diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 32e4e20b..a2eb8581 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ horizon_venv_enabled: true
 #  system path used when the installing.
 horizon_bin: "{{ horizon_venv_bin }}"
 
+horizon_venv_download_url: http://127.0.0.1/venvs/untagged/ubuntu/horizon.tgz
+
 ## System info
 horizon_system_user_name: horizon
 horizon_system_group_name: www-data
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ horizon_apt_packages:
 # horizon packages that must be installed before anything else
 horizon_requires_pip_packages:
   - virtualenv
+  - virtualenv-tools
   - python-keystoneclient # Keystoneclient needed to OSA keystone lib
 
 horizon_pip_packages:
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_install.yml b/tasks/horizon_install.yml
index beb6a70b..16e8ad40 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_install.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@
   delay: 2
   with_items:
     - "{{ horizon_pip_packages }}"
-  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  when:
+    - horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+    - horizon_get_venv | failed
   tags:
     - horizon-pip-packages
 
diff --git a/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml b/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
index fe0ca767..96f925f2 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_pre_install.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,58 @@
   tags:
     - horizon-pip-packages
 
+- name: Attempt venv download
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ horizon_venv_download_url }}"
+    dest: "/var/cache/{{ horizon_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: get_venv
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-install
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Set horizon get_venv fact
+  set_fact:
+    horizon_get_venv: "{{ get_venv }}"
+  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  tags:
+    - horizon-install
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Create horizon venv dir
+  file:
+    path: "{{ horizon_venv_bin | dirname }}"
+    state: directory
+  when:
+    - horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+    - horizon_get_venv | success
+  tags:
+    - horizon-install
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
+  unarchive:
+    src: "/var/cache/{{ horizon_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+    dest: "{{ horizon_venv_bin | dirname }}"
+    copy: "no"
+  when:
+    - horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+    - horizon_get_venv | success
+  tags:
+    - horizon-install
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
+- name: Update virtualenv path
+  command: >
+    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto {{ horizon_venv_bin | dirname }}
+  when:
+    - horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+    - horizon_get_venv | success
+  tags:
+    - horizon-install
+    - horizon-pip-packages
+
 - name: Create horizon venv
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
@@ -80,8 +132,11 @@
     extra_args: "{{ pip_install_options|default('') }}"
   with_items:
     - "{{ horizon_requires_pip_packages }}"
-  when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+  when:
+    - horizon_venv_enabled | bool
+    - horizon_get_venv | failed
   tags:
+    - horizon-install
     - horizon-pip-packages
 
 - name: Create horizon links for venv
@@ -96,6 +151,7 @@
       dest: "{{ horizon_lib_dir }}"
   when: horizon_venv_enabled | bool
   tags:
+    - horizon-install
     - horizon-configs
 
 - name: Create static horizon dir