diff --git a/playbooks/common-tasks/os-lxc-container-setup.yml b/playbooks/common-tasks/os-lxc-container-setup.yml
index e776f3ed30..aa1ceac663 100644
--- a/playbooks/common-tasks/os-lxc-container-setup.yml
+++ b/playbooks/common-tasks/os-lxc-container-setup.yml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
   until: container_stop | success
   retries: 3
   when:
+    - lxc_container_allow_restarts | default(True) | bool
     - not is_metal | bool
     - (_mc is defined and _mc | changed) or (_ec is defined and _ec | changed)
   tags:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-lxc-container-restart-option-acf4cd9a20ef61e4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-lxc-container-restart-option-acf4cd9a20ef61e4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d21ea6a051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-lxc-container-restart-option-acf4cd9a20ef61e4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+features:
+  - A new variable has been added to allow a deployer to control
+    the restart of containers from common-tasks/os-lxc-container-setup.yml.
+    This new option is ``lxc_container_allow_restarts`` and has a
+    default of ``true``. If a deployer wishes to disable the
+    auto-restart functionality they can set this value to ``false``
+    and automatic container restarts will be disabled.
+
+    This is a complement to the same option already present in the
+    lxc_container_create role.
+
+    This option is useful to avoid uncoordinated restarts of galera
+    or rabbitmq containers if the LXC container configuration changes
+    in a way that requires a restart.