diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider.rb
index 854ba6a6c05..224d411cb39 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 class ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAnsible::Provider < ::Provider
   include ManageIQ::Providers::AnsibleTower::Shared::Provider
 
+  include_concern 'DefaultAnsibleObjects'
+
   has_one :automation_manager,
           :foreign_key => "provider_id",
           :class_name  => "ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAnsible::AutomationManager",
diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider/default_ansible_objects.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider/default_ansible_objects.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d4fb7f75db9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider/default_ansible_objects.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+module ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAnsible::Provider::DefaultAnsibleObjects
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  ANSIBLE_OBJECT_SOURCE = "MIQ_ANSIBLE".freeze
+
+  included do
+    has_many :default_ansible_objects, -> { where(:source => ANSIBLE_OBJECT_SOURCE) }, :as => :resource, :dependent => :destroy, :class_name => "CustomAttribute"
+  end
+
+  def default_organization
+    get_default_ansible_object("organization")
+  end
+
+  def default_credential
+    get_default_ansible_object("credential")
+  end
+
+  def default_inventory
+    get_default_ansible_object("inventory")
+  end
+
+  def default_host
+    get_default_ansible_object("host")
+  end
+
+  def default_organization=(org)
+    set_default_ansible_object("organization", org)
+  end
+
+  def default_credential=(cred)
+    set_default_ansible_object("credential", cred)
+  end
+
+  def default_inventory=(inv)
+    set_default_ansible_object("inventory", inv)
+  end
+
+  def default_host=(host)
+    set_default_ansible_object("host", host)
+  end
+
+  def delete_ansible_object(name)
+    default_ansible_objects.find_by(:name => name).try(:delete)
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def get_default_ansible_object(name)
+    default_ansible_objects.find_by(:name => name).try(:value).try(:to_i)
+  end
+
+  def set_default_ansible_object(name, value)
+    default_ansible_objects.find_or_initialize_by(:name => name).update_attributes(:value => value)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider_spec.rb
index c399fa76485..9534228531c 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/embedded_ansible/provider_spec.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,44 @@
 
 describe ManageIQ::Providers::EmbeddedAnsible::Provider do
   it_behaves_like 'ansible provider'
+
+  subject { FactoryGirl.build(:provider_embedded_ansible) }
+
+  context "DefaultAnsibleObjects concern" do
+    before do
+      subject.save
+    end
+
+    context "with no attributes" do
+      %w(organization credential inventory host).each do |obj_name|
+        it "#default_#{obj_name} returns nil" do
+          expect(subject.public_send("default_#{obj_name}")).to be_nil
+        end
+
+        it "#default_#{obj_name}= creates a new custom attribute" do
+          subject.public_send("default_#{obj_name}=", obj_name.length)
+          expect(subject.default_ansible_objects.find_by(:name => obj_name).value.to_i).to eq(obj_name.length)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with attributes saved" do
+      before do
+        %w(organization credential inventory host).each do |obj_name|
+          subject.default_ansible_objects.create(:name => obj_name, :value => obj_name.length)
+        end
+      end
+
+      %w(organization credential inventory host).each do |obj_name|
+        it "#default_#{obj_name} returns the saved value" do
+          expect(subject.public_send("default_#{obj_name}")).to eq(obj_name.length)
+        end
+
+        it "#default_#{obj_name}= doesn't create a second object if we pass the same value" do
+          subject.public_send("default_#{obj_name}=", obj_name.length)
+          expect(subject.default_ansible_objects.where(:name => obj_name).count).to eq(1)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end