diff --git a/octavia/common/context.py b/octavia/common/context.py
index ed1bfc3356..e1964f8e7b 100644
--- a/octavia/common/context.py
+++ b/octavia/common/context.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from oslo_context import context as common_context
 
+from octavia.common import policy
 from octavia.db import api as db_api
 
 
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ class Context(common_context.RequestContext):
 
     _session = None
 
+    def __init__(self, user=None, project_id=None, is_admin=False, **kwargs):
+
+        if project_id:
+            kwargs['tenant'] = project_id
+
+        super(Context, self).__init__(is_admin=is_admin, **kwargs)
+
+        self.policy = policy.Policy(self)
+
     @property
     def session(self):
         if self._session is None:
diff --git a/octavia/common/policy.py b/octavia/common/policy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc95345741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/common/policy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Policy Engine For Octavia."""
+
+import logging
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_policy import policy as oslo_policy
+from oslo_utils import excutils
+
+from octavia.common import exceptions
+from octavia.i18n import _LE
+from octavia import policies
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Policy(oslo_policy.Enforcer):
+
+    def __init__(self, context, conf=cfg.CONF, policy_file=None, rules=None,
+                 default_rule=None, use_conf=True, overwrite=True):
+        """Init an Enforcer class.
+
+            :param context: A context object.
+            :param conf: A configuration object.
+            :param policy_file: Custom policy file to use, if none is
+                                specified, ``conf.oslo_policy.policy_file``
+                                will be used.
+            :param rules: Default dictionary / Rules to use. It will be
+                          considered just in the first instantiation. If
+                          :meth:`load_rules` with ``force_reload=True``,
+                          :meth:`clear` or :meth:`set_rules` with
+                          ``overwrite=True`` is called this will be
+                          overwritten.
+            :param default_rule: Default rule to use, conf.default_rule will
+                                 be used if none is specified.
+            :param use_conf: Whether to load rules from cache or config file.
+            :param overwrite: Whether to overwrite existing rules when reload
+                              rules from config file.
+        """
+
+        super(Policy, self).__init__(conf, policy_file, rules, default_rule,
+                                     use_conf, overwrite)
+        self.context = context
+        self.register_defaults(policies.list_rules())
+
+    def authorize(self, action, target, do_raise=True, exc=None):
+        """Verifies that the action is valid on the target in this context.
+
+           :param context: nova context
+           :param action: string representing the action to be checked
+               this should be colon separated for clarity.
+               i.e. ``compute:create_instance``,
+               ``compute:attach_volume``,
+               ``volume:attach_volume``
+           :param target: dictionary representing the object of the action
+               for object creation this should be a dictionary representing the
+               location of the object e.g.
+               ``{'project_id': context.project_id}``
+           :param do_raise: if True (the default), raises PolicyNotAuthorized;
+               if False, returns False
+           :param exc: Class of the exceptions to raise if the check fails.
+                       Any remaining arguments passed to :meth:`enforce` (both
+                       positional and keyword arguments) will be passed to
+                       the exceptions class. If not specified,
+                       :class:`PolicyNotAuthorized` will be used.
+
+           :raises nova.exceptions.PolicyNotAuthorized: if verification fails
+               and do_raise is True. Or if 'exc' is specified it will raise an
+               exceptions of that type.
+
+           :return: returns a non-False value (not necessarily "True") if
+               authorized, and the exact value False if not authorized and
+               do_raise is False.
+        """
+        credentials = self.context.to_policy_values()
+        if not exc:
+            exc = exceptions.NotAuthorized
+
+        try:
+            return super(Policy, self).authorize(
+                action, target, credentials, do_raise=do_raise, exc=exc)
+        except oslo_policy.PolicyNotRegistered:
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.exception(_LE('Policy not registered'))
+        except Exception:
+            credentials.pop('auth_token', None)
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.debug('Policy check for %(action)s failed with '
+                          'credentials %(credentials)s',
+                          {'action': action, 'credentials': credentials})
+
+    def check_is_admin(self):
+        """Does roles contains 'admin' role according to policy setting.
