diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d458d49..2aaa277 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ It should print something like the following. (Note the port number at the end.)
 curl --location --request POST 'http://localhost:8545' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"To": "g1juz2yxmdsa6audkp6ep9vfv80c8p5u76e03vvh"}'
 ```
 
+5. To ensure the faucet is listening to requests, you can ping the health endpoint:
+```bash
+curl --location --request GET 'http://localhost:8545/health'
+```
+
 ### As a library
 
 To add `faucet` to your Go project, simply run:
diff --git a/faucet.go b/faucet.go
index 8e5cff3..0a4bd95 100644
--- a/faucet.go
+++ b/faucet.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func NewFaucet(
 		f.mux.Use(middleware)
 	}
 
+	// Register the health check handler
+	f.mux.Get("/health", f.healthcheckHandler)
+
 	// Set up the request handlers
 	for _, handler := range f.handlers {
 		f.mux.Post(handler.Pattern, handler.HandlerFunc)
diff --git a/faucet_test.go b/faucet_test.go
index a17db71..e1db3b9 100644
--- a/faucet_test.go
+++ b/faucet_test.go
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ func TestFaucet_NewFaucet(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Make sure the handler was set
 		routes := f.mux.Routes()
-		require.Len(t, routes, len(handlers)+1) // base "/" handler as well
+		require.Len(t, routes, len(handlers)+2) // base "/" & "/health" handlers as well
 
-		assert.Equal(t, handlers[0].Pattern, routes[1].Pattern)
+		assert.Equal(t, handlers[0].Pattern, routes[2].Pattern)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("with logger", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 90ba4d6..29d1ea0 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -202,3 +202,8 @@ func extractSendAmount(request Request) (std.Coins, error) {
 
 	return amount, nil
 }
+
+// healthcheckHandler is the default health check handler for the faucet
+func (f *Faucet) healthcheckHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}