diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/barbican/defaults/main.yml
index 491d9c3fe543ec94cdf20009dbe7a2e747241ceb..ccbbd049887a20812b435f17cc9df16b377d89f2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ barbican_services:
     image: "{{ barbican_api_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ barbican_api_default_volumes + barbican_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ barbican_api_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ barbican_api_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       barbican_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_barbican }}"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ barbican_services:
     image: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_default_volumes + barbican_keystone_listener_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck }}"
   barbican-worker:
     container_name: barbican_worker
     group: barbican-worker
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ barbican_services:
     image: "{{ barbican_worker_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ barbican_worker_default_volumes + barbican_worker_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ barbican_worker_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -70,6 +73,45 @@ barbican_api_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 barbican_keystone_listener_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 barbican_worker_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+barbican_api_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+barbican_api_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+barbican_api_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+barbican_api_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+barbican_api_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl {{ 'https' if barbican_enable_tls_backend | bool else 'http' }}://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ barbican_api_listen_port}}"]
+barbican_api_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+barbican_api_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ barbican_api_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ barbican_api_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ barbican_api_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if barbican_api_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ barbican_api_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ barbican_api_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+barbican_keystone_listener_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port barbican-keystone-listener {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if barbican_keystone_listener_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ barbican_keystone_listener_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+barbican_worker_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+barbican_worker_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+barbican_worker_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+barbican_worker_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+barbican_worker_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port barbican-worker {{ om_rpc_port }}"]
+barbican_worker_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+barbican_worker_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if barbican_worker_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ barbican_worker_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 barbican_api_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/barbican-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/barbican/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/barbican/handlers/main.yml
index 5b4e487667cac2df8c020f56e6d3d8d560c34e89..577f3f74736a4f234f97b7ef64ba39acd8d0eba6 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/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/barbican/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/barbican/tasks/check-containers.yml
index 0afc84726145a20750c9bd96779d846f8525c1ba..42b241d3754a791b2709e566ed7cbfd902d659f5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/barbican/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/barbican/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-barbican-8cccb703a7c8d674.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-barbican-8cccb703a7c8d674.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bd4b64c97622a3c8f97c79c243dfa343ec18e3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-barbican-8cccb703a7c8d674.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for barbican services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__