diff --git a/roles/apps/templates/compose-files/postfix.yml.j2 b/roles/apps/templates/compose-files/postfix.yml.j2
index 7cb8740..6f98697 100644
--- a/roles/apps/templates/compose-files/postfix.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/apps/templates/compose-files/postfix.yml.j2
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ services:
           - postfix
     volumes:
       - "./data:/etc/opendkim/keys:rw"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "printf \"EHLO healthcheck\\nquit\\n\" | { while read l ; do sleep 1; echo $$l; done } | nc -w 2 127.0.0.1 587 | grep -qE \"^220.*ESMTP Postfix\""]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
 
 networks:
   {{ apps_postfix_docker_network }}: