diff --git a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/defaults/main.yml
index b9935b3adc..5417353876 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -92,4 +92,7 @@ haproxy_defaults_balance: "roundrobin"
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/1917068
 haproxy_host_ipv4_tcp_retries2: "KOLLA_UNSET"
 
+# HAProxy socket admin permissions enable
+haproxy_socket_level_admin: "no"
+
 kolla_externally_managed_cert: False
diff --git a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/haproxy/haproxy_main.cfg.j2 b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/haproxy/haproxy_main.cfg.j2
index 5a100ba15d..5e4ad2c673 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/haproxy/haproxy_main.cfg.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/loadbalancer/templates/haproxy/haproxy_main.cfg.j2
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ global
     cpu-map {{ cpu_idx + 1 }} {{ cpu_idx }}
         {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}
-    stats socket /var/lib/kolla/haproxy/haproxy.sock group kolla mode 660
+    stats socket /var/lib/kolla/haproxy/haproxy.sock group kolla mode 660{% if haproxy_socket_level_admin | bool %} level admin{% endif %}
+
     {% if kolla_enable_tls_external | bool or kolla_enable_tls_internal | bool %}
     ssl-default-bind-ciphers DEFAULT:!MEDIUM:!3DES
     ssl-default-bind-options no-sslv3 no-tlsv10 no-tlsv11
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/haproxy-add-admin-socket-2c84eabd45b1b3dc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/haproxy-add-admin-socket-2c84eabd45b1b3dc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e48c0aee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/haproxy-add-admin-socket-2c84eabd45b1b3dc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Implements the HAProxy Admin Socket.
+    Allows operators to set the flag ``haproxy_socket_level_admin``
+    (default: "no") which adds ``level admin`` to socket that gets created at
+    ``/var/lib/kolla/haproxy/haproxy.sock`` inside the HAProxy container.
+    This allows operators to interact with HAProxy, including but not limited
+    to disabling backend servers for controlled maintenance operations.
+    `bug 1960215 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/kolla-ansible/+bug/1960215>`__.