diff --git a/controllers/health_controller.go b/controllers/health_controller.go
index 7106285..7d53f91 100644
--- a/controllers/health_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/health_controller.go
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ type ReadinessResponse struct {
 	Targets   map[string]TargetHealth `json:"targets"`
 }
 
-// RegisterHealthRoutes mounts /healthz and /readyz probes
+// RegisterHealthRoutes mounts /health/live, /health/ready, and backward-compatible /healthz, /readyz probes
 func RegisterHealthRoutes(app *fiber.App, db *gorm.DB) {
-	app.Get("/healthz", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	liveHandler := func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
 			"status":    "UP",
 			"timestamp": time.Now().UTC(),
 		})
-	})
+	}
+	app.Get("/health/live", liveHandler)
+	app.Get("/healthz", liveHandler)
 
-	app.Get("/readyz", func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	readyHandler := func(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
@@ -116,5 +118,7 @@ func RegisterHealthRoutes(app *fiber.App, db *gorm.DB) {
 			Timestamp: time.Now().UTC(),
 			Targets:   targets,
 		})
-	})
+	}
+	app.Get("/health/ready", readyHandler)
+	app.Get("/readyz", readyHandler)
 }
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index d4d00ba..356c4b8 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -86,11 +86,24 @@ func TestHealthRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	controllers.RegisterHealthRoutes(app, db)
 
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/healthz", nil)
-	resp, err := app.Test(req, -1)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 200, resp.StatusCode)
+	// Liveness tests (/health/live and /healthz)
+	for _, path := range []string{"/health/live", "/healthz"} {
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+		resp, err := app.Test(req, -1)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, path)
+		assert.Equal(t, 200, resp.StatusCode, path)
 
-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"status":"UP"`)
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"status":"UP"`, path)
+	}
+
+	// Readiness tests (/health/ready and /readyz)
+	for _, path := range []string{"/health/ready", "/readyz"} {
+		req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, path, nil)
+		resp, err := app.Test(req, -1)
+		assert.NoError(t, err, path)
+		// Since in-memory SQLite doesn't have dbresolver write/read targets, status is 503 DEGRADED or 200 UP
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"targets"`, path)
+	}
 }