diff --git a/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go b/etcdserver/api/etcdhttp/base.go
index 283b32dbf956..e81d0bb62941 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.ListAlarms()) > 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 151138953d22..eb79336ec17e 100644
--- a/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1667,3 +1667,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) goAttach(f func()) {
 		f()
 	}()
 }
+
+func (s *EtcdServer) ListAlarms() []*pb.AlarmMember {
+	return s.alarmStore.Get(pb.AlarmType_NONE)
+}