diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedwatch.conf b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedwatch.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a04a3ca914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/fedwatch.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "io.pagure.prod.pagure.issue.edit": {
+        "args": [
+            "msg/project/fullname",
+            "msg/fields",
+            "msg/issue/content"
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/koji-sync-fedwatch-glue.py b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/koji-sync-fedwatch-glue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e511cfe198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/files/koji-sync-fedwatch-glue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+""" This is a glue script to run /usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure on a given
+package anytime a ticket gets closed at
+https://pagure.io/releng/fedora-scm-requests
+
+Author: Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com>
+"""
+
+import json
+import subprocess as sp
+import sys
+
+
+def handle(content):
+    body = content.strip('`').strip()
+    body = json.loads(body)
+    package = body['repo']
+    # XXX If you modify this taglist.  Please also modify the other copy in
+    # bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+    taglist = 'f27 f26 f25 f27-container f26-container f25-container epel7 dist-6E-epel module-package-list'
+    cmd = [
+        '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure',
+        '--package', package,
+        '--verbose',
+    ] + taglist.split()
+    sp.Popen(cmd)
+
+
+def main(fullname, fields, content):
+    if fullname != 'releng/fedora-scm-requests':
+        print("Dropping %r.  Not scm request.")
+        return False
+    if 'close_status' not in fields:
+        print("Dropping %r.  Not closed.")
+        return False
+
+    handle(content)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    fullname, fields, content = sys.argv[-3:]
+    main(fullname, fields, content)
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index a5de8b7f9d..e1188fe9bb 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   - python-scandir
   - python2-productmd
   - compose-utils
+  - fedwatch
   tags:
   - packages
   - bodhi
@@ -160,6 +161,8 @@
   - cron
 
 - name: sync packages from pagure-on-dist-git to koji (all branches)
+  # XXX If you modify this taglist.  Please also modify the other copy in
+  # bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
   cron: name="owner-sync" minute="15" user="root"
       job="/usr/local/bin/lock-wrapper owner-sync '/usr/local/bin/owner-sync-pagure f27 f26 f25 f27-container f26-container f25-container epel7 dist-6E-epel module-package-list'"
       cron_file=update-koji-owner
@@ -168,6 +171,27 @@
   - bodhi
   - cron
 
+- name: configure fedwatch to sync packages as soon as requests are process.
+  copy: src=fedwatch.conf dest=/etc/fedwatch.conf
+  tags:
+  - bodhi
+  - fedwatch
+
+- name: put the fedwatch koji sync glue script in place
+  copy:
+      src: koji-sync-fedwatch-glue.py
+      dest: /etc/fedwatch.d/koji-sync-fedwatch-glue.py
+      mode: 0755
+  tags:
+  - bodhi
+  - fedwatch
+
+- name: start fedwatch
+  service: name=fedwatch enabled=yes state=started
+  tags:
+  - bodhi
+  - fedwatch
+
 #
 # cron job that syncs updates to master mirror
 #