diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index d97fce570..6f6407074 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@
     notify  => Class['rabbitmq::service'],
   }
 
+  file { 'rabbitmqadmin.conf':
+    ensure  => file,
+    path    => '/tmp/.rabbitmqadmin.conf',
+    content => template('rabbitmq/rabbitmqadmin.conf.erb'),
+    owner   => '0',
+    group   => '0',
+    mode    => '0644',
+  }
+
 
   if $config_cluster {
 
diff --git a/templates/rabbitmqadmin.conf.erb b/templates/rabbitmqadmin.conf.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..134308786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rabbitmqadmin.conf.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[default]
+<% if @ssl -%>
+ssl = True
+port = <%= @ssl_management_port %>
+<% else -%>
+ssl = False
+port = <%= @management_port %>
+<% end -%>