diff --git a/x/server/server.go b/x/server/server.go
index d5abb0a62..8a268f976 100644
--- a/x/server/server.go
+++ b/x/server/server.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *Server) routes(mux *chi.Mux) {
 	auth.Post("/_search_analyze", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
 	auth.Get("/_utils", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
 	auth.Get("/_utils/", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
-	mux.Get("/_up", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
+	mux.Get("/_up", httpe.ToHandler(s.up()).ServeHTTP)
 	auth.Get("/_uuids", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
 	mux.Get("/favicon.ico", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
 	auth.Get("/_reshard", httpe.ToHandler(s.notImplemented()).ServeHTTP)
@@ -290,3 +290,11 @@ func (s *Server) dbExists() httpe.HandlerWithError {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+func (s *Server) up() httpe.HandlerWithError {
+	return httpe.HandlerWithErrorFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+		return serveJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]interface{}{
+			"status": "ok",
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/x/server/server_test.go b/x/server/server_test.go
index e8d226ad2..d932763aa 100644
--- a/x/server/server_test.go
+++ b/x/server/server_test.go
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 				"ok": true,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "_up",
+			method:     http.MethodGet,
+			path:       "/_up",
+			wantStatus: http.StatusOK,
+			wantJSON: map[string]interface{}{
+				"status": "ok",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {