diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml b/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
index 9a0767598e..e7196eb3b2 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/cephadm-adopt.yml
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@
         - radosgw_address_block is defined
         - radosgw_address_block != 'subnet'
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     - name: update the placement of radosgw hosts
       command: >
         {{ cephadm_cmd }} shell -k /etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.client.admin.keyring --fsid {{ fsid }} --
@@ -1023,6 +1024,25 @@
         --port={{ radosgw_frontend_port }}
         {{ '--ssl' if radosgw_frontend_ssl_certificate else '' }}
       changed_when: false
+=======
+    - name: Update the placement of radosgw hosts
+      ceph_orch_apply:
+        fsid: "{{ fsid }}"
+        spec: |
+          service_type: rgw
+          service_id: {{ ansible_facts['hostname'] }}
+          placement:
+            count_per_host: {{ radosgw_num_instances }}
+            hosts:
+              - {{ ansible_facts['nodename'] }}
+          {{ "networks: rgw_subnet" if rgw_subnet is defined }}
+          spec:
+            rgw_frontend_port: {{ radosgw_frontend_port }}
+            {{ "ssl: true" if radosgw_frontend_ssl_certificate }}
+          extra_container_args:
+            - -v
+            - /etc/pki/ca-trust:/etc/pki/ca-trust:ro
+>>>>>>> f6fd034e7 (ceph_orch_spec: Add ceph orch apply spec feature)
       delegate_to: "{{ groups[mon_group_name][0] }}"
       when: not rgw_multisite | bool
       environment:
diff --git a/library/ceph_orch_apply.py b/library/ceph_orch_apply.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b163bbd09b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ceph_orch_apply.py
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+# Copyright Red Hat
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Author: Guillaume Abrioux <gabrioux@redhat.com>
+#
+# 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 __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+from typing import List, Tuple, Dict
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import datetime
+import yaml
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule  # type: ignore
+try:
+    from ansible.module_utils.ca_common import exit_module, build_base_cmd_orch  # type: ignore
+except ImportError:
+    from module_utils.ca_common import exit_module, build_base_cmd_orch
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: ceph_orch_apply
+short_description: apply service spec
+version_added: "2.9"
+description:
+    - apply a service spec
+options:
+    fsid:
+        description:
+            - the fsid of the Ceph cluster to interact with.
+        required: false
+    image:
+        description:
+            - The Ceph container image to use.
+        required: false
+    spec:
+        description:
+            - The service spec to apply
+        required: true
+author:
+    - Guillaume Abrioux <gabrioux@redhat.com>
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+- name: apply osd spec
+  ceph_orch_apply:
+    spec: |
+      service_type: osd
+      service_id: osd
+      placement:
+        label: osds
+      spec:
+        data_devices:
+          all: true
+'''
+
+
+def parse_spec(spec: str) -> Dict:
+    """ parse spec string to yaml """
+    yaml_spec = yaml.safe_load(spec)
+    return yaml_spec
+
+
+def retrieve_current_spec(module: AnsibleModule, expected_spec: Dict) -> Dict:
+    """ retrieve current config of the service """
+    service: str = expected_spec["service_type"]
+    cmd = build_base_cmd_orch(module)
+    cmd.extend(['ls', service, '--format=yaml'])
+    out = module.run_command(cmd)
+    if isinstance(out, str):
+        # if there is no existing service, cephadm returns the string 'No services reported'
+        return {}
+    else:
+        return yaml.safe_load(out[1])
+
+
+def apply_spec(module: "AnsibleModule",
+               data: str) -> Tuple[int, List[str], str, str]:
+    cmd = build_base_cmd_orch(module)
+    cmd.extend(['apply', '-i', '-'])
+    rc, out, err = module.run_command(cmd, data=data)
+
+    if rc:
+        raise RuntimeError(err)
+
+    return rc, cmd, out, err
+
+
+def run_module() -> None:
+
+    module_args = dict(
+        spec=dict(type='str', required=True),
+        fsid=dict(type='str', required=False),
+        docker=dict(type=bool,
+                    required=False,
+                    default=False),
+        image=dict(type='str', required=False)
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=module_args,
+        supports_check_mode=True
+    )
+
+    startd = datetime.datetime.now()
+    spec = module.params.get('spec')
+
+    if module.check_mode:
+        exit_module(
+            module=module,
+            out='',
+            rc=0,
+            cmd=[],
+            err='',
+            startd=startd,
+            changed=False
+        )
+
+    # Idempotency check
+    expected = parse_spec(module.params.get('spec'))
+    current_spec = retrieve_current_spec(module, expected)
+
+    if not current_spec or current_spec != expected:
+        rc, cmd, out, err = apply_spec(module, spec)
+        changed = True
+    else:
+        rc = 0
+        cmd = []
+        out = ''
+        err = ''
+        changed = False
+
+    exit_module(
+        module=module,
+        out=out,
+        rc=rc,
+        cmd=cmd,
+        err=err,
+        startd=startd,
+        changed=changed
+    )
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    run_module()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/module_utils/ca_common.py b/module_utils/ca_common.py
index f478b75e59..7ea739a1e4 100644
--- a/module_utils/ca_common.py
+++ b/module_utils/ca_common.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import datetime
+from typing import List
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 
 def generate_cmd(cmd='ceph',
@@ -94,6 +96,32 @@ def exec_command(module, cmd, stdin=None):
     return rc, cmd, out, err
 
 
+def build_base_cmd(module: "AnsibleModule") -> List[str]:
+    cmd = ['cephadm']
+    docker = module.params.get('docker')
+    image = module.params.get('image')
+    fsid = module.params.get('fsid')
+
+    if docker:
+        cmd.append('--docker')
+    if image:
+        cmd.extend(['--image', image])
+
+    cmd.append('shell')
+
+    if fsid:
+        cmd.extend(['--fsid', fsid])
+
+    return cmd
+
+
+def build_base_cmd_orch(module: "AnsibleModule") -> List[str]:
+    cmd = build_base_cmd(module)
+    cmd.extend(['ceph', 'orch'])
+
+    return cmd
+
+
 def exit_module(module, out, rc, cmd, err, startd, changed=False, diff=dict(before="", after="")):  # noqa: E501
     endd = datetime.datetime.now()
     delta = endd - startd
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index 4a3dac7efa..ec0457951b 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ mock
 jmespath
 pytest-rerunfailures
 pytest-cov
+setuptools