diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index 941775ba82..5ea48d1211 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   # Roles are run first, before tasks, regardless of where you place them here.
   roles:
   - base
+  - copr/copr-devel-server
   - copr/backend
   - nagios_client
   - role: messaging/base
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-dist-git.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-dist-git.yml
index 9d599eb7f6..777d7cfa5c 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-dist-git.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-dist-git.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 
   roles:
   - base
+  - copr/copr-devel-server
   - copr/dist_git
 
   handlers:
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-cloud.yml
index 37902eb460..012c4789d6 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-cloud.yml
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@
    - base
    # - { role: fas_client, when: devel|bool }
    - { role: sudo, sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/copr-sudoers", when: devel|bool }
+   - copr/copr-devel-server
    - copr/frontend-cloud
    - nagios_client
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-keygen.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-keygen.yml
index daec6b5372..a0a116b611 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-keygen.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-keygen.yml
@@ -50,5 +50,6 @@
 
   roles:
   - base
+  - copr/copr-devel-server
   - copr/keygen
   - nagios_client
diff --git a/roles/copr/copr-devel-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/copr/copr-devel-server/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63d3ea4bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/copr/copr-devel-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- name: make sure dnf-plugins-core are installed
+  package: name=dnf-plugins-core state=present
+  when:
+    - devel|bool
+
+- name: enable @copr/copr when on devel machine
+  command:
+    cmd: dnf copr -y enable {{ item }}
+    warn: false
+  with_items:
+    - "@copr/copr"
+  when:
+    - devel|bool