diff --git a/package/Dockerfile b/package/Dockerfile
index b730d652d6..045b6eddaa 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile
+++ b/package/Dockerfile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ COPY package/etc/test_parsers /etc/syslog-ng/test_parsers
 COPY package/etc/local_config /etc/syslog-ng/local_config
 COPY package/etc/local_config /etc/syslog-ng/local_config
 COPY package/sbin/entrypoint.sh /
+COPY package/sbin/healthcheck.sh /
 COPY package/sbin/source_ports_validator.py /
 
 ENV SC4S_CONTAINER_OPTS=--no-caps
diff --git a/package/Dockerfile.lite b/package/Dockerfile.lite
index e54ceee047..559d70e80d 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile.lite
+++ b/package/Dockerfile.lite
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ COPY package/lite/etc/config.yaml /etc/syslog-ng/config.yaml
 COPY package/lite/etc/addons /etc/syslog-ng/addons
 
 COPY package/sbin/entrypoint.sh /
+COPY package/sbin/healthcheck.sh /
 COPY package/sbin/source_ports_validator.py /
 
 
diff --git a/package/sbin/healthcheck.sh b/package/sbin/healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58266224f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/sbin/healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/sbin/syslog-ng-ctl healthcheck --timeout 5
\ No newline at end of file