diff --git a/healthcheck/healthcheck.go b/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
index ed70fd9a2..d578b98d0 100644
--- a/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
+++ b/healthcheck/healthcheck.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Options struct {
 }
 
 func (opt Options) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("[Path: %s Interval: %s]", opt.Path, opt.Interval)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[Path: %s Port: %d Interval: %s]", opt.Path, opt.Port, opt.Interval)
 }
 
 // BackendHealthCheck HealthCheck configuration for a backend
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ func checkBackend(currentBackend *BackendHealthCheck) {
 }
 
 func (backend *BackendHealthCheck) newRequest(serverURL *url.URL) (*http.Request, error) {
-	if backend.Options.Port == 0 {
+	if backend.Port == 0 {
 		return http.NewRequest("GET", serverURL.String()+backend.Path, nil)
 	}
 
 	// copy the url and add the port to the host
 	u := &url.URL{}
 	*u = *serverURL
-	u.Host = net.JoinHostPort(u.Hostname(), strconv.Itoa(backend.Options.Port))
+	u.Host = net.JoinHostPort(u.Hostname(), strconv.Itoa(backend.Port))
 	u.Path = u.Path + backend.Path
 
 	return http.NewRequest("GET", u.String(), nil)
diff --git a/integration/fixtures/healthcheck/port_overload.toml b/integration/fixtures/healthcheck/port_overload.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3c76db6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/fixtures/healthcheck/port_overload.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+defaultEntryPoints = ["http"]
+
+logLevel = "DEBUG"
+
+[entryPoints]
+  [entryPoints.http]
+  address = ":8000"
+
+[web]
+  address = ":8080"
+
+[file]
+[backends]
+  [backends.backend1]
+    [backends.backend1.healthcheck]
+    path = "/health"
+    port = 80
+    interval = "1s"
+    [backends.backend1.servers.server1]
+    url = "http://{{.Server1}}:81"
+
+[frontends]
+  [frontends.frontend1]
+  backend = "backend1"
+    [frontends.frontend1.routes.test_1]
+    rule = "Host:test.localhost"
diff --git a/integration/healthcheck_test.go b/integration/healthcheck_test.go
index d993c4c7e..c1126eb45 100644
--- a/integration/healthcheck_test.go
+++ b/integration/healthcheck_test.go
@@ -165,3 +165,50 @@ func (s *HealthCheckSuite) doTestMultipleEntrypoints(c *check.C, fixture string)
 	err = try.Request(frontend1Req, 2*time.Second, try.BodyContains(s.whoami1IP))
 	c.Assert(err, checker.Not(checker.IsNil))
 }
+
+func (s *HealthCheckSuite) TestPortOverload(c *check.C) {
+
+	// Set one whoami health to 200
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	statusInternalServerErrorReq, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://"+s.whoami1IP+"/health", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte("200")))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	_, err = client.Do(statusInternalServerErrorReq)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	file := s.adaptFile(c, "fixtures/healthcheck/port_overload.toml", struct {
+		Server1 string
+	}{s.whoami1IP})
+	defer os.Remove(file)
+
+	cmd, display := s.traefikCmd(withConfigFile(file))
+	defer display(c)
+	err = cmd.Start()
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	defer cmd.Process.Kill()
+
+	// wait for traefik
+	err = try.GetRequest("http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/providers", 10*time.Second, try.BodyContains("Host:test.localhost"))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	frontendHealthReq, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:8000/health", nil)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	frontendHealthReq.Host = "test.localhost"
+
+	//We test bad gateway because we use an invalid port for the backend
+	err = try.Request(frontendHealthReq, 500*time.Millisecond, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusBadGateway))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// Set one whoami health to 500
+	statusInternalServerErrorReq, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "http://"+s.whoami1IP+"/health", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte("500")))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+	_, err = client.Do(statusInternalServerErrorReq)
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+	// Waiting for Traefik healthcheck
+	try.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// Verify no backend service is available due to failing health checks
+	err = try.Request(frontendHealthReq, 3*time.Second, try.StatusCodeIs(http.StatusServiceUnavailable))
+	c.Assert(err, checker.IsNil)
+
+}
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 0f5379d34..7bc45acb9 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ func parseHealthCheckOptions(lb healthcheck.LoadBalancer, backend string, hc *ty
 
 	return &healthcheck.Options{
 		Path:     hc.Path,
+		Port:     hc.Port,
 		Interval: interval,
 		LB:       lb,
 	}
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 7b8717ca4..1732e5f4d 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type CircuitBreaker struct {
 // HealthCheck holds HealthCheck configuration
 type HealthCheck struct {
 	Path     string `json:"path,omitempty"`
+	Port     int    `json:"port,omitempty"`
 	Interval string `json:"interval,omitempty"`
 }