diff --git a/examples/playbooks/rabbitmq.yml b/examples/playbooks/rabbitmq.yml
index c205c6bd78c..09879400ebb 100644
--- a/examples/playbooks/rabbitmq.yml
+++ b/examples/playbooks/rabbitmq.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     apt: pkg=rabbitmq-server=$rabbitmq_version state=installed force=yes
 
   - name: enable rabbitmq plugins
-    rabbitmq_plugin: names=rabbitmq_management,rabbitmq_tracing state=enabled
+    rabbitmq_plugin: names=rabbitmq_management,rabbitmq_tracing,rabbitmq_federation state=enabled
     notify:
     - restart rabbitmq
 
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
   - name: ensure vhost /test is present
     rabbitmq_vhost: name=/test state=present
 
+  - name: set federation local-username
+    rabbitmq_parameter: component=federation name=local-username value='"user1"' state=present
+
   handlers:
   - name: restart rabbitmq
     service: name=rabbitmq-server state=restarted