+
+        """
+        credentials = self.context.to_dict()
+        target = credentials
+        return self.enforce('context_is_admin', target, credentials)
+
+    def get_rules(self):
+        return self.rules
+
+
+@oslo_policy.register('is_admin')
+class IsAdminCheck(oslo_policy.Check):
+    """An explicit check for is_admin."""
+
+    def __init__(self, kind, match):
+        """Initialize the check."""
+
+        self.expected = match.lower() == 'true'
+
+        super(IsAdminCheck, self).__init__(kind, str(self.expected))
+
+    def __call__(self, target, creds, enforcer):
+        """Determine whether is_admin matches the requested value."""
+
+        return creds['is_admin'] == self.expected
diff --git a/octavia/policies/__init__.py b/octavia/policies/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a257df3ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/policies/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+
+import itertools
+
+from octavia.policies import base
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return itertools.chain(
+        base.list_rules(),
+    )
diff --git a/octavia/policies/base.py b/octavia/policies/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cff0ef02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/policies/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from oslo_policy import policy
+
+rules = [
+    policy.RuleDefault('context_is_admin', 'role:admin'),
+    policy.RuleDefault('admin_or_owner',
+                       'is_admin:True or project_id:%(project_id)s'),
+    policy.RuleDefault('admin_api', 'is_admin:True'),
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return rules
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_policy.py b/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_policy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86a2f3fa2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/common/test_policy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""Test of Policy Engine For Octavia."""
+
+import tempfile
+
+from oslo_config import fixture as oslo_fixture
+from oslo_policy import policy as oslo_policy
+import requests_mock
+
+from octavia.common import config
+from octavia.common import context
+from octavia.common import exceptions
+from octavia.common import policy
+from octavia.tests.unit import base
+
+CONF = config.cfg.CONF
+
+
+class PolicyFileTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PolicyFileTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        self.conf = self.useFixture(oslo_fixture.Config(CONF))
+        self.target = {}
+
+    def test_modified_policy_reloads(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', delete=True) as tmp:
+            self.conf.load_raw_values(
+                group='oslo_policy', policy_file=tmp.name)
+
+            self.context = context.Context('fake', 'fake')
+
+            rule = oslo_policy.RuleDefault('example:test', "")
+            self.context.policy.register_defaults([rule])
+
+            action = "example:test"
+            tmp.write('{"example:test": ""}')
+            tmp.flush()
+            self.context.policy.authorize(action, self.target)
+
+            tmp.seek(0)
+            tmp.write('{"example:test": "!"}')
+            tmp.flush()
+            self.context.policy.load_rules(True)
+            self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotAuthorized,
+                              self.context.policy.authorize,
+                              action, self.target)
+
+
+class PolicyTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PolicyTestCase, self).setUp()
+
+        self.conf = self.useFixture(oslo_fixture.Config())
+        # diltram: this one must be removed after fixing issue in oslo.config
+        # https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.config/+bug/1645868
+        self.conf.conf.__call__(args=[])
+
+        self.rules = [
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("true", "@"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:allowed", "@"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:denied", "!"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:get_http",
+                                    "http://www.example.com"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:my_file",
+                                    "role:compute_admin or "
+                                    "project_id:%(project_id)s"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:early_and_fail", "! and @"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:early_or_success", "@ or !"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:lowercase_admin",
+                                    "role:admin or role:sysadmin"),
+            oslo_policy.RuleDefault("example:uppercase_admin",
+                                    "role:ADMIN or role:sysadmin"),
+        ]
+        self.context = context.Context('fake', 'fake', roles=['member'])
+        self.context.policy.register_defaults(self.rules)
+        self.target = {}
+
+    def test_authorize_nonexistent_action_throws(self):
+        action = "example:noexist"
+        self.assertRaises(
+            oslo_policy.PolicyNotRegistered, self.context.policy.authorize,
+            action, self.target)
+
+    def test_authorize_bad_action_throws(self):
+        action = "example:denied"
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.NotAuthorized, self.context.policy.authorize,
+            action, self.target)
