diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 50e0a66a8..1cd20aebe 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ rabbit_opts = [
                "considered down if heartbeat's keep-alive fails "
                "(0 disables heartbeat)."),
     cfg.IntOpt('heartbeat_rate',
-               default=2,
+               default=3,
                help='How often times during the heartbeat_timeout_threshold '
                'we check the heartbeat.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('direct_mandatory_flag',
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/heartbeat-rate-3-7ada9edbccc11a3f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/heartbeat-rate-3-7ada9edbccc11a3f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3efc51e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/heartbeat-rate-3-7ada9edbccc11a3f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Change heartbeat_rate default from 2 to 3 in order to send AMQP heartbeat
+    frames at correct interval