diff --git a/packages/test-helpers/src/configuration.rs b/packages/test-helpers/src/configuration.rs
index b41f435e..388d0151 100644
--- a/packages/test-helpers/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/packages/test-helpers/src/configuration.rs
@@ -144,3 +144,15 @@ pub fn ephemeral_ipv6() -> Configuration {
 
     cfg
 }
+
+/// Ephemeral without running any services.
+#[must_use]
+pub fn ephemeral_with_no_services() -> Configuration {
+    let mut cfg = ephemeral();
+
+    cfg.http_api.enabled = false;
+    cfg.http_trackers[0].enabled = false;
+    cfg.udp_trackers[0].enabled = false;
+
+    cfg
+}
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 6478cffb..e749f9c6 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub async fn start(config: Arc<Configuration>, tracker: Arc<tracker::Tracker>) -
     }
 
     // Start Health Check API
-    jobs.push(health_check_api::start_job(&config.health_check_api).await);
+    jobs.push(health_check_api::start_job(config).await);
 
     jobs
 }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/jobs/health_check_api.rs b/src/bootstrap/jobs/health_check_api.rs
index 29c4ce14..96a703af 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/jobs/health_check_api.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/jobs/health_check_api.rs
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 //! Refer to the [configuration documentation](https://docs.rs/torrust-tracker-configuration)
 //! for the API configuration options.
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use log::info;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
-use torrust_tracker_configuration::HealthCheckApi;
+use torrust_tracker_configuration::Configuration;
 
 use crate::servers::health_check_api::server;
 
@@ -45,8 +46,9 @@ pub struct ApiServerJobStarted {
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// It would panic if unable to send the  `ApiServerJobStarted` notice.
-pub async fn start_job(config: &HealthCheckApi) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+pub async fn start_job(config: Arc<Configuration>) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     let bind_addr = config
+        .health_check_api
         .bind_address
         .parse::<std::net::SocketAddr>()
         .expect("Health Check API bind_address invalid.");
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn start_job(config: &HealthCheckApi) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     let join_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
         info!("Starting Health Check API server: http://{}", bind_addr);
 
-        let handle = server::start(bind_addr, tx);
+        let handle = server::start(bind_addr, tx, config.clone());
 
         if let Ok(()) = handle.await {
             info!("Health Check API server on http://{} stopped", bind_addr);
diff --git a/src/servers/health_check_api/handlers.rs b/src/servers/health_check_api/handlers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..347106d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/health_check_api/handlers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use axum::extract::State;
+use axum::Json;
+use torrust_tracker_configuration::Configuration;
+
+use super::resources::Report;
+use super::responses;
+
+/// Endpoint for container health check.
+pub(crate) async fn health_check_handler(State(config): State<Arc<Configuration>>) -> Json<Report> {
+    if config.http_api.enabled {
+        let health_check_url = format!("http://{}/health_check", config.http_api.bind_address);
+        if !get_req_is_ok(&health_check_url).await {
+            return responses::error(format!("API is not healthy. Health check endpoint: {health_check_url}"));
+        }
+    }
+
+    // todo: for all HTTP Trackers, if enabled, check if is healthy
+
+    // todo: for all UDP  Trackers, if enabled, check if is healthy
+
+    responses::ok()
+}
+
+async fn get_req_is_ok(url: &str) -> bool {
+    match reqwest::get(url).await {
+        Ok(response) => response.status().is_success(),
+        Err(_err) => false,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/servers/health_check_api/mod.rs b/src/servers/health_check_api/mod.rs
index 74f47ad3..ec608387 100644
--- a/src/servers/health_check_api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/servers/health_check_api/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
+pub mod handlers;
+pub mod resources;
+pub mod responses;
 pub mod server;
diff --git a/src/servers/health_check_api/resources.rs b/src/servers/health_check_api/resources.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fadcf45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/health_check_api/resources.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Status {
+    Ok,
+    Error,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Report {
+    pub status: Status,
+    pub message: String,
+}
+
+impl Report {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn ok() -> Report {
+        Self {
+            status: Status::Ok,
+            message: String::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn error(message: String) -> Report {
+        Self {
+            status: Status::Error,
+            message,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/servers/health_check_api/responses.rs b/src/servers/health_check_api/responses.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..043e271d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/servers/health_check_api/responses.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use axum::Json;
+
+use super::resources::Report;
+
+pub fn ok() -> Json<Report> {
+    Json(Report::ok())
+}
+
+pub fn error(message: String) -> Json<Report> {
+    Json(Report::error(message))
+}
diff --git a/src/servers/health_check_api/server.rs b/src/servers/health_check_api/server.rs
index cbd1b870..562772a8 100644
--- a/src/servers/health_check_api/server.rs
+++ b/src/servers/health_check_api/server.rs
@@ -3,25 +3,33 @@
 //! This API is intended to be used by the container infrastructure to check if
 //! the whole application is healthy.
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use axum::routing::get;
 use axum::{Json, Router};
 use futures::Future;
 use log::info;
-use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use serde_json::json;
 use tokio::sync::oneshot::Sender;
+use torrust_tracker_configuration::Configuration;
 
 use crate::bootstrap::jobs::health_check_api::ApiServerJobStarted;
+use crate::servers::health_check_api::handlers::health_check_handler;
 
