diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dns-autoscaler.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dns-autoscaler.yml.j2
index f0c80f517..ead631e07 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dns-autoscaler.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dns-autoscaler.yml.j2
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: {{ dns_autoscaler_cpu_requests }}
             memory: {{ dns_autoscaler_memory_requests }}
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 8080
+            scheme: HTTP
         command:
         - /cluster-proportional-autoscaler
         - --namespace=kube-system