diff --git a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
index 9e85466631..3c8929a0a5 100644
--- a/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/ceilometer/ceilometer-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}openstack-base:{{ tag }}
 MAINTAINER {{ maintainer }}
 
-{% if install_type == 'source' %}
+{% if install_type == 'binary' %}
+    {% if base_distro in ['centos', 'fedora', 'oraclelinux', 'rhel'] %}
+
+RUN yum -y install \
+        openstack-ceilometer-common \
+    && yum clean all
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% elif install_type == 'source' %}
 
 ADD ceilometer-base-archive /ceilometer-base-source
 RUN ln -s ceilometer-base-source/* ceilometer \