diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 973484f9..b81f2209 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,3 +48,13 @@ COPY root/ /
 EXPOSE 8989
 
 VOLUME /config
+
+HEALTHCHECK \
+    --interval=30s \
+    --timeout=10s \
+    --start-period=60s \
+    --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+        --connect-timeout 2 \
+        --max-time 5 \
+        "http://127.0.0.1:8989$(awk -F'[<>]' '$2 == "UrlBase" { print $3; exit }' /config/config.xml)/ping"
diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index 0e641109..26e42ccc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -48,3 +48,13 @@ COPY root/ /
 EXPOSE 8989
 
 VOLUME /config
+
+HEALTHCHECK \
+    --interval=30s \
+    --timeout=10s \
+    --start-period=60s \
+    --retries=3 \
+    CMD curl --fail --silent --show-error \
+        --connect-timeout 2 \
+        --max-time 5 \
+        "http://127.0.0.1:8989$(awk -F'[<>]' '$2 == "UrlBase" { print $3; exit }' /config/config.xml)/ping"
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 54ddf677..107813c7 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ init_diagram: |
   "sonarr:latest" <- Base Images
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - {date: "29.07.26:", desc: "Add healthcheck."}
   - {date: "09.07.26:", desc: "Workaround malformed ncurses database."}
   - {date: "04.07.26:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.24."}
   - {date: "15.01.26:", desc: "Rebase to Alpine 3.23."}