diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/ops/__init__.py b/rhodecode/apps/ops/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/ops/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/ops/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ def admin_routes(config):
         route_name='ops_redirect_test', request_method='GET',
         renderer='json_ext')
 
+    config.add_route(
+        name='ops_healthcheck',
+        pattern='/status')
+    config.add_view(
+        OpsView,
+        attr='ops_healthcheck',
+        route_name='ops_healthcheck', request_method='GET',
+        renderer='json_ext')
 
 def includeme(config):
     config.include(admin_routes, route_prefix=ADMIN_PREFIX + '/ops')
diff --git a/rhodecode/apps/ops/views.py b/rhodecode/apps/ops/views.py
--- a/rhodecode/apps/ops/views.py
+++ b/rhodecode/apps/ops/views.py
@@ -72,3 +72,23 @@ class OpsView(BaseAppView):
         """
         redirect_to = self.request.GET.get('to') or h.route_path('home')
         raise HTTPFound(redirect_to)
+
+    def ops_healthcheck(self):
+        from rhodecode.lib.system_info import load_system_info
+
+        vcsserver_info = load_system_info('vcs_server')
+        if vcsserver_info:
+            vcsserver_info = vcsserver_info['human_value']
+
+        db_info = load_system_info('database_info')
+        if db_info:
+            db_info = db_info['human_value']
+
+        health_spec = {
+            'caller_ip': self.request.user.ip_addr,
+            'vcsserver': vcsserver_info,
+            'db': db_info,
+        }
+
+        return {'healthcheck': health_spec}
+
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/vcs.py b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/vcs.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/middleware/vcs.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/middleware/vcs.py
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ def detect_vcs_request(environ, backends
         # static files no detection
         '_static',
 
-        # skip ops ping
+        # skip ops ping, status
         '_admin/ops/ping',
+        '_admin/ops/status',
 
         # full channelstream connect should be VCS skipped
         '_admin/channelstream/connect',