diff --git a/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
index 69c20942..bd2a0c55 100644
--- a/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
+++ b/manifests/notify/rabbitmq.pp
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
 #   (Optional) Limit the number of memory bytes used by the quorum queue.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
+# [*rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover*]
+#   (Optional) Enable x-cancel-on-ha-failover flag so that rabbitmq server will
+#   cancel and notify consumers when queue is down.
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
+#
 #  [*rabbit_use_ssl*]
 #   (Optional) Connect over SSL for RabbitMQ. (boolean value)
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
@@ -149,6 +154,7 @@ class glance::notify::rabbitmq(
   $rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover   = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $rabbit_use_ssl                     = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_certfile                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -184,6 +190,7 @@ class glance::notify::rabbitmq(
     rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => $rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit,
     rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length,
     rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes,
+    enable_cancel_on_failover       => $rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover,
   }
 
   oslo::messaging::default { 'glance_api_config':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-93236283513d91ba.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-93236283513d91ba.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..681512a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-93236283513d91ba.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``glance::notify::rabbit::rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover``
+    parameter has been added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
index 491f3912..5e2bc3e3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_notify_rabbitmq_spec.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
         :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+        :enable_cancel_on_failover       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       ) }
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__default('glance_api_config').with(
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
           :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       => 3,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    => 5,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     => 1073741824,
+          :rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover   => false,
           :rabbit_use_ssl                     => true,
           :kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 => '/etc/ca.cert',
           :kombu_ssl_certfile                 => '/etc/certfile',
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ describe 'glance::notify::rabbitmq' do
         :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => 3,
         :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => 5,
         :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => 1073741824,
+        :enable_cancel_on_failover       => false,
       ) }
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__default('glance_api_config').with(