diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 9d12ed10..be40f29f 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
 #   (optional) Minimum allowed TLS version for listeners and pools.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
+# [*allow_ping_health_monitors*]
+#   (optional) Allow PING type Health Monitors.
+#   Defaults to $::os_service_default
+#
 # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
 #
 # [*ovn_nb_connection*]
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ class octavia::api (
   $default_listener_tls_versions  = $::os_service_default,
   $default_pool_tls_versions      = $::os_service_default,
   $minimum_tls_version            = $::os_service_default,
+  $allow_ping_health_monitors     = $::os_service_default,
   # DEPRECATED PARAMETERS
   $ovn_nb_connection              = undef
 ) inherits octavia::params {
@@ -212,6 +217,7 @@ class octavia::api (
     'api_settings/default_listener_tls_versions':  value => join(any2array($default_listener_tls_versions), ',');
     'api_settings/default_pool_tls_versions':      value => join(any2array($default_pool_tls_versions), ',');
     'api_settings/minimum_tls_version':            value => $minimum_tls_version;
+    'api_settings/allow_ping_health_monitors':     value => $allow_ping_health_monitors;
   }
 
   oslo::middleware { 'octavia_config':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/allow_ping_health_monitors-3f00c296714b663b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/allow_ping_health_monitors-3f00c296714b663b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23ad3add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/allow_ping_health_monitors-3f00c296714b663b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added parameter ``allow_ping_health_monitors`` to the ``octavia::api`` class
diff --git a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
index bb1346a0..151dfe29 100644
--- a/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/octavia_api_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
       :pagination_max_limit           => '1000',
       :healthcheck_enabled            => true,
       :healthcheck_refresh_interval   => 5,
+      :allow_ping_health_monitors     => true,
     }
   end
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/default_listener_tls_versions').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/default_pool_tls_versions').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/minimum_tls_version').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+        is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/allow_ping_health_monitors').with_value('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__middleware('octavia_config').with(
           :enable_proxy_headers_parsing => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         )
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ describe 'octavia::api' do
       is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/pagination_max_limit').with_value( params[:pagination_max_limit] )
       is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/healthcheck_enabled').with_value( params[:healthcheck_enabled] )
       is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/healthcheck_refresh_interval').with_value( params[:healthcheck_refresh_interval] )
+      is_expected.to contain_octavia_config('api_settings/allow_ping_health_monitors').with_value( params[:allow_ping_health_monitors] )
     end
 
     [{:enabled => true}, {:enabled => false}].each do |param_hash|