diff --git a/chart/templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml
index 501ca380e7fdd..fa99ec00f1970 100644
--- a/chart/templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml
@@ -175,6 +175,22 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           resources:
 {{ toYaml .Values.workers.resources | indent 12 }}
+          {{- if .Values.workers.livenessProbe.enabled }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.workers.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.workers.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.workers.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.workers.livenessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            exec:
+              command:
+                  {{- if .Values.workers.livenessProbe.command }}
+                  {{ toYaml .Values.workers.livenessProbe.command  | nindent 16 }}
+                  {{- else}}
+                  - sh
+                  - -c
+                  - CONNECTION_CHECK_MAX_COUNT=0 exec /entrypoint python -m celery --app airflow.executors.celery_executor.app inspect ping -d celery@$(hostname)
+                  {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           ports:
             - name: worker-logs
               containerPort: {{ .Values.ports.workerLogs }}
diff --git a/chart/values.schema.json b/chart/values.schema.json
index 279a59d955ef9..2d62194ae8d25 100644
--- a/chart/values.schema.json
+++ b/chart/values.schema.json
@@ -1199,6 +1199,48 @@
                         "exec \\\nairflow {{ semverCompare \">=2.0.0\" .Values.airflowVersion | ternary \"celery worker\" \"worker\" }}"
                     ]
                 },
+                "livenessProbe": {
+                    "description": "Liveness probe configuration for worker containers.",
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "additionalProperties": false,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "enabled": {
+                            "description": "Enable liveness probe for celery workers.",
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "default": true
+                        },
+                        "initialDelaySeconds": {
+                            "description": "Number of seconds after the container has started before liveness probes are initiated.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "default": 10
+                        },
+                        "timeoutSeconds": {
+                            "description": "Number of seconds after which the probe times out. Minimum value is 1 seconds.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "default": 20
+                        },
+                        "failureThreshold": {
+                            "description": "Minimum consecutive failures for the probe to be considered failed after having succeeded. Minimum value is 1.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "default": 5
+                        },
+                        "periodSeconds": {
+                            "description": "How often (in seconds) to perform the probe. Minimum value is 1.",
+                            "type": "integer",
+                            "default": 60
+                        },
+                        "command": {
+                            "description": "Command for livenessProbe",
+                            "type": [
+                                "array",
+                                "null"
+                            ],
+                            "items": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 "updateStrategy": {
                     "description": "Specifies the strategy used to replace old Pods by new ones when deployed as a StatefulSet.",
                     "type": [
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 9df5572388baf..c197f779b48c8 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -452,6 +452,16 @@ workers:
       exec \
       airflow {{ semverCompare ">=2.0.0" .Values.airflowVersion | ternary "celery worker" "worker" }}
 
+  # If the worker stops responding for 5 minutes (5*60s) kill the
+  # worker and let Kubernetes restart it
+  livenessProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    initialDelaySeconds: 10
+    timeoutSeconds: 20
+    failureThreshold: 5
+    periodSeconds: 60
+    command: ~
+
   # Update Strategy when worker is deployed as a StatefulSet
   updateStrategy: ~
   # Update Strategy when worker is deployed as a Deployment
diff --git a/tests/charts/test_worker.py b/tests/charts/test_worker.py
index 5f3fbd39864ff..e9bfc56f81b27 100644
--- a/tests/charts/test_worker.py
+++ b/tests/charts/test_worker.py
@@ -297,6 +297,44 @@ def test_should_create_default_affinity(self):
             docs[0],
         )
 
+    def test_livenessprobe_values_are_configurable(self):
+        docs = render_chart(
+            values={
+                "workers": {
+                    "livenessProbe": {
+                        "initialDelaySeconds": 111,
+                        "timeoutSeconds": 222,
+                        "failureThreshold": 333,
+                        "periodSeconds": 444,
+                        "command": ["sh", "-c", "echo", "wow such test"],
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+            show_only=["templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml"],
+        )
+
+        livenessprobe = jmespath.search("spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe", docs[0])
+        assert livenessprobe == {
+            "initialDelaySeconds": 111,
+            "timeoutSeconds": 222,
+            "failureThreshold": 333,
+            "periodSeconds": 444,
+            "exec": {
+                "command": ["sh", "-c", "echo", "wow such test"],
+            },
+        }
+
+    def test_disable_livenessprobe(self):
+        docs = render_chart(
+            values={
+                "workers": {"livenessProbe": {"enabled": False}},
+            },
+            show_only=["templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml"],
+        )
+
+        livenessprobe = jmespath.search("spec.template.spec.containers[0].livenessProbe", docs[0])
+        assert livenessprobe is None
+
     @parameterized.expand(
         [
             ({"enabled": False}, {"emptyDir": {}}),