diff --git a/addons/rabbitmq/templates/componentdefinition.yaml b/addons/rabbitmq/templates/componentdefinition.yaml
index 2ed1f6958..74c9db61e 100644
--- a/addons/rabbitmq/templates/componentdefinition.yaml
+++ b/addons/rabbitmq/templates/componentdefinition.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ spec:
                 rabbitmq-upgrade await_online_quorum_plus_one -t 604800 && rabbitmq-upgrade
                 await_online_synchronized_mirror -t 604800 && rabbitmq-upgrade drain -t
                 604800
+        startupProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 5672
         ports:
         - containerPort: 4369
           name: epmd