diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 46ab982..f9e27e2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ haproxy_pkg_state: present
 haproxy_enabled: True
 haproxy_loglevel: info
 haproxy_k_bind_non_local_ip: True
+haproxy_install_dataplane_api: True
+haproxy_dataplane_api_version: '2.2.0'
+haproxy_dataplane_api_download_url: 'https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi/releases/download/v{{ haproxy_dataplane_api_version }}/dataplaneapi_{{ haproxy_dataplane_api_version }}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz'
+
 haproxy_docker_container: False
 haproxy_docker_version: '{{ haproxy_version }}.6'
 haproxy_docker_image: 'haproxytech/haproxy-debian:{{ haproxy_docker_version }}'
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy-dataplaneapi.yml b/tasks/haproxy-dataplaneapi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2751f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/haproxy-dataplaneapi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Manage the dataplaneapi executable
+  block:
+    - name: Create the dataplaneapi dest directory
+      file:
+        dest: '/opt/haproxy-api'
+        state: directory
+
+    - name: Download and unpack the dataplaneapi executable
+      unarchive:
+        remote_src: yes
+        src: '{{ haproxy_dataplane_api_download_url }}'
+        dest: '/opt/haproxy-api'
+        mode: '0755'
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        args:
+          creates: '/opt/haproxy-api/build/dataplaneapi'
+
+  tags: [ 'haproxy', 'haproxy_dataplane', 'haproxy_dataplaneapi' ]
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1a6e68f..8926c13 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 - import_tasks: haproxy-sysctl.yml
 - import_tasks: haproxy-service.yml
   when: not haproxy_docker_container
+- import_tasks: haproxy-dataplaneapi.yml
+  when:
+    - not haproxy_docker_container
+    - haproxy_install_dataplane_api
 - import_tasks: haproxy-letsencrypt-acme-sh.yml
   when:
     - haproxy_letsencrypt_managed