 /// Starts Health Check API server.
 ///
 /// # Panics
 ///
 /// Will panic if binding to the socket address fails.
-pub fn start(socket_addr: SocketAddr, tx: Sender<ApiServerJobStarted>) -> impl Future<Output = hyper::Result<()>> {
+pub fn start(
+    socket_addr: SocketAddr,
+    tx: Sender<ApiServerJobStarted>,
+    config: Arc<Configuration>,
+) -> impl Future<Output = hyper::Result<()>> {
     let app = Router::new()
         .route("/", get(|| async { Json(json!({})) }))
-        .route("/health_check", get(health_check_handler));
+        .route("/health_check", get(health_check_handler))
+        .with_state(config);
 
     let server = axum::Server::bind(&socket_addr).serve(app.into_make_service());
 
@@ -39,14 +47,3 @@ pub fn start(socket_addr: SocketAddr, tx: Sender<ApiServerJobStarted>) -> impl F
 
     running
 }
-
-/// Endpoint for container health check.
-async fn health_check_handler() -> Json<Value> {
-    // todo: if enabled, check if the Tracker API is healthy
-
-    // todo: if enabled, check if the HTTP Tracker is healthy
-
-    // todo: if enabled, check if the UDP Tracker is healthy
-
-    Json(json!({ "status": "Ok" }))
-}
diff --git a/tests/servers/health_check_api/contract.rs b/tests/servers/health_check_api/contract.rs
index 575e1066..6b816b85 100644
--- a/tests/servers/health_check_api/contract.rs
+++ b/tests/servers/health_check_api/contract.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-use torrust_tracker::servers::apis::v1::context::health_check::resources::{Report, Status};
+use torrust_tracker::servers::health_check_api::resources::Report;
 use torrust_tracker_test_helpers::configuration;
 
 use crate::servers::health_check_api::client::get;
 use crate::servers::health_check_api::test_environment;
 
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn health_check_endpoint_should_return_status_ok() {
-    let configuration = configuration::ephemeral();
+async fn health_check_endpoint_should_return_status_ok_when_no_service_is_running() {
+    let configuration = configuration::ephemeral_with_no_services();
 
-    let (bound_addr, test_env) = test_environment::start(&configuration.health_check_api).await;
+    let (bound_addr, test_env) = test_environment::start(configuration.into()).await;
 
     let url = format!("http://{bound_addr}/health_check");
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ async fn health_check_endpoint_should_return_status_ok() {
 
     assert_eq!(response.status(), 200);
     assert_eq!(response.headers().get("content-type").unwrap(), "application/json");
-    assert_eq!(response.json::<Report>().await.unwrap(), Report { status: Status::Ok });
+    assert_eq!(response.json::<Report>().await.unwrap(), Report::ok());
 
     test_env.abort();
 }
diff --git a/tests/servers/health_check_api/test_environment.rs b/tests/servers/health_check_api/test_environment.rs
index 6ad90eac..46e54dc4 100644
--- a/tests/servers/health_check_api/test_environment.rs
+++ b/tests/servers/health_check_api/test_environment.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use torrust_tracker::bootstrap::jobs::health_check_api::ApiServerJobStarted;
 use torrust_tracker::servers::health_check_api::server;
-use torrust_tracker_configuration::HealthCheckApi;
+use torrust_tracker_configuration::Configuration;
 
 /// Start the test environment for the Health Check API.
 /// It runs the API server.
-pub async fn start(config: &HealthCheckApi) -> (SocketAddr, JoinHandle<()>) {
+pub async fn start(config: Arc<Configuration>) -> (SocketAddr, JoinHandle<()>) {
     let bind_addr = config
+        .health_check_api
         .bind_address
         .parse::<std::net::SocketAddr>()
         .expect("Health Check API bind_address invalid.");
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ pub async fn start(config: &HealthCheckApi) -> (SocketAddr, JoinHandle<()>) {
     let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel::<ApiServerJobStarted>();
 
     let join_handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-        let handle = server::start(bind_addr, tx);
+        let handle = server::start(bind_addr, tx, config.clone());
         if let Ok(()) = handle.await {
             panic!("Health Check API server on http://{bind_addr} stopped");
         }