diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6aad66d..590bdd0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ ENV DOCKER_HOST unix:///tmp/docker.sock
 
 VOLUME ["/etc/nginx/certs", "/etc/nginx/dhparam"]
 
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=1m CMD /app/docker-healthcheck.sh || exit 1
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["forego", "start", "-r"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 2a8b9bb..5d85cbb 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ ENV DOCKER_HOST unix:///tmp/docker.sock
 
 VOLUME ["/etc/nginx/certs", "/etc/nginx/dhparam"]
 
+HEALTHCHECK --start-period=1m CMD /app/docker-healthcheck.sh || exit 1
+
 ENTRYPOINT ["/app/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["forego", "start", "-r"]
diff --git a/docker-healthcheck.sh b/docker-healthcheck.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..27b176d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-healthcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+PORT=${HTTPS_PORT:-443}
+curl --max-time 5 -kILs --fail https://localhost:${PORT}