diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
index 7ab707c..d8860ae 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,17 @@ class Deploy < Handler
   end
 
   def deploy_handler args
-    tags = options[:tags]
     names = args[1..-1]
     if names.empty?
       @options_parser.invalid_deploy_command
       abort()
     end
-    job_ids = post("/deploy", :names => names, :tags => tags)
+    job_ids = post("/deploy",
+      names: names,
+      tags: options[:tags],
+      chef_client_options: options[:chef_client_options],
+      named_task: options[:named_task]
+    )
     reports_urls(job_ids)
   end
 
diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
index abb657d..aee6340 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ class DeployOptions < CommonOptions
   def deploy_options
     options do |parser, options|
       parser.banner << self.banner
+      parser.resource_name = :deploy
 
-      parser.recognize_option_value(:tag, resource_name: :deploy, variable_name: 'TAG1,TAG2...') do |tags|
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:tag, variable: 'TAG1,TAG2...') do |tags|
         options[:tags] = tags.split(",")
       end
-
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:chef_client_options)
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:named_task)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/devops-client/locales/en.yml b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
index a4a968b..20f390b 100644
--- a/devops-client/locales/en.yml
+++ b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ en:
     descriptions:
       deploy:
         tag: 'Tag names, comma separated list'
+        chef_client_options: 'String like "-o role[foo]"'
+        named_task: Name of task to run
       image:
         provider: Image provider
         image_id: Image identifier
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
index b0e3045..71b6059 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ module Devops
             begin
               deploy_info = create_deploy_info(s, project, body["build_number"])
               deploy_info["run_list"] = run_list if run_list
+              set_chef_client_options(deploy_info, s, project, body['chef_client_options'])
+              deploy_info["named_task"] = body["named_task"]
 
               jid = Worker.start_async(DeployWorker,
                 server_attrs: s.to_hash,
@@ -117,6 +119,17 @@ module Devops
             @deploy_info_buf[buf_key] = project.deploy_info(deploy_env_model, build_number)
           end
         end
+
+        private
+
+        # env's chef client options may be nil or empty string; it's OK.
+        def set_chef_client_options(deploy_info, server, project, single_run_options)
+          if single_run_options
+            deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = single_run_options
+          else
+            deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = project.deploy_env(server.deploy_env).chef_client_options
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/project.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/project.rb
index 5f8f918..0ccd928 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/project.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/project.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ require "app/api2/parsers/project"
 require "lib/project/type/types_factory"
 require "lib/executors/server_executor"
 require "workers/delete_server_worker"
-
 require_relative "../helpers/version_2.rb"
 require_relative "request_handler"
 
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/parsers/deploy.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/parsers/deploy.rb
index 74a92db..084070a 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/parsers/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/parsers/deploy.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module Devops
           build_number = check_string(r["build_number"], "Parameter 'build_number' should be a not empty string", true)
           rl = check_array(r["run_list"], "Parameter 'run_list' should be an array of string", String, true)
           Validators::Helpers::RunList.new(rl).validate! unless rl.nil?
+          check_string(r["named_task"], "Parameter 'named_task' should be a not empty string", true)
           r
         end
 
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
index 7a2a208..c42a69b 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module Devops
           #       "tags": [],   -> array of tags to apply on each server before running chef-client
           #       "build_number": "", -> string, build number to deploy
           #       "run_list": [],   -> array of strings to set run_list for chef-client
+          #       "chef_client_options": "", String, optional. May be used to redefine run_list
           #     }
           #
           # * *Returns* : text stream
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/project.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/project.rb
index 5d16ca0..ee1aae8 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/project.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/project.rb
@@ -87,28 +87,12 @@ module Devops
           #     - Content-Type: application/json
           #   - body :
           #     {
-          #       "deploy_envs": [
-          #         {
-          #           "identifier": "dev",
-          #           "provider": "openstack",
-          #           "flavor": "m1.small",
-          #           "image": "image id",
-          #           "subnets": [
-          #             "private"
-          #           ],
-          #           "groups": [
-          #             "default"
-          #           ],
-          #           "users": [
-          #             "user"
-          #           ],
-          #           "run_list": [
-          #
-          #           ],
-          #           "expires": null
-          #         }
-          #       ],
-          #       "name": "project_1"
+          #       "run_list": [],
+          #       "description": "Description",
+          #       "named_tasks": [{
+          #         "name": "restart",
+          #         "run_list": ["role[restart_service]"]
+          #       }]
           #     }
           #
           # * *Returns* :
diff --git a/devops-service/db/mongo/connectors/project.rb b/devops-service/db/mongo/connectors/project.rb
index abe74f9..d42792f 100644
--- a/devops-service/db/mongo/connectors/project.rb
+++ b/devops-service/db/mongo/connectors/project.rb
@@ -135,13 +135,16 @@ module Connectors
     end
 
