diff --git a/Dockerfile-alpine.template b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
index 5c2ca13a..147d0eea 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-alpine.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-alpine.template
@@ -129,5 +129,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 COPY *.sh upgrade.exclude /
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
 
+HEALTHCHECK CMD ["curl", "--fail", "http://localhost/status.php"]
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["%%CMD%%"]
diff --git a/Dockerfile-debian.template b/Dockerfile-debian.template
index 2f60e3b9..137bf409 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-debian.template
+++ b/Dockerfile-debian.template
@@ -147,5 +147,6 @@ RUN set -ex; \
 COPY *.sh upgrade.exclude /
 COPY config/* /usr/src/nextcloud/config/
 
+HEALTHCHECK CMD ["curl", "--fail", "http://localhost/status.php"]
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["%%CMD%%"]