diff --git a/ansible/roles/trove/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/trove/defaults/main.yml
index 75fb64cd5b65a58355849dc7a926964ecba37e53..a7ee7eaca0d46f0778a0d1bc0bb6bf6f562a5414 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/trove/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/trove/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ trove_services:
     image: "{{ trove_api_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ trove_api_default_volumes + trove_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ trove_api_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ trove_api_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       trove_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_trove }}"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ trove_services:
     image: "{{ trove_conductor_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ trove_conductor_default_volumes + trove_conductor_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ trove_conductor_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck }}"
   trove-taskmanager:
     container_name: trove_taskmanager
     group: trove-taskmanager
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ trove_services:
     image: "{{ trove_taskmanager_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ trove_taskmanager_default_volumes + trove_taskmanager_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ trove_taskmanager_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -66,6 +69,45 @@ trove_api_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 trove_conductor_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 trove_taskmanager_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+trove_api_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+trove_api_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+trove_api_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+trove_api_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+trove_api_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl http://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ trove_api_port }}"]
+trove_api_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+trove_api_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ trove_api_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ trove_api_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ trove_api_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if trove_api_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ trove_api_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ trove_api_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+trove_conductor_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+trove_conductor_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+trove_conductor_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+trove_conductor_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+trove_conductor_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port trove-conductor {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+trove_conductor_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+trove_conductor_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if trove_conductor_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ trove_conductor_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+trove_taskmanager_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port trove-taskmanager {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+trove_taskmanager_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if trove_taskmanager_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ trove_taskmanager_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 trove_api_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/trove-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/trove/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/trove/handlers/main.yml
index 865ab5bf32010ffe2b1645f1880ec6561e4a7367..10bd498179c3cdaa070a060d4a1016fe529aceac 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/trove/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/trove/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/trove/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/trove/tasks/check-containers.yml
index 3bf7ab14cbc9262e07495a3e39a29485200a6126..32e630389383807e360109e309d26500b864447a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/trove/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/trove/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-trove-7920c841f784b2e1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-trove-7920c841f784b2e1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee365ab863ad56cb962e76cc5e099da996843a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-trove-7920c841f784b2e1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for trove services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__