diff --git a/e2e/ctl_v3_alarm_test.go b/e2e/ctl_v3_alarm_test.go
index a8555400da7..78dfeaddcdd 100644
--- a/e2e/ctl_v3_alarm_test.go
+++ b/e2e/ctl_v3_alarm_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func alarmTest(cx ctlCtx) {
 		cx.t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// '/health' handler should return 'false'
+	if err := cURLGet(cx.epc, cURLReq{endpoint: "/health", expected: `{"health": "false"}`}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("failed get with curl (%v)", err)
+	}
+
 	// check that Put is rejected when alarm is on
 	if err := ctlV3Put(cx, "3rd_test", smallbuf, ""); err != nil {
 		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "etcdserver: mvcc: database space exceeded") {
diff --git a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
index 283b32dbf95..98891da242a 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func healthHandler(server *etcdserver.EtcdServer) http.HandlerFunc {
 			http.Error(w, `{"health": "false"}`, http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 			return
 		}
+		if len(server.Alarms()) > 0 {
+			w.Write([]byte(`{"health": "false"}`))
+			return
+		}
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 		if _, err := server.Do(ctx, etcdserverpb.Request{Method: "QGET"}); err != nil {
diff --git a/etcdserver/server.go b/etcdserver/server.go
index 151138953d2..fa38f8e08a6 100644
--- a/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1667,3 +1667,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) goAttach(f func()) {
 		f()
 	}()
 }
+
+func (s *EtcdServer) Alarms() []*pb.AlarmMember {
+	return s.alarmStore.Get(pb.AlarmType_NONE)
+}