diff --git a/healthcheck/nova-metadata b/healthcheck/nova-metadata
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+++ b/healthcheck/nova-metadata
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+. ${HEALTHCHECK_SCRIPTS:-/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-common/healthcheck}/common.sh
+
+check_url=$(get_url_from_vhost /etc/httpd/conf.d/10-nova_metadata_wsgi.conf)
+healthcheck_curl ${check_url}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_metadata_healthcheck-44a9b0a1f436826a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_metadata_healthcheck-44a9b0a1f436826a.yaml
new file mode 100644
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+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds nova_metadata healthcheck script when nova metadata api is run via
+    httpd wsgi to check service status.