diff --git a/podman-matrix/container-compose.yml b/podman-matrix/container-compose.yml
index 3856d8f..e6c7601 100644
--- a/podman-matrix/container-compose.yml
+++ b/podman-matrix/container-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ services:
       - ${listen_if}:${listen_port}:8008
     volumes:
       - matrixdotorg_synapse-data:/data:Z
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-fSs", "http://localhost:8008/health"]
+      interval: 15s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
     depends_on:
       synapse-db:
         condition: service_healthy