     def project_update id, params
-      keys = %w(run_list description)
-      params.delete_if{|k,v| !keys.include?(k)}
+      params.keep_if {|k,v| permitted_project_fields.include?(k)}
       @collection.update({"_id" => id}, {'$set' => params })
     end
 
     private
 
+    def permitted_project_fields
+      %w(run_list description named_tasks)
+    end
+
     def list(query={}, query_options={})
       @collection.find(query, query_options).to_a.map {|bson| model_from_bson(bson)}
     end
diff --git a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
index 3c3bbf1..f2885da 100644
--- a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
+++ b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ module Devops
                                      ::Validators::FieldValidator::Expires]
 
       set_field_validators :chef_client_options, [::Validators::FieldValidator::Nil,
-                                     ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::String,
-                                     ::Validators::FieldValidator::NotEmpty]
+                                     ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::String]
 
       def initialize d={}
         self.identifier = d["identifier"]
diff --git a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/project.rb b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/project.rb
index 0bb61ac..32b71c1 100644
--- a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/project.rb
+++ b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/project.rb
@@ -41,12 +41,23 @@ module Devops
                                       ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::Array,
                                       ::Validators::FieldValidator::RunList]
 
+      # should be an array of hashes like:
+      # {
+      #   'name' => 'restart',
+      #   'run_list' => [
+      #     'role[restart_service]'
+      #   ]
+      # }
+      set_field_validators :named_tasks, [::Validators::FieldValidator::Nil,
+                                    ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::Array,
+                                    ::Validators::FieldValidator::NamedTasks]
+
       set_validators ::Validators::DeployEnv::RunList,
                      ::Validators::DeployEnv::DeployEnvs
 
 
       def self.fields
-        ["deploy_envs", "type", "description"]
+        ["deploy_envs", "type", "description", "named_tasks"]
       end
 
       def initialize p={}
@@ -56,6 +67,7 @@ module Devops
         self.description = p["description"]
         self.archived = p["archived"] || false
         self.run_list = p["run_list"] || []
+        self.named_tasks = p["named_tasks"] || []
 
         @handler = Devops::TypesFactory.type self.type
         @handler.prepare(self)
@@ -174,6 +186,7 @@ module Devops
         h["archived"] = self.archived if self.archived
         h["description"] = self.description
         h["run_list"] = self.run_list
+        h["named_tasks"] = self.named_tasks
         if self.multi?
           h["type"] = MULTI_TYPE
         end
diff --git a/devops-service/db/validators/field_validators/named_tasks.rb b/devops-service/db/validators/field_validators/named_tasks.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7934bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devops-service/db/validators/field_validators/named_tasks.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require_relative "base"
+
+module Validators
+  module FieldValidator
+    class NamedTasks < Base
+
+      def valid?
+        @value.each do |named_task|
+          break unless check_name!(named_task)
+          break unless check_run_list!(named_task)
+          break unless check_additional_keys!(named_task)
+        end
+        @message.nil?
+      end
+
+      def message
+        @message
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def check_name!(task)
+        if task.key?('name')
+          true
+        else
+          @message = "One of tasks doesn't have a name"
+          false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def check_run_list!(task)
+        if !task.key?('run_list')
+          @message = "Task #{task['name']} doesn't have run_list"
+          return false
+        end
+
+        if !task['run_list'].is_a?(Array)
+          @message = "Run list of #{task['name']} isn't an array"
+          return false
+        end
+
+        wrong_elements = task['run_list'].select do |element|
+          Validators::Helpers::RunList::RUN_LIST_REGEX.match(element).nil?
+        end
+
+        if wrong_elements.empty?
+          true
+        else
+          @message = "Invalid run list elements: '#{wrong_elements.join(', ')}' for task #{task['name']}."
+          false
+        end
+      end
+
+      def check_additional_keys!(task)
+        if task.keys.length > 2
+          @message = "Task hash should contain only name and run_list"
+          false
+        else
+          true
+        end
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
index 7cf84e8..297e0d4 100644
--- a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
+++ b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require "lib/knife/knife_factory"
 require "lib/executors/expiration_scheduler"
+require "lib/puts_and_flush"
 require "hooks"
 require 'net/ssh'
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ module Devops
   module Executor
     class ServerExecutor
       include Hooks
+      include PutsAndFlush
 
