diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
index b183cf6f529b3942b1222d5b36f0873cb8e93aaf..08a2c3a44ffb564c19b5fadd90ee56529d13c6fd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ watcher_services:
     image: "{{ watcher_api_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ watcher_api_default_volumes + watcher_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ watcher_api_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ watcher_api_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       watcher_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_watcher }}"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ watcher_services:
     image: "{{ watcher_applier_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ watcher_applier_default_volumes + watcher_applier_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ watcher_applier_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck }}"
   watcher-engine:
     container_name: watcher_engine
     group: watcher-engine
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ watcher_services:
     image: "{{ watcher_engine_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ watcher_engine_default_volumes + watcher_engine_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ watcher_engine_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -66,6 +69,45 @@ watcher_api_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 watcher_applier_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 watcher_engine_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+watcher_api_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+watcher_api_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+watcher_api_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+watcher_api_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+watcher_api_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl http://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ watcher_api_port }}"]
+watcher_api_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+watcher_api_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ watcher_api_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ watcher_api_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ watcher_api_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if watcher_api_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ watcher_api_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ watcher_api_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+watcher_applier_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+watcher_applier_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+watcher_applier_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+watcher_applier_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+watcher_applier_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port watcher-applier {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+watcher_applier_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+watcher_applier_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if watcher_applier_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ watcher_applier_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+watcher_engine_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+watcher_engine_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+watcher_engine_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+watcher_engine_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+watcher_engine_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port watcher-decision-engine {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+watcher_engine_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+watcher_engine_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if watcher_engine_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ watcher_engine_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 watcher_api_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/watcher-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
index 2ab6ca6662f657bc8c7acf2cb4d3a32fb7e6558e..cb061abef3bd71452505267aa62c1ac3fb865411 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/handlers/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
@@ -41,5 +43,6 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/check-containers.yml
index bc1e3066ac23d13661c3eec5987a368a5c0c2893..4978ca04da84ed1123fa66148f9f5dbd5723f67d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/tasks/check-containers.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     dimensions: "{{ item.value.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ item.value.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
     - item.value.enabled | bool
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-watcher-e008d9ca79bfa048.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-watcher-e008d9ca79bfa048.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6e9607c9787418d43878692f3ef7f1cb9cd11720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-watcher-e008d9ca79bfa048.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for watcher services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__