diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index 0d06e094..47c76cb1 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ default_security_limits:
   - { domain: 'root', l_item: 'nofile', type: 'soft', value: '8192' }
   - { domain: 'root', l_item: 'nofile', type: 'hard', value: '8192' }
 
+# default_rsyslog_custom_rules:
+#   - ':msg, contains, "icmp6_send: no reply to icmp error" ~'
+#   - ':msg, contains, "[PYTHON] Can\'t call the metric handler function for" ~'
 
 #
 # debian/ubuntu distributions controllers
diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/rsyslogfix.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/rsyslogfix.yml
index 7202091d..7b8d2636 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/rsyslogfix.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/rsyslogfix.yml
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@
   when:
     - is_precise and ansible_kernel != "3.2.0-4-amd64"
     - is_not_trusty
-  notify:
-    Restart rsyslog
-  tags:
-    - rsyslog
+  notify: Restart rsyslog
+  tags: rsyslog
 
 - name: Enable the kernel logger on ubuntu 12.04 and kernel major version >= 3
   lineinfile: dest=/etc/rsyslog.conf line="$ModLoad imklog" insertafter="^#$ModLoad imklog" backup=yes
   when:
     - is_precise and ansible_kernel == "3.2.0-4-amd64"
     - is_trusty
-  notify:
-    Restart rsyslog
-  tags:
-    - rsyslog
+  notify: Restart rsyslog
+  tags: rsyslog
+
+- name: Install custom rsyslog rules
+  template: src=10-custom_rules.conf.j2 dest=/etc/rsyslog.d/10-custom_rules.conf owner=root group=root mode=0444
+  when: default_rsyslog_custom_rules is defined
+  notify: Restart rsyslog
+  tags: rsyslog
+  
diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/templates/10-custom_rules.conf.j2 b/ubuntu-deb-general/templates/10-custom_rules.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc2672f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/templates/10-custom_rules.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{% if default_rsyslog_custom_rules is defined %}
+{% for entry in default_rsyslog_custom_rules %}
+{{ entry }}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+