diff --git a/baremetal/meta/main.yml b/baremetal/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b700983a1e3af5e4f0b3727ab258e3e877b572cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baremetal/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: "zabbix-agent", when: "'zabbix-agent' in group_names"}
+
diff --git a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
index 40a40729ce671c3340f5b7709f0584d2679542af..a9c2c50d6e541be29f298c4e478120c2958c22d5 100644
--- a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,14 @@
   tags:
   - packages
   - hardware-tools
+
+- name: ensure zabbix-smart-check is installed
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+  - zabbix-check-smart
+  - zabbix-check-disk-performance
+  when: "'zabbix-agent' in group_names"
+  tags: 
+  - packages
+  - hardware-tools
+  - chr