diff --git a/etc/trove/api-paste.ini b/etc/trove/api-paste.ini
index 5851c0fdce..f6b8a85aec 100644
--- a/etc/trove/api-paste.ini
+++ b/etc/trove/api-paste.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [composite:trove]
 use = call:trove.common.wsgi:versioned_urlmap
 /: versions
+/healthcheck: healthcheck
 /v1.0: troveapi
 
 [app:versions]
@@ -42,5 +43,10 @@ paste.app_factory = trove.common.api:app_factory
 [filter:debug]
 paste.filter_factory = trove.common.wsgi:Debug
 
+[app:healthcheck]
+paste.app_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.app_factory
+backends = disable_by_file
+disable_by_file_path = /etc/trove/healthcheck_disable
+
 [filter:http_proxy_to_wsgi]
 use = egg:oslo.middleware#http_proxy_to_wsgi
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/healthcheck-middleware-670a667bfb245123.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/healthcheck-middleware-670a667bfb245123.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae368e6cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/healthcheck-middleware-670a667bfb245123.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Now the healthcheck middleware from oslo.middleware library is enabled by
+    default. Edit ``api-paste.ini`` to disable the middlewware.
diff --git a/tools/trove-config-generator.conf b/tools/trove-config-generator.conf
index 6ba2c9d28c..da4fb3e41d 100644
--- a/tools/trove-config-generator.conf
+++ b/tools/trove-config-generator.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ wrap_width = 79
 namespace = trove.config
 namespace = oslo.db
 namespace = oslo.messaging
-namespace = oslo.middleware
+namespace = oslo.middleware.cors
+namespace = oslo.middleware.healthcheck
+namespace = oslo.middleware.http_proxy_to_wsgi
 namespace = oslo.log
 namespace = oslo.policy
 namespace = osprofiler