diff --git a/library/bootstrap-roles/deb-ubuntu-common/meta/main.yml b/library/bootstrap-roles/deb-ubuntu-common/meta/main.yml
index fea9d90c..91308486 100644
--- a/library/bootstrap-roles/deb-ubuntu-common/meta/main.yml
+++ b/library/bootstrap-roles/deb-ubuntu-common/meta/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 dependencies:
   - role: '../../library/roles/ubuntu-deb-general'
   - { role: '../../library/roles/cloud-init', when:  ansible_product_name == "oVirt Node" }
+  - role: '../../library/roles/tmpreaper'
   - role: '../../library/roles/iptables'
   - { role: '../../library/roles/data_disk', when: additional_disks is defined and additional_disks }
   - role: '../../library/roles/sshd_config'
diff --git a/library/roles/tmpreaper/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/tmpreaper/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6f4272f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/roles/tmpreaper/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+tmpreaper_install: False
+tmpreaper_protect_extra: ''
+tmpreaper_dirs: '/tmp/.'
+tmpreaper_delay: '256'
+tmpreaper_additional_options: ''
+tmpreaper_time: '7d'
+
diff --git a/library/roles/tmpreaper/tasks/main.yml b/library/roles/tmpreaper/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c0d74a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/roles/tmpreaper/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+- name: Install tmpreaper on Debian/Ubuntu
+  block:
+  - name: Install tmpreaper
+    apt: pkg=tmpreaper state=latest cache_valid_time=1800
+
+  - name: Install the tmpreaper configuration
+    template: src=tmpreaper.conf.j2 dest=/etc/tmpreaper.conf owner=root group=root mode=0444
+
+  when:
+    - tmpreaper_install | bool
+    - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: tmpreaper
+
+- name: Remove tmpreaper on Debian/Ubuntu
+  block:
+  - name: Remove the tmpreaper package
+    apt: pkg=tmpreaper state=absent
+
+  - name: Remove the tmpreaper configuration
+    file: dest=/etc/tmpreaper.conf state=absent
+
+  when:
+    - not tmpreaper_install | bool
+    - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "Debian"
+  tags: tmpreaper
+
diff --git a/library/roles/tmpreaper/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2 b/library/roles/tmpreaper/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82569e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/roles/tmpreaper/templates/tmpreaper.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#
+TMPREAPER_TIME={{ tmpreaper_time }}
+TMPREAPER_PROTECT_EXTRA='{{ tmpreaper_protect_extra }}'
+TMPREAPER_DIRS='{{ tmpreaper_dirs }}'
+TMPREAPER_DELAY='{{ tmpreaper_delay }}'
+TMPREAPER_ADDITIONALOPTIONS='{{ tmpreaper_additional_options }}'
+