diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
index b71fe5f979e..8623a2f9bdb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edx_django_service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -164,6 +164,19 @@
     - install:system-requirements
   when: edx_django_service_npm_version is defined and not edx_django_service_enable_experimental_docker_shim
 
+
+- name: install Open edX Atlas translation tool
+  pip:
+    name: "openedx-atlas"
+    version: "0.4.4"
+    extra_args: "--exists-action w"
+    virtualenv: "{{ edx_django_service_venv_dir }}"
+    state: present
+  become_user: "{{ edx_django_service_user }}"
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:app-requirements
+
 - name: install production requirements
   command: make production-requirements
   args: