diff --git a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
index bf622fcd4a..6ef3db1241 100644
--- a/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/swift/swift-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ ADD swift-base-archive /swift-base-source
 
 RUN ln -s swift-base-source/* swift \
     && {{ macros.install_pip(swift_base_pip_packages | customizable("pip_packages")) }} \
-    && mkdir -p /etc/swift /var/cache/swift \
+    && mkdir -p /etc/swift /var/cache/swift /var/lock/swift \
     && cp -r /swift/etc/* /etc/swift/ \
-    && chown -R swift: /etc/swift /var/cache/swift
+    && chown -R swift: /etc/swift /var/cache/swift /var/lock/swift
 {% endif %}
 
 COPY swift-rootwrap /var/lib/kolla/venv/bin/swift-rootwrap
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-lock-swift-path-9b743367e4014f92.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-lock-swift-path-9b743367e4014f92.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..281fdee4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-lock-swift-path-9b743367e4014f92.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes "Permission denied" issue for swift-recon tool that appears when
+    swift-recon tool tries to access deafult recon_lock_path