diff --git a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Debian.yml b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Debian.yml
index f9bece5..15fef7d 100644
--- a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ bareos_fd_debug_packages:
   - gdb
 
 bareos_fd_plugin_dir: "/usr/lib/bareos/plugins"
-bareos_fd_plugin_name: python3
 bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: mariabackup
     packages:
@@ -23,3 +22,7 @@ bareos_fd_plugin_list:
     packages:
       - python3-ldap
       - bareos-filedaemon-ldap-python-plugin
+
+  - name: mysql_xtrabackup
+    packages:
+      - bareos-filedaemon-percona-xtrabackup-python-plugin
diff --git a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat.yml b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat.yml
index ff0a2e1..8e8291d 100644
--- a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat.yml
+++ b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ bareos_fd_debug_packages:
   - bareos-filedaemon-debuginfo
   - gdb
 
-bareos_fd_plugin_dir: "/usr/lib64/bareos/plugins"
-bareos_fd_plugin_name: python3
 bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: mariabackup
     packages:
@@ -24,3 +22,7 @@ bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: ldap
     packages:
       - bareos-filedaemon-ldap-python-plugin
+
+  - name: mysql_xtrabackup
+    packages:
+      - bareos-filedaemon-percona-xtrabackup-python-plugin
diff --git a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat_7.yml b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat_7.yml
index f584714..bd3fb08 100644
--- a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat_7.yml
+++ b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/RedHat_7.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ bareos_fd_debug_packages:
   - bareos-debuginfo
   - gdb
 
-bareos_fd_plugin_dir: "/usr/lib64/bareos/plugins"
 bareos_fd_plugin_name: python
 bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: mariabackup
@@ -25,3 +24,7 @@ bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: ldap
     packages:
       - bareos-filedaemon-ldap-python-plugin
+
+  - name: mysql_xtrabackup
+    packages:
+      - bareos-filedaemon-percona-xtrabackup-python-plugin
diff --git a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Suse.yml b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Suse.yml
index 6486726..3018381 100644
--- a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Suse.yml
+++ b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/Suse.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ bareos_fd_plugin_list:
   - name: ldap
     packages:
       - bareos-filedaemon-ldap-python-plugin
+
+  - name: mysql_xtrabackup
+    packages:
+      - bareos-filedaemon-percona-xtrabackup-python-plugin
diff --git a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/main.yml b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/main.yml
index 74ade9d..5e17aa3 100644
--- a/roles/bareos_fd/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bareos_fd/vars/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ bareos_fd_encryption_packages:
 
 bareos_fd_service: bareos-filedaemon
 bareos_fd_plugin_name: python3
+bareos_fd_plugin_dir: "/usr/lib64/bareos/plugins"
 
 # define the following stuff on Distro level (vars/<Distro.yml>). If a Distro is not there, it's not supported.
 # bareos_fd_plugin_list: every distro might have different package names and dependencies