diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/lbaas_constraints.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/lbaas_constraints.py
index 3fbf0a8f62..61bffd955a 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/lbaas_constraints.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/lbaas_constraints.py
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ class PoolConstraint(nc.NeutronConstraint):
     resource_name = 'pool'
     cmd_resource = 'lbaas_pool'
     extension = 'lbaasv2'
+
+
+class LBaasV2ProviderConstraint(nc.ProviderConstraint):
+    service_type = 'LOADBALANCERV2'
diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/neutron_constraints.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/neutron_constraints.py
index d22285026a..2a822e3e1e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/neutron_constraints.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/neutron/neutron_constraints.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from neutronclient.common import exceptions as qe
 
 from heat.common import exception
+from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.engine.clients.os import nova
 from heat.engine import constraints
 
@@ -83,3 +84,31 @@ class QoSPolicyConstraint(NeutronConstraint):
     resource_name = 'policy'
     cmd_resource = 'qos_policy'
     extension = 'qos'
+
+
+class ProviderConstraint(constraints.BaseCustomConstraint):
+
+    expected_exceptions = (exception.StackValidationFailed,)
+    service_type = None
+
+    def validate_with_client(self, client, value):
+        params = {}
+        neutron_client = client.client(CLIENT_NAME)
+        if self.service_type:
+            params['service_type'] = self.service_type
+        providers = neutron_client.list_service_providers(
+            retrieve_all=True,
+            **params
+        )['service_providers']
+        names = [provider['name'] for provider in providers]
+        if value not in names:
+            not_found_message = (
+                _("Unable to find neutron provider '%(provider)s', "
+                  "available providers are %(providers)s.") %
+                {'provider': value, 'providers': names}
+            )
+            raise exception.StackValidationFailed(message=not_found_message)
+
+
+class LBaasV1ProviderConstraint(ProviderConstraint):
+    service_type = 'LOADBALANCER'
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
index dc1c374999..b863949d2a 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/neutron/loadbalancer.py
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ class Pool(neutron.NeutronResource):
             properties.Schema.STRING,
             _('LBaaS provider to implement this load balancer instance.'),
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(version='5.0.0'),
+            constraints=[
+                constraints.CustomConstraint('neutron.lb.provider')
+            ],
         ),
         VIP: properties.Schema(
             properties.Schema.MAP,
diff --git a/heat/tests/clients/test_neutron_client.py b/heat/tests/clients/test_neutron_client.py
index 5bf033ea33..aafb64590d 100644
--- a/heat/tests/clients/test_neutron_client.py
+++ b/heat/tests/clients/test_neutron_client.py
@@ -241,6 +241,33 @@ class NeutronConstraintsValidate(common.HeatTestCase):
                        cmd_resource=self.cmd_resource)])
 
 
+class NeutronProviderConstraintsValidate(common.HeatTestCase):
+    scenarios = [
+        ('validate_lbaasv1',
+            dict(constraint_class=nc.LBaasV1ProviderConstraint,
+                 service_type='LOADBALANCER')),
+        ('validate_lbaasv2',
+            dict(constraint_class=lc.LBaasV2ProviderConstraint,
+                 service_type='LOADBALANCERV2'))
+    ]
+
+    def test_provider_validate(self):
+        nc = mock.Mock()
+        mock_create = self.patchobject(neutron.NeutronClientPlugin, '_create')
+        mock_create.return_value = nc
+        providers = {
+            'service_providers': [
+                {'service_type': 'LOADBANALCERV2', 'name': 'haproxy'},
+                {'service_type': 'LOADBANALCER', 'name': 'haproxy'}
+            ]
+        }
+        nc.list_service_providers.return_value = providers
+        constraint = self.constraint_class()
+        ctx = utils.dummy_context()
+        self.assertTrue(constraint.validate('haproxy', ctx))
+        self.assertFalse(constraint.validate("bar", ctx))
+
+
 class NeutronClientPluginExtensionsTests(NeutronClientPluginTestCase):
     """Tests for extensions in neutronclient."""
 
diff --git a/heat/tests/common.py b/heat/tests/common.py
index e7295c3a1e..6889e2368b 100644
--- a/heat/tests/common.py
+++ b/heat/tests/common.py
@@ -293,3 +293,7 @@ class HeatTestCase(testscenarios.WithScenarios,
     def stub_SaharaPluginConstraint(self):
         validate = self.patchobject(sahara.PluginConstraint, 'validate')
         validate.return_value = True
+
+    def stub_ProviderConstraint_validate(self):
+        validate = self.patchobject(neutron.ProviderConstraint, 'validate')
+        validate.return_value = True
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_neutron_loadbalancer.py b/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_neutron_loadbalancer.py
index 6e255555d0..c84327dad8 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_neutron_loadbalancer.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/neutron/test_neutron_loadbalancer.py
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ class PoolTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         neutronclient.Client.show_vip('xyz').AndReturn(
             {'vip': {'status': 'ACTIVE'}})
         snippet = template_format.parse(pool_template_with_provider)
+        self.stub_ProviderConstraint_validate()
         self.stack = utils.parse_stack(snippet)
         resource_defns = self.stack.t.resource_definitions(self.stack)
         rsrc = loadbalancer.Pool(
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4928e136b7..cd8babbd2a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -83,9 +83,11 @@ heat.constraints =
     neutron.subnet = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.neutron_constraints:SubnetConstraint
     neutron.subnetpool = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.neutron_constraints:SubnetPoolConstraint
     neutron.qos_policy = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.neutron_constraints:QoSPolicyConstraint
+    neutron.lb.provider = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.neutron_constraints:LBaasV1ProviderConstraint
     neutron.lbaas.loadbalancer = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.lbaas_constraints:LoadbalancerConstraint
     neutron.lbaas.listener = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.lbaas_constraints:ListenerConstraint
     neutron.lbaas.pool = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.lbaas_constraints:PoolConstraint
+    neutron.lbaas.provider = heat.engine.clients.os.neutron.lbaas_constraints:LBaasV2ProviderConstraint
     glance.image = heat.engine.clients.os.glance:ImageConstraint
     iso_8601 = heat.engine.constraint.common_constraints:ISO8601Constraint
     nova.server = heat.engine.clients.os.nova:ServerConstraint