diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 1fa4684..28dbd3b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
 #   (Optional) Limit the number of memory bytes used by the quorum queue.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
+# [*rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover*]
+#   (Optional) Enable x-cancel-on-ha-failover flag so that rabbitmq server will
+#   cancel and notify consumers when queue is down.
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
+#
 # [*rabbit_use_ssl*]
 #   (Optional) Connect over SSL for RabbitMQ.
 #   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default'].
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ class cloudkitty(
   $rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     = $facts['os_service_default'],
+  $rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover   = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_certfile                 = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $kombu_ssl_keyfile                  = $facts['os_service_default'],
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ class cloudkitty(
     rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => $rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit,
     rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length,
     rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => $rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes,
+    enable_cancel_on_failover       => $rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover,
   }
 
   oslo::messaging::default { 'cloudkitty_config':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-10be3434f6479029.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-10be3434f6479029.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb81ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/enable_cancel_on_failover-10be3434f6479029.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The new ``cloudkitty::rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover`` parameter has been
+    added.
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloudkitty_init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_init_spec.rb
index 9decbf0..d0ea50d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloudkitty_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloudkitty_init_spec.rb
@@ -28,24 +28,25 @@ describe 'cloudkitty' do
           :control_exchange     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('cloudkitty_config').with(
-          :rabbit_use_ssl                     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :heartbeat_timeout_threshold        => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :heartbeat_rate                     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :heartbeat_in_pthread               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_reconnect_delay              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_failover_strategy            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :amqp_durable_queues                => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_compression                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_ssl_ca_certs                 => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_ssl_certfile                 => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_ssl_keyfile                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :kombu_ssl_version                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_ha_queues                   => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_retry_interval              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_quorum_queue                => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
-          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_use_ssl                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :heartbeat_timeout_threshold     => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :heartbeat_rate                  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :heartbeat_in_pthread            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_reconnect_delay           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_failover_strategy         => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :amqp_durable_queues             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_compression               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_ssl_ca_certs              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_ssl_certfile              => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_ssl_keyfile               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :kombu_ssl_version               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_ha_queues                => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_retry_interval           => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_quorum_queue             => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
+          :enable_cancel_on_failover       => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__notifications('cloudkitty_config').with(
           :transport_url => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ describe 'cloudkitty' do
           :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       => 3,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    => 5,
           :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     => 1073741824,
+          :rabbit_enable_cancel_on_failover   => false,
           :kombu_reconnect_delay              => 5.0,
           :amqp_durable_queues                => true,
           :kombu_compression                  => 'gzip',
@@ -99,17 +101,18 @@ describe 'cloudkitty' do
           :control_exchange     => 'cloudkitty'
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__rabbit('cloudkitty_config').with(
-          :heartbeat_timeout_threshold        => 60,
-          :heartbeat_rate                     => 10,
-          :heartbeat_in_pthread               => true,
-          :kombu_reconnect_delay              => 5.0,
-          :amqp_durable_queues                => true,
-          :kombu_compression                  => 'gzip',
-          :rabbit_ha_queues                   => true,
-          :rabbit_quorum_queue                => true,
-          :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit       => 3,
-          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length    => 5,
-          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes     => 1073741824,
+          :heartbeat_timeout_threshold     => 60,
+          :heartbeat_rate                  => 10,
+          :heartbeat_in_pthread            => true,
+          :kombu_reconnect_delay           => 5.0,
+          :amqp_durable_queues             => true,
+          :kombu_compression               => 'gzip',
+          :rabbit_ha_queues                => true,
+          :rabbit_quorum_queue             => true,
+          :rabbit_quorum_delivery_limit    => 3,
+          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_length => 5,
+          :rabbit_quorum_max_memory_bytes  => 1073741824,
+          :enable_cancel_on_failover       => false,
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__messaging__notifications('cloudkitty_config').with(
           :transport_url => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',