diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
index 4b508d073b..8a24f43f06 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ nova_services:
     volumes: "{{ nova_api_default_volumes + nova_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ nova_api_dimensions }}"
     healthcheck: "{{ nova_api_healthcheck }}"
+    wsgi: "nova.wsgi.osapi_compute:application"
     haproxy:
       nova_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_nova }}"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ nova_services:
     volumes: "{{ nova_metadata_default_volumes + nova_metadata_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ nova_metadata_dimensions }}"
     healthcheck: "{{ nova_metadata_healthcheck }}"
+    wsgi: "nova.wsgi.metadata:application"
     haproxy:
       nova_metadata:
         enabled: "{{ enable_nova }}"
@@ -310,5 +312,9 @@ nova_source_version: "{{ kolla_source_version }}"
 # TLS
 ####################
 nova_enable_tls_backend: "{{ kolla_enable_tls_backend }}"
-
 nova_copy_certs: "{{ kolla_copy_ca_into_containers | bool or nova_enable_tls_backend | bool }}"
+
+####################
+# WSGI
+####################
+nova_wsgi_provider: "uwsgi"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/config.yml
index 4904d496ca..abbcf939d0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/tasks/config.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/nova-api/nova-api-wsgi.conf"
     mode: "0660"
   become: true
-  when: service | service_enabled_and_mapped_to_host
+  when:
+    - service | service_enabled_and_mapped_to_host
+    - nova_wsgi_provider == "apache"
 
 - name: Copying over nova-metadata-wsgi.conf
   vars:
@@ -97,7 +99,30 @@
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/nova-metadata/nova-metadata-wsgi.conf"
     mode: "0660"
   become: true
-  when: service | service_enabled_and_mapped_to_host
+  when:
+    - service | service_enabled_and_mapped_to_host
+    - nova_wsgi_provider == "apache"
+
+- name: "Configure uWSGI for Nova"
+  include_role:
+    name: service-uwsgi-config
+  vars:
+    project_services: "{{ nova_services }}"
+    service: "{{ nova_services[item.name] }}"
+    service_name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    service_uwsgi_config_http_port: "{{ item.port }}"
+    service_uwsgi_config_log_file_chmod: "644"
+    service_uwsgi_config_module: "{{ service.wsgi }}"
+    service_uwsgi_config_tls_backend: "{{ nova_enable_tls_backend | bool }}"
+    service_uwsgi_config_tls_cert: "/etc/nova/certs/nova-cert.pem"
+    service_uwsgi_config_tls_key: "/etc/nova/certs/nova-key.pem"
+    service_uwsgi_config_uid: "nova"
+  when:
+    - service | service_enabled_and_mapped_to_host
+    - nova_wsgi_provider == "uwsgi"
+  loop:
+    - { name: "nova-api", port: "{{ nova_api_listen_port }}" }
+    - { name: "nova-metadata", port: "{{ nova_metadata_listen_port }}" }
 
 - name: Copying over vendordata file
   vars:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-api.json.j2
index 444e44ec66..a364a9ab41 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-api.json.j2
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 {% set apache_binary = 'apache2' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'httpd' %}
 {% set apache_conf_dir = 'apache2/conf-enabled' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'httpd/conf.d' %}
+{% set command = '/usr/sbin/{{ apache_binary }} -DFOREGROUND' if nova_wsgi_provider == 'apache' else 'uwsgi /etc/nova/nova-api-uwsgi.ini' %}
 {
-    "command": "/usr/sbin/{{ apache_binary }} -DFOREGROUND",
+    "command": "{{ command }}",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/nova/nova.conf",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
-        },
+        }{% if nova_wsgi_provider == 'apache' %},
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova-api-wsgi.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/{{ apache_conf_dir }}/nova-api-wsgi.conf",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
-        }{% if nova_policy_file is defined %},
+        }{% elif nova_wsgi_provider == 'uwsgi' %},
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova-api-uwsgi.ini",
+            "dest": "/etc/nova/nova-api-uwsgi.ini",
+            "owner": "nova",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }{% endif %}{% if nova_policy_file is defined %},
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/{{ nova_policy_file }}",
             "dest": "/etc/nova/{{ nova_policy_file }}",
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-metadata.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-metadata.json.j2
index 0de4d593c3..08b172c465 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-metadata.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/nova/templates/nova-metadata.json.j2
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 {% set apache_binary = 'apache2' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'httpd' %}
 {% set apache_conf_dir = 'apache2/conf-enabled' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'httpd/conf.d' %}
+{% set command = '/usr/sbin/{{ apache_binary }} -DFOREGROUND' if nova_wsgi_provider == 'apache' else 'uwsgi /etc/nova/nova-metadata-uwsgi.ini' %}
 {
-    "command": "/usr/sbin/{{ apache_binary }} -DFOREGROUND",
+    "command": "{{ command }}",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova.conf",
             "dest": "/etc/nova/nova.conf",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
-        },
+        }{% if nova_wsgi_provider == 'apache' %},
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova-metadata-wsgi.conf",
-            "dest": "/etc/{{ apache_conf_dir }}/nova-metadata-wsgi.conf",
+            "dest": "/etc/{{ apache_conf_dir }}/nova-api-wsgi.conf",
             "owner": "nova",
             "perm": "0600"
-        }{% if nova_policy_file is defined %},
+        }{% elif nova_wsgi_provider == 'uwsgi' %},
+        {
+            "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/nova-metadata-uwsgi.ini",
+            "dest": "/etc/nova/nova-metadata-uwsgi.ini",
+            "owner": "nova",
+            "perm": "0600"
+        }{% endif %}{% if nova_policy_file is defined %},
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/{{ nova_policy_file }}",
             "dest": "/etc/nova/{{ nova_policy_file }}",
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/uwsgi-aef85ccbc76dab3e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/uwsgi-aef85ccbc76dab3e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3d9ed4dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/uwsgi-aef85ccbc76dab3e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds support for running following services using uWSGI (without using
+    Apache+mod_wsgi) which is enabled by default. To disable it please
+    set <service>_wsgi_provider to ``apache`` (default is ``uwsgi``):
+
+    .. list-table::
+
+      * - Service
+        - Variable
+      * - Nova
+        - nova_wsgi_provider