diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e1f3796..0cdbcb5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./directus/uploads:/directus/uploads
       - ./directus/extensions:/directus/extensions
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:8055/server/ping" ]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 30s
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.${PROJECT_NAME}-directus.rule=Host(`${DIRECTUS_HOST}`)"