diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 7d19a80b..9a485144 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
 #   (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']
+#
 # [*kombu_ssl_ca_certs*]
 #   (optional) SSL certification authority file (valid only if SSL enabled).
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ class octavia (
   $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_ha_queues                   = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_certfile                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ class octavia (
     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 { 'octavia_config':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-d9c143d33af343dc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-d9c143d33af343dc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3e5ace1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-d9c143d33af343dc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``octavia::rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover`` parameter has been
+    added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_init_spec.rb
index cde39159..15879b27 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_init_spec.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe 'octavia' 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>',
         )
         should contain_oslo__messaging__notifications('octavia_config').with(
           :transport_url => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ describe 'octavia' do
           :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       => 3,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    => 5,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     => 1073741824,
+          :rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover   => false,
           :kombu_compression                  => 'gzip',
           :kombu_reconnect_delay              => '5.0',
           :kombu_failover_strategy            => 'shuffle',
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ describe 'octavia' do
           :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => 3,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => 5,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => 1073741824,
+          :enable_cancel_on_failover       => false,
         )
         should contain_oslo__messaging__notifications('octavia_config').with(
           :transport_url => 'rabbit://rabbit_user:password@localhost:5673',