diff --git a/h5grove/fastapi_utils.py b/h5grove/fastapi_utils.py
index e8a92b4..6271caf 100644
--- a/h5grove/fastapi_utils.py
+++ b/h5grove/fastapi_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 __all__ = [
     "router",
     "settings",
+    "get_root",
     "get_attr",
     "get_data",
     "get_meta",
@@ -75,6 +76,12 @@ async def add_base_path(file):
     return f"{settings.base_dir}/{file}" if settings.base_dir else file
 
 
+@router.api_route("/", methods=["GET", "HEAD"])
+async def get_root():
+    """`/` endpoint handler to check server status"""
+    return Response("ok")
+
+
 @router.get("/attr/")
 async def get_attr(
     file: str = Depends(add_base_path),
diff --git a/h5grove/flask_utils.py b/h5grove/flask_utils.py
index 3c32afb..68d3ece 100644
--- a/h5grove/flask_utils.py
+++ b/h5grove/flask_utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 __all__ = [
+    "root_route",
     "attr_route",
     "data_route",
     "meta_route",
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ def create_error(status_code: int, message: str):
     )
 
 
+def root_route():
+    """`/` endpoint handler to check server status"""
+    return "ok"
+
+
 def attr_route():
     """`/attr/` endpoint handler"""
     filename = get_filename(request)
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ def stats_route():
 
 
 URL_RULES = {
+    "/": root_route,
     "/attr/": attr_route,
     "/data/": data_route,
     "/meta/": meta_route,
diff --git a/h5grove/tornado_utils.py b/h5grove/tornado_utils.py
index 14d59e9..7d026bc 100644
--- a/h5grove/tornado_utils.py
+++ b/h5grove/tornado_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from .utils import parse_bool_arg
 
 __all__ = [
+    "RootHandler",
     "BaseHandler",
     "AttributeHandler",
     "DataHandler",
@@ -69,6 +70,16 @@ def write_error(self, status_code: int, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         self.finish({"message": self._reason})
 
 
+class RootHandler(BaseHandler):
+    """`/` endpoint handler to check server status"""
+
+    def get(self):
+        self.finish("ok")
+
+    def head(self):
+        self.finish()
+
+
 class ContentHandler(BaseHandler):
     def get_response(
         self, full_file_path: str, path: Optional[str], resolve_links: Optional[str]
@@ -85,7 +96,7 @@ def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
 
 
 class AttributeHandler(ContentHandler):
-    """/attr/ endpoint handler"""
+    """`/attr/` endpoint handler"""
 
     def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
         assert isinstance(content, ResolvedEntityContent)
@@ -96,7 +107,7 @@ def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
 
 
 class DataHandler(ContentHandler):
-    """/data/ endpoint handler"""
+    """`/data/` endpoint handler"""
 
     def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
         dtype = self.get_query_argument("dtype", None)
@@ -112,14 +123,14 @@ def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
 
 
 class MetadataHandler(ContentHandler):
-    """/meta/ endpoint handler"""
+    """`/meta/` endpoint handler"""
 
     def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
         return encode(content.metadata())
 
 
 class StatisticsHandler(ContentHandler):
-    """/stats/ endpoint handler"""
+    """`/stats/` endpoint handler"""
 
     def get_content_response(self, content: EntityContent) -> Response:
         selection = self.get_query_argument("selection", None)
@@ -140,7 +151,7 @@ def get_response(
 
 # TODO: Setting the return type raises mypy errors
 def get_handlers(base_dir: Optional[str], allow_origin: Optional[str] = None):
-    """Build h5grove handlers (`/attr`, `/data`, `/meta` and `/stats`).
+    """Build h5grove handlers (`/`, `/attr/`, `/data/`, `/meta/` and `/stats/`).
 
     :param base_dir: Base directory from which the HDF5 files will be served
     :param allow_origin: Allowed origins for CORS
@@ -148,6 +159,7 @@ def get_handlers(base_dir: Optional[str], allow_origin: Optional[str] = None):
     """
     init_args = {"base_dir": base_dir, "allow_origin": allow_origin}
     return [
+        (r"/", RootHandler, init_args),
         (r"/attr/.*", AttributeHandler, init_args),
         (r"/data/.*", DataHandler, init_args),
         (r"/meta/.*", MetadataHandler, init_args),
diff --git a/test/base_test.py b/test/base_test.py
index a027413..1a6c5d2 100644
--- a/test/base_test.py
+++ b/test/base_test.py
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ def server(self) -> Generator[BaseServer, None, None]:
         """Override in subclass with a fixture providing a :class:`BaseServer`"""
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def test_ping(self, server):
+        """Test / endpoint used for checking server status"""
+        get_response = server.get("/")
+        assert get_response.content == b"ok"
+
     def test_attr_on_root(self, server):
         """Test /attr/ endpoint on root group"""
         # Test condition