diff --git a/manifests/coordination.pp b/manifests/coordination.pp
index bc6cf3d6..fcf43981 100644
--- a/manifests/coordination.pp
+++ b/manifests/coordination.pp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #   (Optional) Coordination backend URL.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
-# [*heartbeat*]
+# [*heartbeat_interval*]
 #   (Optional) Number of seconds between hearbeats for distributed
 #   coordintation.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
@@ -23,24 +23,43 @@
 #   group
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+#
+# [*heartbeat*]
+#   (Optional) Number of seconds between hearbeats for distributed
+#   coordintation.
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class aodh::coordination (
   $backend_url        = $::os_service_default,
-  $heartbeat          = $::os_service_default,
+  $heartbeat_interval = $::os_service_default,
   $retry_backoff      = $::os_service_default,
   $max_retry_interval = $::os_service_default,
+  # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
+  $heartbeat          = undef,
 ) {
 
   include aodh::deps
 
   $backend_url_real = pick($::aodh::evaluator::coordination_url, $backend_url)
 
+  if $heartbeat != undef {
+    warning('The heartbeat parmaeter is deprecated. Use the heartbeat_interval parameter instead')
+  }
+  $heartbeat_interval_real = pick($heartbeat, $heartbeat_interval)
+
   oslo::coordination{ 'aodh_config':
     backend_url => $backend_url_real
   }
 
   aodh_config {
-    'coordination/heartbeat':          value => $heartbeat;
+    'coordination/heartbeat_interval': value => $heartbeat_interval_real;
     'coordination/retry_backoff':      value => $retry_backoff;
     'coordination/max_retry_interval': value => $max_retry_interval;
   }
+
+  # TODO(tkajinam): Remove this when the hearbeat parameter is removed.
+  aodh_config {
+    'coordination/heartbeat': ensure => absent;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/coordination-heartbeat_interval-6e4c54a3c97c9272.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/coordination-heartbeat_interval-6e4c54a3c97c9272.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..faf7747a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/coordination-heartbeat_interval-6e4c54a3c97c9272.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``aodh::coordination::heartbeat`` parameter has been deprecated. This
+    parameter is left to keep backword compatibility but will be fully
+    replaced by the new ``heartbeat_interval`` parameter.
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_coordination_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_coordination_spec.rb
index 283d59de..d55e60a2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_coordination_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_coordination_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe 'aodh::coordination' do
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__coordination('aodh_config').with(
           :backend_url => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/heartbeat').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/heartbeat_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/retry_backoff').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/max_retry_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
       }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe 'aodh::coordination' do
       let :params do
         {
           :backend_url        => 'etcd3+http://127.0.0.1:2379',
-          :heartbeat          => 1,
+          :heartbeat_interval => 1,
           :retry_backoff      => 1,
           :max_retry_interval => 30,
         }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe 'aodh::coordination' do
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__coordination('aodh_config').with(
           :backend_url => 'etcd3+http://127.0.0.1:2379'
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/heartbeat').with_value(1)
+        is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/heartbeat_interval').with_value(1)
         is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/retry_backoff').with_value(1)
         is_expected.to contain_aodh_config('coordination/max_retry_interval').with_value(30)
       }