diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5ad5268..e7d3855 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ gnocchi_venv_download: "{{ not gnocchi_developer_mode | bool and not gnocchi_ide
 gnocchi_venv_download_url: http://127.0.0.1/venvs/untagged/ubuntu/gnocchi.tgz
 
 #: Index Database info
+gnocchi_db_setup_host: "{{ ('galera_all' in groups) | ternary(groups['galera_all'][0], 'localhost') }}"
+gnocchi_galera_address: "{{ galera_address | default('127.0.0.1') }}"
 gnocchi_galera_database: gnocchi
 gnocchi_galera_user: gnocchi
 gnocchi_galera_address: "{{ galera_address }}"
diff --git a/examples/playbook.yml b/examples/playbook.yml
index b3fffc0..182ad72 100644
--- a/examples/playbook.yml
+++ b/examples/playbook.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@
   user: root
   roles:
     - { role: "os_gnocchi", tags: [ "os-gnocchi" ] }
+    galera_root_user: root
+  vars_prompt:
+    - name: "galera_root_password"
+      prompt: "What is galera_root_password?"
diff --git a/tasks/gnocchi_db_setup.yml b/tasks/gnocchi_db_setup.yml
index 5f3870b..365838c 100644
--- a/tasks/gnocchi_db_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/gnocchi_db_setup.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,32 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+- name: Create DB for service
+  mysql_db:
+    login_user: "{{ galera_root_user }}"
+    login_password: "{{ galera_root_password }}"
+    login_host: "{{ gnocchi_galera_address }}"
+    name: "{{ gnocchi_galera_database }}"
+    state: "present"
+  delegate_to: "{{ gnocchi_db_setup_host }}"
+  no_log: True
+
+- name: Grant access to the DB for the service
+  mysql_user:
+    login_user: "{{ galera_root_user }}"
+    login_password: "{{ galera_root_password }}"
+    login_host: "{{ gnocchi_galera_address }}"
+    name: "{{ gnocchi_galera_user }}"
+    password: "{{ gnocchi_container_mysql_password }}"
+    host: "{{ item }}"
+    state: "present"
+    priv: "{{ gnocchi_galera_database }}.*:ALL"
+  delegate_to: "{{ gnocchi_db_setup_host }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "localhost"
+    - "%"
+  no_log: True
+
 - name: Perform a Gnocchi DB sync
   command: "{{ gnocchi_bin }}/gnocchi-upgrade {{ gnocchi_db_sync_options }}"
   become: yes