diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/install-iputils-50da7016788f413c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/install-iputils-50da7016788f413c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8dda7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/install-iputils-50da7016788f413c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue where ping might not be installed on some systems, causing
+    HAProxy prechecks to fail.
diff --git a/roles/packages/defaults/main.yml b/roles/packages/defaults/main.yml
index fbe5b18..f10dcf4 100644
--- a/roles/packages/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/packages/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ enable_nova_libvirt_container: false
 
 ubuntu_pkg_install:
  - git
+ - iputils-ping
  - "{% if enable_multipathd|bool %}sg3-utils-udev{% endif %}"
  - tzdata
 
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ openeuler_pkg_install:
 
 redhat_pkg_install:
  - git
+ - iputils
  - sudo
 
 ubuntu_pkg_removals: