diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e3200e0..4f987fe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ build-iPhoneSimulator/
 
 # Used by RuboCop. Remote config files pulled in from inherit_from directive.
 # .rubocop-https?--*
+
+.idea
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http_cwm.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http_cwm.rb
index e6b4c32..17f6584 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http_cwm.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/in_http_cwm.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def start
             # return HTTP 200 OK response with emtpy body
             [200, { 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' }, nil]
           end
+          server.get("/health") do |req|
+            [200, { 'Content-Type' => 'application/json' }, {}.to_json]
+          end
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/plugin/test_in_http_cwm.rb b/test/plugin/test_in_http_cwm.rb
index 948d552..f817cf3 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_in_http_cwm.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_in_http_cwm.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require 'helper'
 require 'fluent/plugin/in_http_cwm'
 require 'net/http'
+require 'json'
 
 class CwmHttpInputTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   setup do
@@ -64,8 +65,13 @@ def create_driver(conf)
 
       res_codes = []
       lines = 0
+      health_res_code = ''
+      health_res_body = ''
 
       driver.run do
+        health_res = get('/health')
+        health_res_code = health_res.code
+        health_res_body = health_res.body
         File.readlines('./test/logs.txt').each do |line|
           res = post('/test', line.chomp)
           res_codes << res.code
@@ -77,6 +83,9 @@ def create_driver(conf)
       assert_equal '200', res_codes[0]
       assert_equal 1, res_codes.uniq.size
 
+      assert_equal '200', health_res_code
+      assert_equal ({}), JSON.parse(health_res_body)
+
       # run and test private flushing methods
       `redis-cli FLUSHALL`
       sleep(redis.grace_period)
@@ -107,4 +116,10 @@ def post(path, body)
     req.body = body
     http.request(req)
   end
+
+  def get(path)
+    http = Net::HTTP.new('127.0.0.1', 8080)
+    req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(path)
+    http.request(req)
+  end
 end