diff --git a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
index 430318d0ed..2723cd5131 100644
--- a/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
+++ b/group_vars/osds.yml.sample
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ dummy:
 #  - "{{ crush_rule_hdd }}"
 #  - "{{ crush_rule_ssd }}"
 
+#ceph_ec_profiles: {}
+
 # Caution: this will create crush roots and racks according to hostvars {{ osd_crush_location }}
 # and will move hosts into them which might lead to significant data movement in the cluster!
 #
diff --git a/library/ceph_ec_profile.py b/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
index 1ac5df38dc..778a7a7287 100644
--- a/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
+++ b/library/ceph_ec_profile.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 RETURN = '''#  '''
 
 
-def get_profile(module, name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
+def get_profile(name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
     '''
     Get existing profile
     '''
@@ -116,16 +116,14 @@ def get_profile(module, name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
     return cmd
 
 
-def create_profile(module, name, k, m, stripe_unit, crush_device_class, cluster='ceph', force=False, container_image=None):  # noqa: E501
+def create_profile(name, user_profile, force, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):  # noqa: E501
     '''
     Create a profile
     '''
 
-    args = ['set', name, 'k={}'.format(k), 'm={}'.format(m)]
-    if stripe_unit:
-        args.append('stripe_unit={}'.format(stripe_unit))
-    if crush_device_class:
-        args.append('crush-device-class={}'.format(crush_device_class))
+    args = ['set', name]
+    for key, value in user_profile.items():
+        args.append('{}={}'.format(key, value))
     if force:
         args.append('--force')
 
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ def create_profile(module, name, k, m, stripe_unit, crush_device_class, cluster=
     return cmd
 
 
-def delete_profile(module, name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
+def delete_profile(name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
     '''
     Delete a profile
     '''
@@ -152,6 +150,22 @@ def delete_profile(module, name, cluster='ceph', container_image=None):
     return cmd
 
 
+def parse_user_profile(module):
+    profile_keys = ['plugin',
+                    'k', 'm', 'd', 'l', 'c',
+                    'stripe_unit', 'scalar_mds', 'technique',
+                    'crush-root', 'crush-device-class', 'crush-failure-domain']
+
+    profile = {}
+    for key in profile_keys:
+        ansible_lookup_key = key.replace('-', '_')
+        value = module.params.get(ansible_lookup_key)
+        if value:
+            profile[key] = value
+
+    return profile
+
+
 def run_module():
     module_args = dict(
         cluster=dict(type='str', required=False, default='ceph'),
@@ -159,9 +173,18 @@ def run_module():
         state=dict(type='str', required=False,
                    choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
         stripe_unit=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        plugin=dict(type='str', required=False, default='jerasure'),
         k=dict(type='str', required=False),
         m=dict(type='str', required=False),
-        crush_device_class=dict(type='str', required=False, default=''),
+        d=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        l=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        c=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        scalar_mds=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        technique=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        crush_root=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        crush_failure_domain=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        crush_device_class=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        force=dict(type='bool', required=False, default=False),
     )
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
@@ -174,10 +197,8 @@ def run_module():
     name = module.params.get('name')
     cluster = module.params.get('cluster')
     state = module.params.get('state')
-    stripe_unit = module.params.get('stripe_unit')
-    k = module.params.get('k')
-    m = module.params.get('m')
-    crush_device_class = module.params.get('crush_device_class')
+    force = module.params.get('force')
+    user_profile = parse_user_profile(module)
 
     if module.check_mode:
         module.exit_json(
@@ -191,46 +212,32 @@ def run_module():
         )
 
     startd = datetime.datetime.now()
+    diff = dict(before="", after="")
     changed = False
 
