diff --git a/charts/README.md b/charts/README.md
index 77feeaadf..48b341b6a 100644
--- a/charts/README.md
+++ b/charts/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This is a minimal Helm chart for deploying the TREK app.
 - Optional persistent storage for `/app/data` and `/app/uploads`
 - Configurable environment variables and secrets
 - Optional generic Ingress support
-- Health checks on `/api/health`
+- Configurable health checks (liveness/readiness probes) on `/api/health`
 
 ## Helm Repository
 
diff --git a/charts/trek/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/trek/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6727b683f..cc903eab1 100644
--- a/charts/trek/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/trek/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -81,17 +81,9 @@ spec:
             - name: uploads
               mountPath: /app/uploads
           livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /api/health
-              port: 3000
-            initialDelaySeconds: 15
-            periodSeconds: 30
+            {{- toYaml .Values.probes.liveness | nindent 12 }}
           readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /api/health
-              port: 3000
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 10
+            {{- toYaml .Values.probes.readiness | nindent 12 }}
       volumes:
         - name: data
           {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/trek/values.yaml b/charts/trek/values.yaml
index 4af6bd9ba..c127e72fe 100644
--- a/charts/trek/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/trek/values.yaml
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ persistence:
     existingClaim: ""
     annotations: {}
 
+# Readiness and liveness probes
+probes:
+  liveness:
+    httpGet:
+      path: /api/health
+      port: 3000
+    initialDelaySeconds: 15
+    periodSeconds: 30
+  readiness:
+    httpGet:
+      path: /api/health
+      port: 3000
+    initialDelaySeconds: 5
+    periodSeconds: 10
+
 resources:
   requests:
     cpu: 100m