diff --git a/provider/docker.go b/provider/docker.go
index 411f18696..50259d6bf 100644
--- a/provider/docker.go
+++ b/provider/docker.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type dockerData struct {
 	Name            string
 	Labels          map[string]string // List of labels set to container or service
 	NetworkSettings networkSettings
+	Health          string
 }
 
 // NetworkSettings holds the networks data to the Docker provider
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ func (provider *Docker) Provide(configurationChan chan<- types.ConfigMessage, po
 					}
 					eventHandler.Handle("start", startStopHandle)
 					eventHandler.Handle("die", startStopHandle)
+					eventHandler.Handle("health_status: healthy", startStopHandle)
+					eventHandler.Handle("health_status: unhealthy", startStopHandle)
+					eventHandler.Handle("health_status: starting", startStopHandle)
 
 					errChan := events.MonitorWithHandler(ctx, dockerClient, options, eventHandler)
 					if err := <-errChan; err != nil {
@@ -378,6 +382,11 @@ func (provider *Docker) containerFilter(container dockerData) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if container.Health != "" && container.Health != "healthy" {
+		log.Debugf("Filtering unhealthy or starting container %s", container.Name)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -578,6 +587,10 @@ func parseContainer(container dockertypes.ContainerJSON) dockerData {
 
 	}
 
+	if container.State != nil && container.State.Health != nil {
+		dockerData.Health = container.State.Health.Status
+	}
+
 	return dockerData
 }
 
diff --git a/provider/docker_test.go b/provider/docker_test.go
index 45f5ccbd8..3d106bd71 100644
--- a/provider/docker_test.go
+++ b/provider/docker_test.go
@@ -569,12 +569,18 @@ func TestDockerGetLabel(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			container: docker.ContainerJSON{
+				ContainerJSONBase: &docker.ContainerJSONBase{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
 				Config: &container.Config{},
 			},
 			expected: "Label not found:",
 		},
 		{
 			container: docker.ContainerJSON{
+				ContainerJSONBase: &docker.ContainerJSONBase{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
 				Config: &container.Config{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
 						"foo": "bar",
@@ -608,6 +614,9 @@ func TestDockerGetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			container: docker.ContainerJSON{
+				ContainerJSONBase: &docker.ContainerJSONBase{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
 				Config: &container.Config{},
 			},
 			expectedLabels: map[string]string{},
@@ -615,6 +624,9 @@ func TestDockerGetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			container: docker.ContainerJSON{
+				ContainerJSONBase: &docker.ContainerJSONBase{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
 				Config: &container.Config{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
 						"foo": "fooz",
@@ -628,6 +640,9 @@ func TestDockerGetLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			container: docker.ContainerJSON{
+				ContainerJSONBase: &docker.ContainerJSONBase{
+					Name: "foo",
+				},
 				Config: &container.Config{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
 						"foo": "fooz",