     # will return either the image name or None
     container_image = is_containerized()
 
     if state == "present":
-        rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module, get_profile(module, name, cluster, container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
+        rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module, get_profile(name, cluster, container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
+        current_profile = {}
         if rc == 0:
-            # the profile already exists, let's check whether we have to
-            # update it
             current_profile = json.loads(out)
-            if current_profile['k'] != k or \
-               current_profile['m'] != m or \
-               current_profile.get('stripe_unit', stripe_unit) != stripe_unit or \
-               current_profile.get('crush-device-class', crush_device_class) != crush_device_class:  # noqa: E501
-                rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module,
-                                                 create_profile(module,
-                                                                name,
-                                                                k,
-                                                                m,
-                                                                stripe_unit,
-                                                                crush_device_class,  # noqa: E501
-                                                                cluster,
-                                                                force=True, container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
-                changed = True
-        else:
-            # the profile doesn't exist, it has to be created
-            rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module, create_profile(module,
-                                                                    name,
-                                                                    k,
-                                                                    m,
-                                                                    stripe_unit,  # noqa: E501
-                                                                    crush_device_class,  # noqa: E501
-                                                                    cluster,
-                                                                    container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
-            if rc == 0:
-                changed = True
+
+        changed = current_profile != user_profile
+        if changed:
+            diff['before'] = json.dumps(current_profile)
+            diff['after'] = json.dumps(user_profile)
+            rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module,
+                                             create_profile(name,
+                                                            user_profile,
+                                                            force,
+                                                            cluster,
+                                                            container_image=container_image),  # noqa: E501
+                                             check_rc=True)
 
     elif state == "absent":
-        rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module, delete_profile(module, name, cluster, container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
+        rc, cmd, out, err = exec_command(module, delete_profile(name, cluster, container_image=container_image))  # noqa: E501
         if not err:
             out = 'Profile {} removed.'.format(name)
             changed = True
@@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ def run_module():
             rc = 0
             out = "Skipping, the profile {} doesn't exist".format(name)
 
-    exit_module(module=module, out=out, rc=rc, cmd=cmd, err=err, startd=startd, changed=changed)  # noqa: E501
+    exit_module(module=module, out=out, rc=rc, cmd=cmd, err=err, startd=startd, changed=changed, diff=diff)  # noqa: E501
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/module_utils/ca_common.py b/module_utils/ca_common.py
index f478b75e59..32c0cbdbed 100644
--- a/module_utils/ca_common.py
+++ b/module_utils/ca_common.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def pre_generate_cmd(cmd, container_image=None, interactive=False):
     return cmd
 
 
-def exec_command(module, cmd, stdin=None):
+def exec_command(module, cmd, stdin=None, check_rc=False):
     '''
     Execute command(s)
     '''
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def exec_command(module, cmd, stdin=None):
     binary_data = False
     if stdin:
         binary_data = True
-    rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd, data=stdin, binary_data=binary_data)
+    rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd, data=stdin, binary_data=binary_data, check_rc=check_rc)  # noqa: E501
 
     return rc, cmd, out, err
 
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
index 99019ee50e..629400f57c 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ crush_rules:
   - "{{ crush_rule_hdd }}"
   - "{{ crush_rule_ssd }}"
 
+ceph_ec_profiles: {}
+
 # Caution: this will create crush roots and racks according to hostvars {{ osd_crush_location }}
 # and will move hosts into them which might lead to significant data movement in the cluster!
 #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
index 303326794e..0d4164b557 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-osd/tasks/crush_rules.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,39 @@
     - hostvars[groups[mon_group_name][0]]['create_crush_tree'] | default(create_crush_tree) | bool
     - osd_crush_location is defined
 
