diff --git a/data/common/common.yaml b/data/common/common.yaml
--- a/data/common/common.yaml
+++ b/data/common/common.yaml
@@ -2518,6 +2518,18 @@
       - swh.loader.mercurial.tasks.LoadMercurial
       - swh.loader.mercurial.tasks.LoadArchiveMercurial
 
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::config_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/loader_opam.yml"
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::concurrency: 1
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::private_tmp: true
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::loglevel: info
+swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::config:
+  storage: "%{alias('swh::deploy::worker::storage::pipeline')}"
+  max_content_size: "%{alias('swh::deploy::worker::loader::max_content_size')}"
+  celery:
+    task_broker: "%{alias('swh::deploy::worker::task_broker')}"
+    task_queues:
+      - swh.loader.package.opam.tasks.LoadOpam
+
 swh::deploy::worker::loader_pypi::config_file: "%{hiera('swh::conf_directory')}/loader_pypi.yml"
 swh::deploy::worker::loader_pypi::concurrency: 1
 swh::deploy::worker::loader_pypi::private_tmp: true
diff --git a/data/deployments/staging/common.yaml b/data/deployments/staging/common.yaml
--- a/data/deployments/staging/common.yaml
+++ b/data/deployments/staging/common.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
   - vault_cooker
   - lister
   - loader_high_priority
+  - loader_opam
 
 #### Rabbitmq instance to use
 # swh::deploy::worker::task_broker::password in private data
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_opam.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_opam.pp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_opam.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Deployment for opam loader
+class profile::swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam {
+  include ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::loader_package
+  $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_opam::private_tmp')
+
+  $packages = ['opam']
+  package {$packages:
+    ensure => 'present',
+  }
+
+  ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_opam':
+    ensure      => present,
+    private_tmp => $private_tmp,
+    sentry_name => 'loader_core',
+    require     => [
+      Package[$::profile::swh::deploy::loader_package::packages],
+      Package[$packages],
+    ],
+  }
+}