diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py b/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
index 68d2352..e37b2ae 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/routes/api.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from ..lib.errors import (
     AccountCreateFail, AccountUpdateFail, AccountDeleteFail,
     AccountCreateDuplicate, AccountNotExists,
     UserCreateFail, UserCreateDuplicate, UserUpdateFail, UserDeleteFail,
-    UserUpdateFailEmail,
+    UserUpdateFailEmail
 )
 from ..decorators import (
     api_basic_auth, api_can_create_domain, is_json, apikey_auth,
@@ -1195,3 +1195,21 @@ def sync_domains():
     domain = Domain()
     domain.update()
     return 'Finished synchronization in background', 200
+
+@api_bp.route('/health', methods=['GET'])
+@apikey_auth
+def health():
+    domain = Domain()
+    domain_to_query = domain.query.first()
+    
+    if not domain_to_query:
+        current_app.logger.error("No domain found to query a health check")
+        return make_response("Unknown", 503)
+
+    try:
+        domain.get_domain_info(domain_to_query.name)                                
+    except Exception as e:
+        current_app.logger.error("Health Check - Failed to query authoritative server for domain {}".format(domain_to_query.name))
+        return make_response("Down", 503)
+
+    return make_response("Up", 200)
diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/swagger-spec.yaml b/powerdnsadmin/swagger-spec.yaml
index dbf484e..75b1d9f 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/swagger-spec.yaml
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/swagger-spec.yaml
@@ -782,6 +782,32 @@ paths:
         '422':
           description: 'Returned when something is wrong with the content of the request. Contains an error message'
 
+  '/servers/{server_id}/health':
+    get:
+      security:
+        - APIKeyHeader: []
+      summary: Perfoms health check
+      operationId: health_check
+      tags:
+        - Monitoring
+      parameters:
+        - name: server_id
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          description: The id of the server to retrieve
+          type: string
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Healthcheck succeeded
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            example: "up"
+        '503':
+          description: Healthcheck failed
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            example: Down/Unknown
+            
   '/pdnsadmin/zones':
     get:
       security: