diff --git a/docs/releases.md b/docs/releases.md
index 5d69ffd8..6e8cfba0 100644
--- a/docs/releases.md
+++ b/docs/releases.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
 
 ## ntfy server v1.31.0 (UNRELEASED)
 
+**Features:**
+
+* Preliminary `/v1/health` API endpoint for service monitoring (no ticket)
+
 **Documentation:**
 
 * Add HTTP/2 and TLSv1.3 support to nginx docs ([#553](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/553), thanks to [bt90](https://github.com/bt90))
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 774d6bdf..14ab0070 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ var (
 	authPathRegex          = regexp.MustCompile(`^/[-_A-Za-z0-9]{1,64}(,[-_A-Za-z0-9]{1,64})*/auth$`)
 	publishPathRegex       = regexp.MustCompile(`^/[-_A-Za-z0-9]{1,64}/(publish|send|trigger)$`)
 
+	healthPath       = "/v1/health"
 	webConfigPath    = "/config.js"
 	userStatsPath    = "/user/stats"
 	matrixPushPath   = "/_matrix/push/v1/notify"
@@ -296,6 +297,8 @@ func (s *Server) handleInternal(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *visit
 		return s.ensureWebEnabled(s.handleHome)(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodHead && r.URL.Path == "/" {
 		return s.ensureWebEnabled(s.handleEmpty)(w, r, v)
+	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == healthPath {
+		return s.handleHealth(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == webConfigPath {
 		return s.ensureWebEnabled(s.handleWebConfig)(w, r, v)
 	} else if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == userStatsPath {
@@ -366,6 +369,18 @@ func (s *Server) handleTopicAuth(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visi
 	return err
 }
 
+func (s *Server) handleHealth(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor) error {
+	response := &apiHealthResponse{
+		Healthy: true,
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/json")
+	w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*") // CORS, allow cross-origin requests
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleWebConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request, _ *visitor) error {
 	appRoot := "/"
 	if !s.config.WebRootIsApp {
diff --git a/server/types.go b/server/types.go
index ce57c9b5..d3035ad2 100644
--- a/server/types.go
+++ b/server/types.go
@@ -213,3 +213,7 @@ func (q *queryFilter) Pass(msg *message) bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+type apiHealthResponse struct {
+	Healthy bool `json:"healthy"`
+}