diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 96eae79..9de881b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -69,4 +69,6 @@ RUN useradd --create-home --shell /bin/bash timelapse && \
 
 USER timelapse
 EXPOSE 5000
+HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=5s --start-period=10s --retries=3 \
+    CMD wget -qO- http://localhost:5000/api/health || exit 1
 CMD ["./immich-timelapse"]