diff --git a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/FunctionMetaDataManager.java b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/FunctionMetaDataManager.java
index 944b4e8e34491..6bc2227dd2dba 100644
--- a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/FunctionMetaDataManager.java
+++ b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/FunctionMetaDataManager.java
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ public class FunctionMetaDataManager implements AutoCloseable {
     @Getter
     private CompletableFuture<Void> isInitialized = new CompletableFuture<>();
 
+    private boolean isProducerFenced = true;
+
     public FunctionMetaDataManager(WorkerConfig workerConfig,
                                    SchedulerManager schedulerManager,
                                    PulsarClient pulsarClient,
@@ -243,6 +245,10 @@ public synchronized void updateFunctionOnLeader(FunctionMetaData functionMetaDat
                 needsScheduling = processUpdate(functionMetaData);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            if (e.getCause() instanceof PulsarClientException.ProducerFencedException) {
+                log.error("Function worker status has been set to false due to ProducerFencedException.");
+                this.isProducerFenced = false;
+            }
             log.error("Could not write into Function Metadata topic", e);
             throw new IllegalStateException("Internal Error updating function at the leader", e);
         }
@@ -500,4 +506,8 @@ private void initializeTailer() throws PulsarClientException {
         this.functionMetaDataTopicTailer.start();
         log.info("MetaData Manager Tailer started");
     }
+
+    public boolean checkLiveliness() {
+        return this.isProducerFenced;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/ComponentImpl.java b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/ComponentImpl.java
index ea5517e0fd4eb..842c5417ba77c 100644
--- a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/ComponentImpl.java
+++ b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/ComponentImpl.java
@@ -1885,4 +1885,10 @@ protected ValidatableFunctionPackage getBuiltinFunctionPackage(String archive) {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean checkLiveliness() {
+        FunctionMetaDataManager functionMetaDataManager = worker().getFunctionMetaDataManager();
+        return functionMetaDataManager.checkLiveliness();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/v3/FunctionsApiV3Resource.java b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/v3/FunctionsApiV3Resource.java
index 7bdc86d5fae3e..e6d69370fb22a 100644
--- a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/v3/FunctionsApiV3Resource.java
+++ b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/rest/api/v3/FunctionsApiV3Resource.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
 import javax.ws.rs.QueryParam;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import javax.ws.rs.core.StreamingOutput;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.apache.pulsar.common.functions.FunctionConfig;
@@ -429,4 +430,24 @@ public void updateFunctionOnWorkerLeader(final @PathParam("tenant") String tenan
         functions().updateFunctionOnWorkerLeader(tenant, namespace, functionName, uploadedInputStream,
                 delete, uri.getRequestUri(), authParams());
     }
+
+    @GET
+    @Path("/healthz")
+    @ApiOperation(value = "Run a healthCheck against the function worker")
+    @ApiResponses(value = {
+            @ApiResponse(code = 200, message = "Everything is OK"),
+            @ApiResponse(code = 503, message = "Service not available")
+    })
+    public Response healthCheck() {
+        boolean isAlive = functions().checkLiveliness();
+        if (!isAlive) {
+            return Response.status(Response.Status.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE)
+                    .entity("There is IllegalStateException, Service is not running. Need to restart.")
+                    .build();
+        } else {
+            return Response.status(Response.Status.OK)
+                    .entity("There is no IllegalStateException, Service is running.")
+                    .build();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/service/api/Component.java b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/service/api/Component.java
index 770cced1731da..55125a1494958 100644
--- a/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/service/api/Component.java
+++ b/pulsar-functions/worker/src/main/java/org/apache/pulsar/functions/worker/service/api/Component.java
@@ -90,4 +90,6 @@ StreamingOutput downloadFunction(String tenant, String namespace, String compone
     List<ConnectorDefinition> getListOfConnectors();
 
     void reloadConnectors(AuthenticationParameters authParams);
+
+    boolean checkLiveliness();
 }