diff --git a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index e119a48a2c2505c2bf365c8aaf11631528e17e22..9285298843dbdc469a652372df437a37c312b707 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ elasticsearch_services:
       ES_JAVA_OPTS: "{{ es_java_opts }}"
     volumes: "{{ elasticsearch_default_volumes + elasticsearch_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ elasticsearch_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       elasticsearch:
         enabled: "{{ enable_elasticsearch }}"
@@ -101,6 +102,19 @@ elasticsearch_curator_image_full: "{{ elasticsearch_curator_image }}:{{ elastics
 elasticsearch_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 elasticsearch_curator_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+elasticsearch_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+elasticsearch_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+elasticsearch_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+elasticsearch_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+elasticsearch_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl http://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ elasticsearch_port }}"]
+elasticsearch_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+elasticsearch_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if elasticsearch_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ elasticsearch_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 elasticsearch_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/elasticsearch/:{{ container_config_directory }}/"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/handlers/main.yml
index af1cf3282dbbd6d86a2f01c681079a52dd2c5fc7..641163c22c6daa9dfc1b34c2f6da827d024ff695 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/handlers/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     environment: "{{ service.environment }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/check-containers.yml
index b6ebbbb2beb1f1a066ff3c8b380ca592fc4ad010..120eadb4994b3aaba6912bd6ded3bb3151576462 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/elasticsearch/tasks/check-containers.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ item.value.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ item.value.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
     environment: "{{ item.value.environment|default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-elasticsearch-b251cd701d428a18.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-elasticsearch-b251cd701d428a18.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0f508f3e9ee13b49d83fe261650818401c24ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-elasticsearch-b251cd701d428a18.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for elasticsearch services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__