diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index b68c8be3b4..174ac62bff 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ common_services:
     image: "{{ cron_image_full }}"
     environment:
       DUMMY_ENVIRONMENT: kolla_useless_env
+      KOLLA_LOGROTATE_SCHEDULE: "{{ cron_logrotate_schedule }}"
     volumes: "{{ cron_default_volumes + cron_extra_volumes }}"
     dimensions: "{{ cron_dimensions }}"
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ fluentd_extra_volumes: "{{ default_extra_volumes }}"
 
 cron_logrotate_rotation_interval: "weekly"
 cron_logrotate_rotation_count: 6
+cron_logrotate_schedule: "daily"
 
 ####################
 # Fluentd
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/logrotate-schedule-4d24626629311e6c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/logrotate-schedule-4d24626629311e6c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9791569f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/logrotate-schedule-4d24626629311e6c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a new variable to be used by the common role,
+    ``cron_logrotate_schedule``. This allows to configure
+    how often the cron runs for logrotate.