diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 56b92287..362421c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ mongodb_disable_thp: true
 mongodb_manage_service: true
 
 mongodb_user: mongodb
+mongodb_uid:
+mongodb_gid:
 mongodb_daemon_name: "{{ 'mongod' if ('mongodb-org' in mongodb_package) else 'mongodb' }}"
 
 mongodb_conf_auth: false                          # Run with security
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6a4c25d6..0dafae3d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ mongodb_disable_thp: true
 mongodb_manage_service: true
 
 mongodb_user: mongodb
+mongodb_uid:
+mongodb_gid:
 mongodb_daemon_name: "{{ 'mongod' if ('mongodb-org' in mongodb_package) else 'mongodb' }}"
 
 mongodb_conf_auth: false                          # Run with security
diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 181810e9..8f694b32 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ---
 
+- name: set mongodb gid
+  group: name=mongodb gid={{ mongodb_gid }} state=present
+  when: mongodb_gid
+
+- name: set mongodb uid
+  user: name=mongodb uid={{ mongodb_uid }} group=mongodb state=present
+  when: mongodb_uid
+
 - name: Register default MongoDB listen IP
   set_fact: mongodb_listen_ip=127.0.0.1
   when: ansible_local.mongodb.mongodb.mongodb_listen_ip is undefined