diff --git a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
index af9dd5101fe..4b5ab46a89e 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ type ProxyServer struct {
 	Broadcaster     events.EventBroadcaster
 	Recorder        events.EventRecorder
 	NodeRef         *v1.ObjectReference
-	HealthzServer   *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	HealthzServer   *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 	Hostname        string
 	PrimaryIPFamily v1.IPFamily
 	NodeIPs         map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func newProxyServer(ctx context.Context, config *kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyConfig
 	}
 
 	if len(config.HealthzBindAddress) > 0 {
-		s.HealthzServer = healthcheck.NewProxierHealthServer(config.HealthzBindAddress, 2*config.SyncPeriod.Duration)
+		s.HealthzServer = healthcheck.NewProxyHealthServer(config.HealthzBindAddress, 2*config.SyncPeriod.Duration)
 	}
 
 	err = s.platformSetup(ctx)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func createClient(ctx context.Context, config componentbaseconfig.ClientConnecti
 	return client, nil
 }
 
-func serveHealthz(ctx context.Context, hz *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer, errCh chan error) {
+func serveHealthz(ctx context.Context, hz *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer, errCh chan error) {
 	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	if hz == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/common.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/common.go
index c7a9f8bfbe0..5e026484665 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/common.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/common.go
@@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ import (
 	netutils "k8s.io/utils/net"
 )
 
-// listener allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxierHealthServer.
+// listener allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxyHealthServer.
 type listener interface {
 	// Listen is very much like netutils.MultiListen, except the second arg (network) is
 	// fixed to be "tcp".
 	Listen(ctx context.Context, addrs ...string) (net.Listener, error)
 }
 
-// httpServerFactory allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxierHealthServer.
+// httpServerFactory allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxyHealthServer.
 type httpServerFactory interface {
 	// New creates an instance of a type satisfying HTTPServer.  This is
 	// designed to include http.Server.
 	New(handler http.Handler) httpServer
 }
 
-// httpServer allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxierHealthServer.
+// httpServer allows for testing of ServiceHealthServer and ProxyHealthServer.
 // It is designed so that http.Server satisfies this interface,
 type httpServer interface {
 	Serve(listener net.Listener) error
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
index 777f529897e..e096d6fc34a 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/healthcheck_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/dump"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	basemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/metrics"
@@ -132,25 +133,20 @@ type hcPayload struct {
 	ServiceProxyHealthy bool
 }
 
-type healthzPayload struct {
-	LastUpdated string
-	CurrentTime string
-	NodeHealthy bool
-}
-
-type fakeProxierHealthChecker struct {
+type fakeProxyHealthChecker struct {
 	healthy bool
 }
 
-func (fake fakeProxierHealthChecker) IsHealthy() bool {
-	return fake.healthy
+func (fake fakeProxyHealthChecker) Health() ProxyHealth {
+	// we only need "healthy" field for testing service healthchecks.
+	return ProxyHealth{Healthy: fake.healthy}
 }
 
 func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 	listener := newFakeListener()
 	httpFactory := newFakeHTTPServerFactory()
 	nodePortAddresses := proxyutil.NewNodePortAddresses(v1.IPv4Protocol, []string{})
-	proxyChecker := &fakeProxierHealthChecker{true}
+	proxyChecker := &fakeProxyHealthChecker{true}
 
 	hcsi := newServiceHealthServer("hostname", nil, listener, httpFactory, nodePortAddresses, proxyChecker)
 	hcs := hcsi.(*server)
@@ -469,7 +465,7 @@ func TestHealthzServer(t *testing.T) {
 	httpFactory := newFakeHTTPServerFactory()
 	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 
-	hs := newProxierHealthServer(listener, httpFactory, fakeClock, "127.0.0.1:10256", 10*time.Second)
+	hs := newProxyHealthServer(listener, httpFactory, fakeClock, "127.0.0.1:10256", 10*time.Second)
 	server := hs.httpFactory.New(healthzHandler{hs: hs})
 
 	hsTest := &serverTest{
@@ -479,23 +475,66 @@ func TestHealthzServer(t *testing.T) {
 		tracking503: 0,
 	}
 
-	testProxierHealthUpdater(hs, hsTest, fakeClock, t)
+	var expectedPayload ProxyHealth
+	// testProxyHealthUpdater only asserts on proxy health, without considering node eligibility
+	// defaulting node health to true for testing.
+	testProxyHealthUpdater(hs, hsTest, fakeClock, ptr.To(true), t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" if we've synced a node, tainted in any other way
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted("other")))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: ptr.To(true),
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 503 "ServiceUnavailable" if we've synced a ToBeDeletedTaint node
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted(ToBeDeletedTaint)))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: ptr.To(false),
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" if we've synced a node, tainted in any other way
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted("other")))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: ptr.To(true),
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 503 "ServiceUnavailable" if we've synced a deleted node
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakDeleted()))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: ptr.To(false),
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 }
 
 func TestLivezServer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -504,7 +543,7 @@ func TestLivezServer(t *testing.T) {
 	httpFactory := newFakeHTTPServerFactory()
 	fakeClock := testingclock.NewFakeClock(time.Now())
 
