diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 527c00b0..f9a83e81 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class swift::params {
       $object_package_name               = 'swift-object'
       $object_server_service_name        = 'swift-object'
       $object_auditor_service_name       = 'swift-object-auditor'
+      $object_reconstructor_service_name = 'swift-object-reconstructor'
       $object_replicator_service_name    = 'swift-object-replicator'
       $object_updater_service_name       = 'swift-object-updater'
       $object_expirer_package_name       = 'swift-object-expirer'
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class swift::params {
       $object_package_name               = 'openstack-swift-object'
       $object_server_service_name        = 'openstack-swift-object'
       $object_auditor_service_name       = 'openstack-swift-object-auditor'
+      $object_reconstructor_service_name = 'openstack-swift-object-reconstructor'
       $object_replicator_service_name    = 'openstack-swift-object-replicator'
       $object_updater_service_name       = 'openstack-swift-object-updater'
       $object_expirer_package_name       = 'openstack-swift-proxy'
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ class swift::params {
     'swift-proxy-server',
     'swift-object-auditor',
     'swift-object-expirer',
+    'swift-object-reconstructor',
     'swift-object-replicator',
     'swift-object-server',
     'swift-object-updater',
diff --git a/manifests/storage/object.pp b/manifests/storage/object.pp
index 34346b1e..2bb7302b 100644
--- a/manifests/storage/object.pp
+++ b/manifests/storage/object.pp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class swift::storage::object(
 
   include ::swift::deps
   Swift_config<| |> ~> Service['swift-object-updater']
+  Swift_config<| |> ~> Service['swift-object-reconstructor']
 
   swift::storage::generic { 'object':
     manage_service   => $manage_service,
@@ -62,4 +63,15 @@ class swift::storage::object(
     require                => Package['swift-object'],
     service_subscribe      => Concat["/etc/swift/${config_file_name}"],
   }
+
+  swift::service { 'swift-object-reconstructor':
+    os_family_service_name => $::swift::params::object_reconstructor_service_name,
+    service_ensure         => $service_ensure,
+    enabled                => $enabled,
+    config_file_name       => $config_file_name,
+    service_provider       => $service_provider,
+    require                => Package['swift-object'],
+    service_subscribe      => Concat["/etc/swift/${config_file_name}"],
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/swift-add-reconstructor-service-25dd7df5a7d25612.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/swift-add-reconstructor-service-25dd7df5a7d25612.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99ff55b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/swift-add-reconstructor-service-25dd7df5a7d25612.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Added the object-reconstructor service and enabled it by default.
+    This is required for erasure coding.
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_storage_object_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_storage_object_spec.rb
index 506a76e9..b513ce6d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_storage_object_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_storage_object_spec.rb
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ describe 'swift::storage::object' do
 
     let :platform_params do
       { :service_names => {
-          'swift-object-server'     => 'swift-object',
-          'swift-object-replicator' => 'swift-object-replicator',
-          'swift-object-updater'    => 'swift-object-updater',
-          'swift-object-auditor'    => 'swift-object-auditor'
+          'swift-object-server'         => 'swift-object',
+          'swift-object-reconstructor'  => 'swift-object-reconstructor',
+          'swift-object-replicator'     => 'swift-object-replicator',
+          'swift-object-updater'        => 'swift-object-updater',
+          'swift-object-auditor'        => 'swift-object-auditor'
         },
         :service_provider => nil
       }
@@ -96,10 +97,11 @@ describe 'swift::storage::object' do
 
       let :platform_params do
         { :service_names => {
-            'swift-object-server'     => 'swift-object-server',
-            'swift-object-replicator' => 'swift-object-replicator',
-            'swift-object-updater'    => 'swift-object-updater',
-            'swift-object-auditor'    => 'swift-object-auditor',
+            'swift-object-server'           => 'swift-object-server',
+            'swift-object-reconstructor'    => 'swift-object-reconstructor',
+            'swift-object-replicator'       => 'swift-object-replicator',
+            'swift-object-updater'          => 'swift-object-updater',
+            'swift-object-auditor'          => 'swift-object-auditor',
           },
           :service_provider => 'swiftinit'
         }
@@ -121,10 +123,11 @@ describe 'swift::storage::object' do
 
     let :platform_params do
       { :service_names => {
-          'swift-object-server'     => 'openstack-swift-object',
-          'swift-object-replicator' => 'openstack-swift-object-replicator',
-          'swift-object-updater'    => 'openstack-swift-object-updater',
-          'swift-object-auditor'    => 'openstack-swift-object-auditor'
+          'swift-object-server'         => 'openstack-swift-object',
+          'swift-object-reconstructor'  => 'openstack-swift-object-reconstructor',
+          'swift-object-replicator'     => 'openstack-swift-object-replicator',
+          'swift-object-updater'        => 'openstack-swift-object-updater',
+          'swift-object-auditor'        => 'openstack-swift-object-auditor'
         }
       }
     end
@@ -138,10 +141,11 @@ describe 'swift::storage::object' do
 
       let :platform_params do
         { :service_names => {
-            'swift-object-server'     => 'swift-object-server',
-            'swift-object-replicator' => 'swift-object-replicator',
-            'swift-object-updater'    => 'swift-object-updater',
-            'swift-object-auditor'    => 'swift-object-auditor',
+            'swift-object-server'           => 'swift-object-server',
+            'swift-object-reconstructor'    => 'swift-object-reconstructor',
+            'swift-object-replicator'       => 'swift-object-replicator',
+            'swift-object-updater'          => 'swift-object-updater',
+            'swift-object-auditor'          => 'swift-object-auditor',
           },
           :service_provider => 'swiftinit'
         }
diff --git a/templates/object-server.conf.erb b/templates/object-server.conf.erb
index 5013aa5a..99a8f7e9 100644
--- a/templates/object-server.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/object-server.conf.erb
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ concurrency = <%= @replicator_concurrency %>
 concurrency = <%= @updater_concurrency %>
 
 [object-auditor]
+
+[object-reconstructor]