diff --git a/ansible/roles/magnum/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/magnum/defaults/main.yml
index da7ac8730f7eaeb764f5042ae218994c7e00c2fe..8333bb6734ed1254b93b6cf2e66516902278bbb3 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/magnum/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/magnum/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ magnum_services:
       DUMMY_ENVIRONMENT: kolla_useless_env
     volumes: "{{ magnum_api_default_volumes + magnum_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ magnum_api_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ magnum_api_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       magnum_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_magnum }}"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ magnum_services:
     environment: "{{ magnum_conductor_container_proxy }}"
     volumes: "{{ magnum_conductor_default_volumes + magnum_conductor_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ magnum_conductor_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -66,6 +68,32 @@ magnum_conductor_image_full: "{{ magnum_conductor_image }}:{{ magnum_conductor_t
 magnum_api_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 magnum_conductor_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+magnum_api_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+magnum_api_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+magnum_api_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+magnum_api_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+magnum_api_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl http://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ magnum_api_port }}"]
+magnum_api_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+magnum_api_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ magnum_api_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ magnum_api_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ magnum_api_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if magnum_api_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ magnum_api_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ magnum_api_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+magnum_conductor_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port magnum-conductor {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+magnum_conductor_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if magnum_conductor_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ magnum_conductor_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 magnum_api_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/magnum-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/magnum/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/magnum/handlers/main.yml
index 1fd190f17df8815fcc7777ce83db61bc59b80216..4bb021191e5dd5ced5391e763d8eae87060b2b8d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/magnum/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/magnum/handlers/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     environment: "{{ service.environment }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
@@ -28,5 +29,6 @@
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes|reject('equalto', '')|list }}"
     environment: "{{ service.environment }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/magnum/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/magnum/tasks/check-containers.yml
index 519bdaefe7d2eed6d1bb3007305ea685d64a710c..3264f01a5770db9aca71bd6acf250166a4d3442d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/magnum/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/magnum/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) }}"
     environment: "{{ item.value.environment }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-magnum-0e92b0645fcdeb61.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-magnum-0e92b0645fcdeb61.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2e72d7e67e2a005d5041912cd4680cb89fa49be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-magnum-0e92b0645fcdeb61.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for magnum services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__