diff --git a/app/models/service_ansible_tower.rb b/app/models/service_ansible_tower.rb
index 6a0ea1b1f4d4..3d3558852caa 100644
--- a/app/models/service_ansible_tower.rb
+++ b/app/models/service_ansible_tower.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 class ServiceAnsibleTower < Service
+  include ApiAnsibleMixin
   include ServiceConfigurationMixin
   include ServiceOrchestrationOptionsMixin
 
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ class ServiceAnsibleTower < Service
 
   def launch_job
     job_class = "#{job_template.class.parent.name}::#{job_template.class.stack_type}".constantize
+    job_options.deep_merge!(
+      :extra_vars => {
+        'manageiq'            => service_manageiq_env,
+        'manageiq_connection' => manageiq_connection_env(evm_owner)
+      }
+    )
     @job = job_class.create_job(job_template, job_options)
     add_resource(@job)
     @job
@@ -62,4 +69,15 @@ def extra_vars_from_dialog(dialog_options)
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def service_manageiq_env
+    {
+      'service' => href_slug
+    }.merge(manageiq_env(evm_owner, miq_group))
+     .merge(request_options_extra_vars)
+  end
+
+  def request_options_extra_vars
+    miq_request_task.options.fetch_path(:request_options, :manageiq_extra_vars) || {}
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/service_ansible_tower_spec.rb b/spec/models/service_ansible_tower_spec.rb
index 13187557d6aa..1f67c252b972 100644
--- a/spec/models/service_ansible_tower_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/service_ansible_tower_spec.rb
@@ -61,11 +61,26 @@
   end
 
   describe '#launch_job' do
+    let(:control_extras) { {'a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C'} }
+    before do
+      FactoryGirl.create(:miq_region, :region => ApplicationRecord.my_region_number)
+      miq_request_task = FactoryGirl.create(:miq_request_task)
+      miq_request_task.update_attributes(:options => {:request_options => {:manageiq_extra_vars => control_extras}})
+      service.update_attributes(:evm_owner        => FactoryGirl.create(:user_with_group),
+                                :miq_group        => FactoryGirl.create(:miq_group),
+                                :miq_request_task => miq_request_task)
+    end
+
     it 'launches a job through ansible tower provider' do
       allow(ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::AutomationManager::Job).to receive(:raw_create_stack) do |template, opts|
         expect(template).to be_kind_of ConfigurationScript
         expect(opts).to have_key(:limit)
         expect(opts).to have_key(:extra_vars)
+
+        exposed_miq = %w(api_url api_token service user group X_MIQ_Group) + control_extras.keys
+        exposed_connection = %w(url token X_MIQ_Group)
+        expect(opts[:extra_vars].delete('manageiq').keys).to include(*exposed_miq)
+        expect(opts[:extra_vars].delete('manageiq_connection').keys).to include(*exposed_connection)
       end.and_return(double(:raw_job,
                             :id              => 1,
                             :status          => "completed",