diff --git a/loop/routes/home.js b/loop/routes/home.js
index 0604eb0..4faaf83 100644
--- a/loop/routes/home.js
+++ b/loop/routes/home.js
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ module.exports = function(app, conf, logError, storage, tokBox, statsdClient) {
     });
   });
 
+
+  /**
+   * Checks that the service and its dependencies are healthy.
+   **/
+  app.get("/__lbheartbeat__", function(req, res) {
+    res.status(200).json({});
+  });
+
   /**
    * Displays some version information at the root of the service.
    **/
diff --git a/test/functional_test.js b/test/functional_test.js
index da5f4dc..f25276f 100644
--- a/test/functional_test.js
+++ b/test/functional_test.js
@@ -251,6 +251,19 @@ function runOnPrefix(apiPrefix) {
       });
     });
 
+
+    describe("GET /__lbheartbeat__", function() {
+      it("should return a 200 if everything is ok", function(done) {
+        supertest(app)
+          .get(apiPrefix + '/__lbheartbeat__')
+          .expect(200)
+          .end(function(err) {
+            if (err) throw err;
+            done();
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe("GET /__heartbeat__", function() {
       var defaultPushURI = "https://push.services.mozilla.com/";
       beforeEach(function() {