     WSGIApplicationGroup horizon
 
-    Alias /static {{ horizon_lib_dir }}/static/
-    <Directory /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/openstack_dashboard/wsgi/>
+    <Directory {{ horizon_lib_wsgi_file | dirname }}>
       <Files django.wsgi>
         Order allow,deny
         allow from all
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@
       </Files>
     </Directory>
 
+    Alias /static {{ horizon_lib_dir }}/static/
+
     <Directory {{ horizon_lib_dir }}/static/>
       Options -FollowSymlinks
       AllowOverride None