diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog.pp b/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog.pp
index 9ce34352a..8e854133c 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog.pp
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 #   (Optional) Hash. Configuration for output plugin omamqp1.
 #   Defaults to undef
 #
+# [*reopen_on_truncate*]
+#   (Optional) String. Set all rsyslog imfile reopenOnTruncate parameters
+#   unless it is already specified in hiera
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 class tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog (
   $step                          = Integer(hiera('step')),
   $service_names                 = hiera('service_names', []),
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog (
   $elasticsearch_tls_client_cert = undef,
   $elasticsearch_tls_client_key  = undef,
   $amqp1                         = undef,
+  $reopen_on_truncate            = undef,
 ) {
   if $step >= 2 {
     # NOTE: puppet-rsyslog does not have params manifest, so we don't have any
@@ -144,6 +150,8 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog (
       modules => $modules,
       actions => $actions
     }
-    tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog::file_input{$service_names: }
+    tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog::file_input{$service_names:
+      reopen_on_truncate => $reopen_on_truncate
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog/file_input.pp b/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog/file_input.pp
index 0c58f1128..db6f9dda6 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog/file_input.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/logging/rsyslog/file_input.pp
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@
 #   tripleo_logging_sources_<service name>.
 #   Defaults to '^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}(.[0-9]+ [0-9]+)? (DEBUG|INFO|WARNING|ERROR) '
 #
+# [*reopen_on_truncate*]
+#   (Optional) String. Set all rsyslog imfile reopenOnTruncate parameters
+#   unless it is already specified in hiera
+#   Defaults to undef
+#
 define tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog::file_input (
   $sources = hiera("tripleo_logging_sources_${title}", undef),
-  $default_startmsg = '^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}(.[0-9]+ [0-9]+)? (DEBUG|INFO|WARNING|ERROR) '
+  $default_startmsg = '^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2} [0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}(.[0-9]+ [0-9]+)? (DEBUG|INFO|WARNING|ERROR) ',
+  Optional[Enum['on','off']] $reopen_on_truncate = undef
 ) {
   if $sources {
     $sources_array = Array($sources, true)
@@ -24,7 +30,18 @@ define tripleo::profile::base::logging::rsyslog::file_input (
       } else {
         $record = $config
       }
-      $memo + [$record]
+
+      if ! $config['reopenOnTruncate'] {
+        if $reopen_on_truncate {
+          $record2 = $record + {'reopenOnTruncate' => $reopen_on_truncate}
+        } else {
+          $record2 = $record
+        }
+      } else {
+        $record2 = $record
+      }
+
+      $memo + [$record2]
     }
 
     $rsyslog_sources.each |$config| {