diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
index 3c9dcb1e53..526841aabc 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ spec:
         image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: http
         {{- with .Values.worker.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
           initialDelaySeconds: {{ . }}
         {{- end }}
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ spec:
           timeoutSeconds: {{ . }}
         {{- end }}
         readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: http
         {{- with .Values.worker.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
           initialDelaySeconds: {{ . }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
index ec5dff0c3c..00339ef9b6 100644
--- a/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
+++ b/pkg/nfd-worker/nfd-worker.go
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ func newDefaultConfig() *NFDConfig {
 	}
 }
 
+func (w *nfdWorker) Healthz(writer http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	writer.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}
+
 func (i *infiniteTicker) Reset(d time.Duration) {
 	switch {
 	case d > 0:
@@ -308,7 +312,8 @@ func (w *nfdWorker) Run() error {
 
 	grpcErr := make(chan error)
 
-	// Start readiness probe (at this point we're "ready and live")
+	// Register health probe (at this point we're "ready and live")
+	httpMux.HandleFunc("/healthz", w.Healthz)
 
 	// Start HTTP server
 	httpServer := http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%d", w.args.Port), Handler: httpMux}