diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/calico/defaults/main.yml
index 7482970cd..8d0759ffb 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ ipip: false
 # cloud_provider:
 calicoctl_image_repo: calico/ctl
 calicoctl_image_tag: "{{ calico_version }}"
+
+# Set to true if your Hyperkube has all required components to run
+# calico. This is required in order to run canalized calico.
+use_hyperkube_cni: false
+
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
index 510b8af82..c421300ee 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@
 - name: Calico | Install calico cni bin
   command: rsync -piu "{{ local_release_dir }}/calico/bin/calico" "/opt/cni/bin/calico"
   changed_when: false
+  when: not use_hyperkube_cni
 
 - name: Calico | Install calico-ipam cni bin
   command: rsync -piu "{{ local_release_dir }}/calico/bin/calico" "/opt/cni/bin/calico-ipam"
   changed_when: false
+  when: not use_hyperkube_cni
+
+- name: Calico | Copy cni plugins from hyperkube
+  command: "/usr/bin/docker run --rm -v /opt/cni/bin:/cnibindir {{ hyperkube_image_repo }}:{{ hyperkube_image_tag }} /bin/cp -r /opt/cni/bin/. /cnibindir/"
+  changed_when: false
+  when: use_hyperkube_cni
 
 - name: Calico | wait for etcd
   uri: url=http://localhost:2379/health