diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index ecb579a..def2f81 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ services:
     secrets:
       - db_password
       - db_root_password
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-u", "root", "-p$$(cat /run/secrets/db_root_password)", "--silent"]
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+      start_period: 30s
     deploy:
       labels:
         backupbot.backup: "${ENABLE_BACKUPS:-true}"