diff --git a/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 52dbd4b5..f54a82fe 100644
--- a/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
             - name: metrics-server
               containerPort: 2223
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz/ready
+              port: metrics-server
+              scheme: HTTP
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz/live
+              port: metrics-server
+              scheme: HTTP
+            initialDelaySeconds: 60
+            periodSeconds: 20
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
           volumeMounts:
diff --git a/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/values.yaml b/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/values.yaml
index e8abac48..daa66585 100644
--- a/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/oci-native-ingress-controller/values.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ objectSelector:
   matchLabels:
   #   key: value
 
+# Metrics server configuration
+# Health probes for operational reliability and Cloud Guard compliance
+# Readiness probe: HTTP GET /healthz/ready on metrics-server port (initialDelaySeconds: 30)
+# Liveness probe: HTTP GET /healthz/live on metrics-server port (initialDelaySeconds: 60)
 metrics:
   backend: prometheus
   port: 2223
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 73e3a893..83aed622 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -279,5 +279,10 @@ func setupInformers(informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory, ctx context
 
 		klog.Fatal("failed to sync informers")
 	}
+
+	// Mark caches as synced for health checks
+	healthChecker := server.GetHealthChecker()
+	healthChecker.SetCachesSynced(true)
+
 	return ingressClassInformer, ingressInformer, serviceInformer, secretInformer, endpointInformer, podInformer, nodeInformer, serviceAccountInformer
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/health.go b/pkg/server/health.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e867b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/server/health.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * * OCI Native Ingress Controller
+ * *
+ * * Copyright (c) 2023 Oracle America, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ * * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/
+ *
+ */
+
+package server
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+)
+
+type HealthChecker struct {
+	mu               sync.RWMutex
+	cachesSynced     atomic.Bool
+	controllersReady atomic.Bool
+}
+
+type HealthStatus struct {
+	Status           string `json:"status"`
+	CachesSynced     bool   `json:"cachesSynced"`
+	ControllersReady bool   `json:"controllersReady"`
+}
+
+var globalHealthChecker *HealthChecker
+
+func NewHealthChecker() *HealthChecker {
+	return &HealthChecker{
+		cachesSynced:     atomic.Bool{},
+		controllersReady: atomic.Bool{},
+	}
+}
+
+func GetHealthChecker() *HealthChecker {
+	if globalHealthChecker == nil {
+		globalHealthChecker = NewHealthChecker()
+	}
+	return globalHealthChecker
+}
+
+func (hc *HealthChecker) SetCachesSynced(synced bool) {
+	hc.cachesSynced.Store(synced)
+}
+
+func (hc *HealthChecker) SetControllersReady(ready bool) {
+	hc.controllersReady.Store(ready)
+}
+
+// Readiness check - pod should receive traffic
+func (hc *HealthChecker) HandleReadiness(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	status := HealthStatus{
+		Status:           "unhealthy",
+		CachesSynced:     hc.cachesSynced.Load(),
+		ControllersReady: hc.controllersReady.Load(),
+	}
+
+	if status.CachesSynced && status.ControllersReady {
+		status.Status = "healthy"
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	} else {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(status)
+}
+
+// Liveness check - pod should be restarted if unhealthy
+func (hc *HealthChecker) HandleLiveness(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	status := HealthStatus{
+		Status:           "alive",
+		CachesSynced:     hc.cachesSynced.Load(),
+		ControllersReady: hc.controllersReady.Load(),
+	}
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(status)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index a4d01a17..a1a6f01d 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"github.com/oracle/oci-native-ingress-controller/pkg/task/certificatecleanup"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/oracle/oci-native-ingress-controller/pkg/task/certificatecleanup"
+
 	ctrcache "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
 
@@ -163,6 +164,13 @@ func SetUpControllers(opts types.IngressOpts, ingressClassInformer networkinginf
 			)
 			go certificateCleanUpTask.Run(ctx.Done())
 		}
+
+		// Mark controllers as ready for health checks
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // Give controllers a moment to start
+			GetHealthChecker().SetControllersReady(true)
+			klog.Info("Controllers marked as ready for health checks")
+		}()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -234,5 +242,10 @@ func SetupMetricsServer(metricsBackend string, metricsPort int, mux *http.ServeM
 	}
 	metric.RegisterMetrics(reg, mux)
 
+	// Register health check endpoints
+	hc := GetHealthChecker()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/healthz/ready", hc.HandleReadiness)
+	mux.HandleFunc("/healthz/live", hc.HandleLiveness)
+
 	return reg, nil
 }