diff --git a/traefik/templates/_podtemplate.tpl b/traefik/templates/_podtemplate.tpl
index 578b3fc56..82add59fd 100644
--- a/traefik/templates/_podtemplate.tpl
+++ b/traefik/templates/_podtemplate.tpl
@@ -66,12 +66,14 @@
         {{- $healthchecksPort := (default (.Values.ports.traefik).port .Values.deployment.healthchecksPort) }}
         {{- $healthchecksHost := (default (.Values.ports.traefik).hostIP .Values.deployment.healthchecksHost) }}
         {{- $healthchecksScheme := (default "HTTP" .Values.deployment.healthchecksScheme) }}
+        {{- $readinessPath := (default "/ping" .Values.deployment.readinessPath) }}
+        {{- $livenessPath := (default "/ping" .Values.deployment.livenessPath) }}
         readinessProbe:
           httpGet:
             {{- with $healthchecksHost }}
             host: {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
-            path: /ping
+            path: {{ $readinessPath }}
             port: {{ $healthchecksPort }}
             scheme: {{ $healthchecksScheme }}
           {{- toYaml .Values.readinessProbe | nindent 10 }}
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@
             {{- with $healthchecksHost }}
             host: {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
-            path: /ping
+            path: {{ $livenessPath }}
             port: {{ $healthchecksPort }}
             scheme: {{ $healthchecksScheme }}
           {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 10 }}
diff --git a/traefik/tests/traefik-config_test.yaml b/traefik/tests/traefik-config_test.yaml
index 015f8e245..7376f90a3 100644
--- a/traefik/tests/traefik-config_test.yaml
+++ b/traefik/tests/traefik-config_test.yaml
@@ -278,12 +278,18 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.httpGet.port
           value: 9001
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.httpGet.path
+          value: "/ping"
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.httpGet.port
           value: 9001
       - equal:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.httpGet.scheme
           value: "HTTP"
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.httpGet.path
+          value: "/ping"
       - contains:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
           content: "--ping"
@@ -318,6 +324,20 @@ tests:
       - contains:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
           content: "--ping.entrypoint=websecure"
+  - it: should set custom probe paths
+    set:
+      additionalArguments:
+        - --ping
+      deployment:
+        readinessPath: /ready
+        livenessPath: /alive
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe.httpGet.path
+          value: /alive
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].readinessProbe.httpGet.path
+          value: /ready
   - it: should enable tls on websecure entrypoints by default
     asserts:
       - contains:
diff --git a/traefik/values.yaml b/traefik/values.yaml
index 08199f952..2bff10de4 100644
--- a/traefik/values.yaml
+++ b/traefik/values.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ deployment:
   ## Override the liveness/readiness scheme. Useful for getting ping to
   ## respond on websecure entryPoint.
   # healthchecksScheme: HTTPS
+  ## Override the readiness path.
+  ## Default: /ping
+  # readinessPath: /ping
+  # Override the liveness path.
+  # Default: /ping
+  # livenessPath: /ping
   # -- Additional deployment annotations (e.g. for jaeger-operator sidecar injection)
   annotations: {}
   # -- Additional deployment labels (e.g. for filtering deployment by custom labels)