diff --git a/manifests/health_manager.pp b/manifests/health_manager.pp
index 96de65ee..40772644 100644
--- a/manifests/health_manager.pp
+++ b/manifests/health_manager.pp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 #  (optional) Sets the value of the heartbeat recv buffer
 #  Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*failover_threshold*]
+#  (optional) Stop failovers if the count of simultaneously failed amphora
+#  reaches this number.
+#  Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*workers*]
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ class octavia::health_manager (
   $heartbeat_timeout     = $::os_service_default,
   $health_check_interval = $::os_service_default,
   $sock_rlimit           = $::os_service_default,
+  $failover_threshold    = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $workers               = undef,
   $heartbeat_key         = undef,
@@ -128,6 +134,7 @@ Use health_update_threads and stats_update_threads instead')
     'health_manager/heartbeat_timeout'      : value => $heartbeat_timeout;
     'health_manager/health_check_interval'  : value => $health_check_interval;
     'health_manager/sock_rlimit'            : value => $sock_rlimit;
+    'health_manager/failover_threshold'     : value => $failover_threshold;
   }
 
   if $::octavia::controller::heartbeat_key == undef {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_failover_threshold-913a4325e540f897.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_failover_threshold-913a4325e540f897.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acde0082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_failover_threshold-913a4325e540f897.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add new parameter ``failover_threshold`` to the ``octavia::health_manager``
+    class.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_health_manager_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_health_manager_spec.rb
index 2c519616..673a7ac3 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_health_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_health_manager_spec.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe 'octavia::health_manager' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/health_check_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/heartbeat_interval').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/sock_rlimit').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/failover_threshold').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>') }
     end
 
     it 'installs octavia-health-manager package' do
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ describe 'octavia::health_manager' do
           :health_check_interval => 3,
           :heartbeat_interval    => 42,
           :sock_rlimit           => 1,
+          :failover_threshold    => 2,
         })
       end
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/health_update_threads').with_value(8) }
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ describe 'octavia::health_manager' do
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/health_check_interval').with_value(3) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/heartbeat_interval').with_value(42) }
       it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/sock_rlimit').with_value(1) }
+      it { is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('health_manager/failover_threshold').with_value(2) }
     end
   end