diff --git a/keepalived/files/notify.sh b/keepalived/files/notify.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b99c0489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keepalived/files/notify.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+echo $1 $2 is in $3 state > /var/run/keepalive.state
diff --git a/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2 b/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
index 4c439871..e89463dc 100644
--- a/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
+++ b/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ vrrp_instance vrrp {
         track_script {
                 chk_sshd
         }
+        notify /etc/keepalived/notify.sh
 }