diff --git a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/defaults/main.yml
index 34ddd438761adacebb05b5842974cc2cd9bcfcef..7ebfb079a4ab71e2adf7cb6e9d8ddd318d156153 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ gnocchi_services:
     image: "{{ gnocchi_api_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ gnocchi_api_default_volumes + gnocchi_api_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ gnocchi_api_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck }}"
     haproxy:
       gnocchi_api:
         enabled: "{{ enable_gnocchi }}"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ gnocchi_services:
     image: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_default_volumes + gnocchi_metricd_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck }}"
   gnocchi-statsd:
     container_name: gnocchi_statsd
     group: gnocchi-statsd
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ gnocchi_services:
     image: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_image_full }}"
     volumes: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_default_volumes + gnocchi_statsd_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck }}"
 
 
 ####################
@@ -73,6 +76,45 @@ gnocchi_api_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 gnocchi_metricd_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 gnocchi_statsd_dimensions: "{{ default_container_dimensions }}"
 
+gnocchi_api_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_curl http://{{ api_interface_address |  put_address_in_context('url') }}:{{ gnocchi_api_listen_port }}"]
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+gnocchi_api_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if gnocchi_api_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ gnocchi_api_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+gnocchi_metricd_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port gnocchi-metricd {{ database_port }}"]
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if gnocchi_metricd_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ gnocchi_metricd_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
+gnocchi_statsd_enable_healthchecks: "{{ enable_container_healthchecks }}"
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_interval: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_interval }}"
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_retries: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_retries }}"
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_start_period: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_test: ["CMD-SHELL", "healthcheck_port gnocchi-statsd {{ database_port }}"]
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_timeout: "{{ default_container_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck:
+  interval: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_interval }}"
+  retries: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_retries }}"
+  start_period: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_start_period }}"
+  test: "{% if gnocchi_statsd_enable_healthchecks | bool %}{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_test }}{% else %}NONE{% endif %}"
+  timeout: "{{ gnocchi_statsd_healthcheck_timeout }}"
+
 gnocchi_api_default_volumes:
   - "{{ node_config_directory }}/gnocchi-api/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
   - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/handlers/main.yml
index d7ca93a6609af19a29ef537a32c4913e2f4e20b6..cc2d5762ae8425df5ce7d6d905ec92e542e51614 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/handlers/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
 
@@ -41,5 +43,6 @@
     image: "{{ service.image }}"
     volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ service.dimensions }}"
+    healthcheck: "{{ service.healthcheck | default(omit) }}"
   when:
     - kolla_action != "config"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/check-containers.yml b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/check-containers.yml
index 9659330f00bab4db3e8dd5729ffa29d0b2627486..ed92fb1da6c6c9a0aed065418c0c1a6b53eb5605 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gnocchi/tasks/check-containers.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gnocchi/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) }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
     - item.value.enabled | bool
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-gnocchi-fa2fa16bcdcc0667.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-gnocchi-fa2fa16bcdcc0667.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1b5ff6e880dee208352d18dab62e1e5d7bb4440f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/implement-docker-healthchecks-for-gnocchi-fa2fa16bcdcc0667.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements container healthchecks for gnocchi services.
+    See `blueprint
+    <https://blueprints.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+spec/container-health-check>`__