+
+    def test_authorize_bad_action_noraise(self):
+        action = "example:denied"
+        result = self.context.policy.authorize(action, self.target, False)
+        self.assertFalse(result)
+
+    def test_authorize_good_action(self):
+        action = "example:allowed"
+        result = self.context.policy.authorize(action, self.target)
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+
+    @requests_mock.mock()
+    def test_authorize_http(self, req_mock):
+        req_mock.post('http://www.example.com/', text='False')
+        action = "example:get_http"
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotAuthorized,
+                          self.context.policy.authorize, action, self.target)
+
+    def test_templatized_authorization(self):
+        target_mine = {'project_id': 'fake'}
+        target_not_mine = {'project_id': 'another'}
+        action = "example:my_file"
+
+        self.context.policy.authorize(action, target_mine)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotAuthorized,
+                          self.context.policy.authorize,
+                          action, target_not_mine)
+
+    def test_early_AND_authorization(self):
+        action = "example:early_and_fail"
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotAuthorized,
+                          self.context.policy.authorize, action, self.target)
+
+    def test_early_OR_authorization(self):
+        action = "example:early_or_success"
+        self.context.policy.authorize(action, self.target)
+
+    def test_ignore_case_role_check(self):
+        lowercase_action = "example:lowercase_admin"
+        uppercase_action = "example:uppercase_admin"
+
+        # NOTE(dprince) we mix case in the Admin role here to ensure
+        # case is ignored
+        self.context = context.Context('admin', 'fake', roles=['AdMiN'])
+        self.context.policy.register_defaults(self.rules)
+
+        self.context.policy.authorize(lowercase_action, self.target)
+        self.context.policy.authorize(uppercase_action, self.target)
+
+    def test_check_is_admin_fail(self):
+        self.assertFalse(self.context.policy.check_is_admin())
+
+    def test_check_is_admin(self):
+        self.context = context.Context('admin', 'fake', roles=['AdMiN'])
+        self.context.policy.register_defaults(self.rules)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.context.policy.check_is_admin())
+
+
+class IsAdminCheckTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(IsAdminCheckTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.context = context.Context('fake', 'fake')
+
+    def test_init_true(self):
+        check = policy.IsAdminCheck('is_admin', 'True')
+
+        self.assertEqual(check.kind, 'is_admin')
+        self.assertEqual(check.match, 'True')
+        self.assertTrue(check.expected)
+
+    def test_init_false(self):
+        check = policy.IsAdminCheck('is_admin', 'nottrue')
+
+        self.assertEqual(check.kind, 'is_admin')
+        self.assertEqual(check.match, 'False')
+        self.assertFalse(check.expected)
+
+    def test_call_true(self):
+        check = policy.IsAdminCheck('is_admin', 'True')
+
+        self.assertTrue(
+            check('target', dict(is_admin=True), self.context.policy))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check('target', dict(is_admin=False), self.context.policy))
+
+    def test_call_false(self):
+        check = policy.IsAdminCheck('is_admin', 'False')
+
+        self.assertFalse(
+            check('target', dict(is_admin=True), self.context.policy))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            check('target', dict(is_admin=False), self.context.policy))
+
+
+class AdminRolePolicyTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(AdminRolePolicyTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.context = context.Context('fake', 'fake', roles=['member'])
+        self.actions = self.context.policy.get_rules().keys()
+        self.target = {}
+
+    def test_authorize_admin_actions_with_nonadmin_context_throws(self):
+        """Check if non-admin context passed to admin actions throws
+
+           Policy not authorized exception
+        """
+        for action in self.actions:
+            self.assertRaises(
+                oslo_policy.PolicyNotAuthorized, self.context.policy.authorize,
+                action, self.target)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-policy-json-support-38929bb1fb581a7a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-policy-json-support-38929bb1fb581a7a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6f89f039a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-policy-json-support-38929bb1fb581a7a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Policy.json enforcement in Octavia.
+
+    * Enables verification of privileges on specific API command for a specific
+      user role and project_id.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b4d21bb8e6..3f1b73265a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ oslo.i18n>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.log>=3.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=5.14.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.middleware>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.policy>=1.17.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.reports>=0.6.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.service>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.18.0 # Apache-2.0