diff --git a/tests/vars/redhat_clone_vars.yml b/tests/vars/redhat_clone_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03b73028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vars/redhat_clone_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# vars for handling conditionals for RedHat and clones
+---
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__metrics_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__metrics_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __metrics_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__metrics_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __metrics_rh_distros }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__metrics_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __metrics_rh_distros_fedora }}"
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 0c739516..09ebc3c7 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,20 @@ __metrics_required_facts:
 # the 'gather_subset' parameter of the 'setup' module
 __metrics_required_facts_subsets: "{{ ['!all', '!min'] +
   __metrics_required_facts }}"
+
+# BEGIN redhat distros variables
+# Ansible distribution identifiers that the role treats like RHEL
+__metrics_rh_distros:
+  - AlmaLinux
+  - CentOS
+  - RedHat
+  - Rocky
+
+# Same as above but includes Fedora
+__metrics_rh_distros_fedora: "{{ __metrics_rh_distros + ['Fedora'] }}"
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone
+__metrics_is_rh_distro: "{{ ansible_distribution in __metrics_rh_distros }}"
+
+# Use this in conditionals to check if distro is Red Hat or clone, or Fedora
+__metrics_is_rh_distro_fedora: "{{ ansible_distribution in __metrics_rh_distros_fedora }}"
+# END redhat distros variables