diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/spec.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/spec.go
index 859eaafb4..923add902 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mgr/spec.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
 
 func (c *Cluster) makeDeployment(mgrConfig *mgrConfig) *apps.Deployment {
@@ -265,6 +266,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) makeMgrDaemonContainer(mgrConfig *mgrConfig) v1.Container {
 			c.cephMgrOrchestratorModuleEnvs()...,
 		),
 		Resources: c.resources,
+		LivenessProbe: &v1.Probe{
+			Handler: v1.Handler{
+				HTTPGet: &v1.HTTPGetAction{
+					Path: "/",
+					Port: intstr.FromInt(metricsPort),
+				},
+			},
+			InitialDelaySeconds: 60,
+		},
 	}
 	return container
 }