+- name: Create configured ec profiles
+  ceph_ec_profile:
+    name: "{{ item.key }}"
+    cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
+    state: "{{ item.value.state | default('present') }}"
+    stripe_unit: "{{ item.value.stripe_unit | default(omit) }}"
+    plugin: "{{ item.value.plugin | default(omit) }}"
+    k: "{{ item.value.k }}"
+    m: "{{ item.value.m }}"
+    d: "{{ item.value.d | default(omit) }}"
+    l: "{{ item.value.l | default(omit) }}"
+    c: "{{ item.value.c | default(omit) }}"
+    scalar_mds: "{{ item.value.scalar_mds | default(omit) }}"
+    technique: "{{ item.value.technique | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_root: "{{ item.value.crush_root | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_failure_domain: "{{ item.value.crush_failure_domain | default(omit) }}"
+    crush_device_class: "{{ item.value.crush_device_class | default(omit) }}"
+    force: "{{ item.value.force | default(false) }}"
+  environment:
+    CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
+    CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
+  loop: "{{ ceph_ec_profiles | dict2items }}"
+  delegate_to: '{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}'
+  run_once: true
+
 - name: Create configured crush rules
   ceph_crush_rule:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    rule_type: replicated
-    bucket_root: "{{ item.root }}"
-    bucket_type: "{{ item.type }}"
+    rule_type: "{{ item.rule_type | default('replicated') }}"
+    profile: "{{ item.ec_profile | default(omit) }}"
+    bucket_root: "{{ item.root | default(omit) }}"
+    bucket_type: "{{ item.type | default(omit) }}"
     device_class: "{{ item.class | default(omit) }}"
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
index 3f6d1c2dd5..b529a0ad95 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-rgw/tasks/rgw_create_pools.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   ceph_ec_profile:
     name: "{{ item.value.ec_profile }}"
     cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    k: "{{ item.value.ec_k }}"
-    m: "{{ item.value.ec_m }}"
+    k: "{{ item.value.ec_k | default(omit) }}"
+    m: "{{ item.value.ec_m | default(omit) }}"
     crush_device_class: "{{ item.value.ec_crush_device_class | default(omit) }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
+    - item.value.type | default('') == 'ec'
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
     CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
@@ -27,32 +27,10 @@
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
   when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
+    - item.value.type | default('') == 'ec'
 
-- name: Create ec pools for rgw
-  ceph_pool:
-    name: "{{ item.key }}"
-    state: present
-    cluster: "{{ cluster }}"
-    pg_num: "{{ item.value.pg_num | default(omit) }}"
-    pgp_num: "{{ item.value.pgp_num | default(omit) }}"
-    size: "{{ item.value.size | default(omit) }}"
-    pg_autoscale_mode: "{{ item.value.pg_autoscale_mode | default(omit) }}"
-    target_size_ratio: "{{ item.value.target_size_ratio | default(omit) }}"
-    pool_type: erasure
-    erasure_profile: "{{ item.value.ec_profile }}"
-    application: rgw
-  loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when:
-    - item.value.type is defined
-    - item.value.type == 'ec'
-  environment:
-    CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
-    CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
-
-- name: Create replicated pools for rgw
+- name: Create rgw pools
   ceph_pool:
     name: "{{ item.key }}"
     state: present
@@ -63,12 +41,12 @@
     min_size: "{{ item.value.min_size | default(omit) }}"
     pg_autoscale_mode: "{{ item.value.pg_autoscale_mode | default(omit) }}"
     target_size_ratio: "{{ item.value.target_size_ratio | default(omit) }}"
-    pool_type: replicated
-    rule_name: "{{ item.value.rule_name | default(ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule_name) }}"
+    pool_type: "{{ 'erasure' if item.value.type | default('') == 'ec' else 'replicated' }}"
+    erasure_profile: "{{ item.value.ec_profile | default(omit) }}"
+    rule_name: "{{ item.value.rule_name if item.value.rule_name is defined else item.key if item.value.type | default('') == 'ec' else ceph_osd_pool_default_crush_rule_name }}"
     application: rgw
   loop: "{{ rgw_create_pools | dict2items }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
-  when: item.value.type is not defined or item.value.type == 'replicated'
   environment:
     CEPH_CONTAINER_IMAGE: "{{ ceph_docker_registry + '/' + ceph_docker_image + ':' + ceph_docker_image_tag if containerized_deployment | bool else None }}"
     CEPH_CONTAINER_BINARY: "{{ container_binary }}"
diff --git a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
index ae30eec6d1..73fbeb5c6d 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-validate/tasks/check_rgw_pools.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   when:
     - item.value.type is defined
     - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
     - item.value.ec_k is undefined
 
 - name: Fail if ec_m is not set for ec pools
@@ -24,4 +25,5 @@
   when:
     - item.value.type is defined
     - item.value.type == 'ec'
+    - item.value.create_profile | default(true)
     - item.value.ec_m is undefined