diff --git a/tasks/extensions/dev_headers.yml b/tasks/extensions/dev_headers.yml
index 4cd86c8c..cc6e41e1 100644
--- a/tasks/extensions/dev_headers.yml
+++ b/tasks/extensions/dev_headers.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@
     cache_valid_time: "{{apt_cache_valid_time | default (3600)}}"
   notify:
     - restart postgresql
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+- name: PostgreSQL | Extensions | Make sure the development headers are installed | RedHat
+  yum:
+    name: "postgresql{{postgresql_version_terse}}-devel"
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+  notify:
+    - restart postgresql
+
diff --git a/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml b/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
index d03a0604..243c9468 100644
--- a/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
+++ b/tasks/extensions/postgis.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,25 @@
     - "postgresql-{{postgresql_version}}-postgis-scripts"
   notify:
     - restart postgresql
+  when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+
+- name: PostgreSQL | Extensions | Make sure the postgis extensions are installed | RedHat
+  yum:
+    name: "{{item}}"
+    state: present
+  with_items:
+    - "postgis2_{{postgresql_version_terse}}"
+    - "postgis2_{{postgresql_version_terse}}-client"
+    - "postgis2_{{postgresql_version_terse}}-utils"
+  notify:
+    - restart postgresql
+  when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+
+- name: PostgreSQL | Extensions | Make sure the postgis development files are installed | RedHat
+  yum:
+    name: "{{item}}"
+    state: present
+  with_items:
+    - "postgis2_{{postgresql_version_terse}}-devel"
+    - "postgis2_{{postgresql_version_terse}}-docs"
+  when: (ansible_os_family == "RedHat") and (postgresql_ext_install_dev_headers)