diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/keepalived.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
index dee8a6e5e6..d599ea7217 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ vrrp_instance kolla_internal_vip {
     virtual_ipaddress {
         {{ kolla_internal_vip_address }}
     }
+    authentication {
+        auth_type PASS
+        auth_pass {{ keepalived_password }}
+    }
     track_script {
         check_alive
     }
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@ vrrp_instance kolla_external_vip {
     virtual_ipaddress {
         {{ kolla_external_vip_address }}
     }
+    authentication {
+        auth_type PASS
+        auth_pass {{ keepalived_password }}
+    }
     track_script {
         check_alive
     }
diff --git a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
index b0c2d99655..deed018da9 100644
--- a/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
+++ b/etc/kolla/passwords.yml
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ rabbitmq_cluster_cookie: "password"
 # HAProxy options
 ####################
 haproxy_password: "password"
+keepalived_password: "password"