diff --git a/hooks/neutron_api_context.py b/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
index 2c2faaae..6577c092 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_api_context.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack import context
 from charmhelpers.contrib.hahelpers.cluster import (
     determine_api_port,
     determine_apache_port,
+    https,
 )
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
     os_release,
@@ -762,6 +763,15 @@ class HAProxyContext(context.HAProxyContext):
         from neutron_api_utils import api_port
         ctxt = super(HAProxyContext, self).__call__()
 
+        healthcheck = [{
+            'option': 'httpchk GET /healthcheck',
+            'http-check': 'expect status 200',
+        }]
+
+        backend_options = {
+            'neutron-server': healthcheck,
+        }
+
         # Apache ports
         a_neutron_api = determine_apache_port(api_port('neutron-server'),
                                               singlenode_mode=True)
@@ -778,6 +788,8 @@ class HAProxyContext(context.HAProxyContext):
 
         # for haproxy.conf
         ctxt['service_ports'] = port_mapping
+        ctxt['backend_options'] = backend_options
+        ctxt['https'] = https()
         return ctxt
 
 
diff --git a/templates/rocky/api-paste.ini b/templates/rocky/api-paste.ini
index e45e7a9e..711b63f5 100644
--- a/templates/rocky/api-paste.ini
+++ b/templates/rocky/api-paste.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [composite:neutron]
 use = egg:Paste#urlmap
 /: neutronversions_composite
+/healthcheck: healthcheck
 /v2.0: neutronapi_v2_0
 
 [composite:neutronapi_v2_0]
@@ -50,3 +51,8 @@ paste.app_factory = neutron.api.v2.router:APIRouter.factory
 
 [filter:osprofiler]
 paste.filter_factory = osprofiler.web:WsgiMiddleware.factory
+
+[app:healthcheck]
+paste.app_factory = oslo_middleware:Healthcheck.app_factory
+backends = disable_by_file
+disable_by_file_path = /var/lib/neutron/healthcheck_disable
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ae4d124c..2cb6ca16 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 commands = stestr run --slowest {posargs}
 allowlist_externals =
     charmcraft
-    rename.sh
+    {toxinidir}/rename.sh
 passenv =
     HOME
     TERM
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py b/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
index 4be95c22..4ebb89e0 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_neutron_api_context.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import collections
 import json
 
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ TO_PATCH = [
     'relation_get',
     'relation_ids',
     'related_units',
+    'https'
 ]
 
 
@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ class HAProxyContextTest(CharmTestCase):
         with patch('builtins.__import__'):
             self.assertTrue('units' not in hap_ctxt())
 
+    @patch.object(charmhelpers.contrib.network.ip, 'is_ipv6_disabled')
     @patch.object(charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.context, 'get_relation_ip')
     @patch.object(charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.context, 'mkdir')
     @patch.object(
@@ -395,11 +398,21 @@ class HAProxyContextTest(CharmTestCase):
     def test_context_peers(self, _open, _import, _kv, _log, _rids, _runits,
                            _rget, _lunit, _config,
                            _get_address_in_network, _get_netmask_for_address,
-                           _mkdir, _get_relation_ip):
-        unit_addresses = {
-            'neutron-api-0': '10.10.10.10',
-            'neutron-api-1': '10.10.10.11',
+                           _mkdir, _get_relation_ip, _is_ipv6_disabled):
+        healthcheck = [{
+            'option': 'httpchk GET /healthcheck',
+            'http-check': 'expect status 200',
+        }]
+        backend_options = {
+            'neutron-server': healthcheck,
         }
+        self.https.return_value = False
+        unit_addresses = collections.OrderedDict(
+            [
+                ('neutron-api-1', '10.10.10.11'),
+                ('neutron-api-0', '10.10.10.10'),
+            ]
+        )
         _rids.return_value = ['rid1']
         _runits.return_value = ['neutron-api/0']
         _rget.return_value = unit_addresses['neutron-api-0']
@@ -409,6 +422,7 @@ class HAProxyContextTest(CharmTestCase):
         _get_address_in_network.return_value = None
         _get_netmask_for_address.return_value = '255.255.255.0'
         _kv().get.return_value = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz123456'
+        _is_ipv6_disabled.return_value = True
         service_ports = {'neutron-server': [9696, 9686]}
         ctxt_data = {
             'local_host': '127.0.0.1',
@@ -426,6 +440,8 @@ class HAProxyContextTest(CharmTestCase):
             'service_ports': service_ports,
             'neutron_bind_port': 9686,
             'ipv6_enabled': True,
+            'https': False,
+            'backend_options': backend_options,
         }
         _import().api_port.return_value = 9696
         hap_ctxt = context.HAProxyContext()