       ERROR_CODES = {
         server_bootstrap_fail: 2,
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ module Devops
 
 
       attr_accessor :server, :deploy_env, :report, :project
+      attr_reader :out
 
       def initialize server, out, options={}
         if server
@@ -394,8 +397,13 @@ module Devops
           @out.flush
           cmd << " -j http://#{DevopsConfig.config[:address]}:#{DevopsConfig.config[:port]}/#{DevopsConfig.config[:url_prefix]}/v2.0/deploy/data/#{file}"
         else
-          if @deploy_env.chef_client_options
-            cmd << " #{@deploy_env.chef_client_options}"
+          if deploy_info['chef_client_options'].present?
+            cmd << " #{deploy_info['chef_client_options']}"
+          elsif deploy_info['named_task'].present?
+            named_task = @project.named_tasks.detect {|task| task['name'] == deploy_info['named_task']}
+            raise "Named task #{deploy_info['named_task']} doesn't exist." unless named_task
+            puts_and_flush "Using named task #{deploy_info['named_task']}."
+            cmd << " -o #{named_task['run_list'].join(',')}"
           else
             cmd << " -r #{deploy_info["run_list"].join(",")}" unless @server.stack.nil?
           end
@@ -503,11 +511,6 @@ module Devops
 
       private
 
-      def puts_and_flush(message)
-        @out.puts message
-        @out.flush
-      end
-
       def schedule_expiration
         if @deploy_env.expires
           @out <<  "Planning expiration in #{@deploy_env.expires}"
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
index db48152..1372bd7 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
@@ -576,11 +576,24 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Executor::ServerExecutor, type: :executor, stubbed_connec
         deploy_server
       end
 
-      it "uses deploy_env's chef_client_options if they are set" do
-        deploy_env.chef_client_options = '-r role'
+      it "uses chef_client_options from deploy_info if it is set" do
+        deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = '-r role'
         expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color -r role', any_args)
         deploy_server
       end
+
+      it "doesn't use chef_client_options from deploy_info if it's blank string" do
+        deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = ''
+        expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color', any_args)
+        deploy_server
+      end
+
+      it "uses run list from named_task if it's set" do
+        project.named_tasks = [{'name' => 'foo', 'run_list' => ['role[backend]', 'role[frontend]']}]
+        deploy_info['named_task'] = 'foo'
+        expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color -o role[backend],role[frontend]', any_args)
+        deploy_server
+      end
     end
 
     it "uses server's key" do
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb b/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
index e8e8b42..ffdd708 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ RSpec.shared_examples 'deploy env' do
     include_examples 'field type validation', :run_list, :not_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :run_list, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :users, :not_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :expires, :maybe_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
-    include_examples 'field type validation', :chef_client_options, :maybe_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
+    include_examples 'field type validation', :chef_client_options, :maybe_nil, :maybe_empty_string, :field_validator
 
     it 'should be valid only with all users available' do
       expect(build(validated_model_name, users: ['root'])).to be_valid
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 5fc0521..4d8a2fa 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -22,20 +22,33 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::Project, type: :model do
     include_examples 'field type validation', :deploy_envs, :not_nil, :non_empty_array
     include_examples 'field type validation', :description, :maybe_nil, :maybe_empty_string
     include_examples 'field type validation', :run_list, :not_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :run_list
+    include_examples 'field type validation', :named_tasks, :maybe_nil, :maybe_empty_array
 
     it "isn't valid when has envs with same identifier" do
-      project = build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: %w(foo foo))
-      expect(project).not_to be_valid
+      expect(build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: %w(foo foo))).not_to be_valid
     end
 
     it "is valid when all envs have uniq identifiers" do
-      project = build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: %w(foo bar))
-      expect(project).to be_valid
+      expect(build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: %w(foo bar))).to be_valid
     end
 
     it "isn't valid when at least one of envs isn't valid" do
-      project = build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: ['foo', nil])
-      expect(project).not_to be_valid
+      expect(build(:project, with_deploy_env_identifiers: ['foo', nil])).not_to be_valid
+    end
+
+    describe 'named_tasks validation' do
+      it 'is valid with array of hashes like {"name" => "foo", "run_list" => ["role[bar]"]}' do
+        expect(build(:project, named_tasks: [{"name" => "foo", "run_list" => ["role[bar]"]}] )).to be_valid
+      end
+
+      it "isn't valid with array of hashes with invalid run_list elements" do
+        expect(build(:project, named_tasks: [{"name" => "foo", "run_list" => ["bar"]}] )).not_to be_valid
+      end
+
+      it "isn't valid with array of hashes without name or run_list" do
+        expect(build(:project, named_tasks: [{run_list: ["role[bar]"]}] )).not_to be_valid
+        expect(build(:project, named_tasks: [{"name" => "foo"}] )).not_to be_valid
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'components validation' do
@@ -58,7 +71,7 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::Project, type: :model do
 
   describe '.fields' do
     subject { described_class.fields }
-    it { should eq %w(deploy_envs type description) }
+    it { should eq %w(deploy_envs type description named_tasks) }
   end
 
   describe '#initialize' do
@@ -286,8 +299,8 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Model::Project, type: :model do
       expect(subject['deploy_envs']).to be_an_array_of(Hash)
     end
 
-    it 'also contains descriptions and run_list' do
-      expect(subject).to include('description', 'run_list')
+    it 'also contains descriptions, run_list and named_tasks' do
+      expect(subject).to include('description', 'run_list', 'named_tasks')
     end
 
     it 'contains archived key if project is archived' do