diff --git a/kiali-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/kiali-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 78f4d61..923055b 100644
--- a/kiali-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kiali-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,25 @@ spec:
         - "--zap-log-level=info"
         - "--leader-election-id={{ include "kiali-operator.fullname" . }}"
         - "--watches-file=./$(WATCHES_FILE)"
+        - "--health-probe-bind-address=:6789"
         terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: 6789
+          periodSeconds: 30
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 6789
+          periodSeconds: 30
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 6789
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         securityContext:
         {{- if .Values.securityContext }}
         {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/kiali-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/kiali-server/templates/deployment.yaml
index 488837d..46f7c37 100644
--- a/kiali-server/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kiali-server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
           initialDelaySeconds: 5
           periodSeconds: 30
+        startupProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: {{ include "kiali-server.server.web_root" . | trimSuffix "/"  }}/healthz
+            port: api-port
+            {{- if (include "kiali-server.identity.cert_file" .) }}
+            scheme: HTTPS
+            {{- else }}
+            scheme: HTTP
+            {{- end }}
+          initialDelaySeconds: 30
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          failureThreshold: 6
         env:
         - name: ACTIVE_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom: