diff --git a/src/pretix/base/views/health.py b/src/pretix/base/views/health.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6cf152157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pretix/base/views/health.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+from ..models import User
+
+
+def healthcheck(request):
+    # Perform a simple DB query to see that DB access works
+    User.objects.exists()
+    return HttpResponse()
diff --git a/src/pretix/urls.py b/src/pretix/urls.py
index 4956418b3b..16a9da0d78 100644
--- a/src/pretix/urls.py
+++ b/src/pretix/urls.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from django.views.i18n import javascript_catalog
 import pretix.control.urls
 import pretix.presale.urls
 
-from .base.views import cachedfiles
+from .base.views import cachedfiles, health
 
 # This is not a valid Django URL configuration, as the final
 # configuration is done by the pretix.multidomain package.
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import_date = timezone.now().strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M")
 base_patterns = [
     url(r'^download/(?P<id>[^/]+)/$', cachedfiles.DownloadView.as_view(),
         name='cachedfile.download'),
+    url(r'^healthcheck/$', health.healthcheck,
+        name='cachedfile.download'),
     url(r'^jsi18n/$',
         etag(lambda *s, **k: import_date)(cache_page(3600, key_prefix='js18n-%s' % import_date)(javascript_catalog)),
         js_info_dict, name='javascript-catalog'),