diff --git a/generators/docker/templates/docker/app.yml.ejs b/generators/docker/templates/docker/app.yml.ejs
index c7d90b5c61cc..5e67130687a0 100644
--- a/generators/docker/templates/docker/app.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/docker/templates/docker/app.yml.ejs
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ _%>
 <%_ if (cacheProviderInfinispan) { _%>
       - JAVA_OPTS=-Djgroups.tcp.address=NON_LOOPBACK -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true
 <%_ } _%>
+      - THC_PORT=<%= serverPort %>
+      - THC_PATH=/management/health
 <%_ if (applicationTypeMonolith || applicationTypeGateway) { _%>
     # If you want to expose these ports outside your dev PC,
     # remove the "127.0.0.1:" prefix
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ _%>
       - 127.0.0.1:<%= serverPort %>:<%= serverPort %>
 <%_ } _%>
     healthcheck:
-      test: ['CMD', 'curl', '-f', 'http://localhost:<%= serverPort %>/management/health']
+      test: ['CMD', '/workspace/health-check']
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 40
diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/build.gradle.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/build.gradle.ejs
index 68bd8d831a89..acbf5a7a1552 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/build.gradle.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/build.gradle.ejs
@@ -266,10 +266,14 @@ task cleanResources(type: Delete) {
 
 bootBuildImage {
     builder = "paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-buildpackless-tiny"
-    buildpacks = ["paketobuildpacks/java"]
+    buildpacks = [
+        "paketobuildpacks/java",
+        "paketobuildpacks/health-checker"
+    ]
     tags = ["<%- lowercaseBaseName %>"]
     environment = [
         "BPL_SPRING_AOT_ENABLED" : "true",
+        "BP_HEALTH_CHECKER_ENABLED" : "true",
         "BP_JVM_CDS_ENABLED" : "false",
         "BP_JVM_VERSION": "<%= JAVA_VERSION %>"
     ]
diff --git a/generators/spring-boot/templates/pom.xml.ejs b/generators/spring-boot/templates/pom.xml.ejs
index 329a07e7a3ef..9f3683bffe4e 100644
--- a/generators/spring-boot/templates/pom.xml.ejs
+++ b/generators/spring-boot/templates/pom.xml.ejs
@@ -541,12 +541,14 @@
                             <builder>paketobuildpacks/builder-jammy-buildpackless-tiny</builder>
                             <buildpacks>
                                 <buildpack>paketobuildpacks/java</buildpack>
+                                <buildpack>paketobuildpacks/health-checker</buildpack>
                             </buildpacks>
                             <tags>
                                 <tag><%- lowercaseBaseName %></tag>
                             </tags>
                             <env>
                                 <BPL_SPRING_AOT_ENABLED>true</BPL_SPRING_AOT_ENABLED>
+                                <BP_HEALTH_CHECKER_ENABLED>true</BP_HEALTH_CHECKER_ENABLED>
                                 <BP_JVM_CDS_ENABLED>false</BP_JVM_CDS_ENABLED>
                                 <BP_JVM_VERSION>${java.version}</BP_JVM_VERSION>
                             </env>