diff --git a/puppet/services/pacemaker.yaml b/puppet/services/pacemaker.yaml
index f524622dc9..ed9cc3296d 100644
--- a/puppet/services/pacemaker.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/pacemaker.yaml
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ outputs:
             dport: 5405
         corosync_ipv6: {get_param: CorosyncIPv6}
         tripleo::fencing::config: {get_param: FencingConfig}
+        tripleo::fencing::deep_compare: true
         enable_fencing: {get_param: EnableFencing}
         hacluster_pwd:
           yaql:
diff --git a/puppet/services/pacemaker_remote.yaml b/puppet/services/pacemaker_remote.yaml
index f939a3f22f..d488187711 100644
--- a/puppet/services/pacemaker_remote.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/pacemaker_remote.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ outputs:
             dport:
               - 3121
         tripleo::fencing::config: {get_param: FencingConfig}
+        tripleo::fencing::deep_compare: true
         enable_fencing: {get_param: EnableFencing}
         tripleo::profile::base::pacemaker_remote::remote_authkey: {get_param: PacemakerRemoteAuthkey}
         pacemaker::corosync::manage_fw: false
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable-deep_compare-fencing-698cec642ecd54a4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable-deep_compare-fencing-698cec642ecd54a4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6aae6613d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable-deep_compare-fencing-698cec642ecd54a4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    deep_compare is now enabled by default for stonith resources, allowing their properties to be 
+    updated via stack update.
+    To disable it set 'tripleo::fencing::deep_compare: false'.