diff --git a/items/src/main/scala/weco/api/items/ItemsApi.scala b/items/src/main/scala/weco/api/items/ItemsApi.scala
index d14df2f26..00ed3e59c 100644
--- a/items/src/main/scala/weco/api/items/ItemsApi.scala
+++ b/items/src/main/scala/weco/api/items/ItemsApi.scala
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class ItemsApi(
         case id =>
           notFound(s"Work not found for identifier $id")
       }
+    },
+    pathPrefix("management") {
+      concat(path("healthcheck") {
+        get {
+          complete("message" -> "ok")
+        }
+      })
     }
   )
 }
diff --git a/terraform/modules/stack/services.tf b/terraform/modules/stack/services.tf
index 384f1f378..66c104e56 100644
--- a/terraform/modules/stack/services.tf
+++ b/terraform/modules/stack/services.tf
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ module "items_api" {
   vpc_id             = var.vpc_id
   load_balancer_arn  = aws_lb.catalogue_api.arn
 
+  # Use the HTTP healthcheck with a default path of /management/healthcheck
+  tcp_healthcheck = false
+
   use_fargate_spot              = var.environment_name == "stage" ? true : false
   turn_off_outside_office_hours = var.environment_name == "stage" ? true : false
 }