-	hs := newProxierHealthServer(listener, httpFactory, fakeClock, "127.0.0.1:10256", 10*time.Second)
+	hs := newProxyHealthServer(listener, httpFactory, fakeClock, "127.0.0.1:10256", 10*time.Second)
 	server := hs.httpFactory.New(livezHandler{hs: hs})
 
 	hsTest := &serverTest{
@@ -514,23 +553,62 @@ func TestLivezServer(t *testing.T) {
 		tracking503: 0,
 	}
 
-	testProxierHealthUpdater(hs, hsTest, fakeClock, t)
+	var expectedPayload ProxyHealth
+	// /livez doesn't have a concept of "nodeEligible", keeping the value
+	// for node eligibility nil.
+	testProxyHealthUpdater(hs, hsTest, fakeClock, nil, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" irrespective of node syncs
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted("other")))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime: fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:     true,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" irrespective of node syncs
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted(ToBeDeletedTaint)))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime: fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:     true,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" irrespective of node syncs
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakTainted("other")))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime: fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:     true,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" irrespective of node syncs
 	hs.SyncNode(makeNode(tweakDeleted()))
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime: fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:     true,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: fakeClock.Now(), Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 }
 
 type url string
@@ -540,78 +618,257 @@ var (
 	livezURL   url = "/livez"
 )
 
-func testProxierHealthUpdater(hs *ProxierHealthServer, hsTest *serverTest, fakeClock *testingclock.FakeClock, t *testing.T) {
+func testProxyHealthUpdater(hs *ProxyHealthServer, hsTest *serverTest, fakeClock *testingclock.FakeClock, nodeEligible *bool, t *testing.T) {
+	var expectedPayload ProxyHealth
+	// lastUpdated is used to track the time whenever any of the proxier update is simulated,
+	// is used in assertion of the http response.
+	var lastUpdated time.Time
+	var ipv4LastUpdated time.Time
+	var ipv6LastUpdated time.Time
+
 	// Should return 200 "OK" by default.
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" after first update for both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers.
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should continue to return 200 "OK" as long as no further updates are queued for any proxier.
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 503 "ServiceUnavailable" if IPv4 proxier exceed max update-processing time.
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv4Protocol)
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" after processing update for both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers.
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	fakeClock.Step(5 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 503 "ServiceUnavailable" if IPv6 proxier exceed max update-processing time.
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv6Protocol)
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" after processing update for both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers.
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	fakeClock.Step(5 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 503 "ServiceUnavailable" if both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers exceed max update-processing time.
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv4Protocol)
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv6Protocol)
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// Should return 200 "OK" after processing update for both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers.
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 	fakeClock.Step(5 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// If IPv6 proxier is late for an update but IPv4 proxier is not then updating IPv4 proxier should have no effect.
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv6Protocol)
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	lastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	// If both IPv4 and IPv6 proxiers are late for an update, we shouldn't report 200 "OK" until after both of them update.
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv4Protocol)
 	hs.QueuedUpdate(v1.IPv6Protocol)
 	fakeClock.Step(25 * time.Second)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  lastUpdated,
+		Healthy:      false,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: false},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, expectedPayload, t)
 
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv4Protocol)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusServiceUnavailable, t)
+	ipv4LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
 
 	hs.Updated(v1.IPv6Protocol)
-	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, t)
+	ipv6LastUpdated = fakeClock.Now()
+	// for backward-compatibility returned last_updated is current_time when proxy is healthy,
+	// using fakeClock.Now().String() instead of lastUpdated.String() here.
+	expectedPayload = ProxyHealth{
+		CurrentTime:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		LastUpdated:  fakeClock.Now(),
+		Healthy:      true,
+		NodeEligible: nodeEligible,
+		Status: map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth{
+			v1.IPv4Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv4LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+			v1.IPv6Protocol: {LastUpdated: ipv6LastUpdated, Healthy: true},
+		},
+	}
+	testHTTPHandler(hsTest, http.StatusOK, expectedPayload, t)
 }
 
-func testHTTPHandler(hsTest *serverTest, status int, t *testing.T) {
+func testHTTPHandler(hsTest *serverTest, status int, expectedPayload ProxyHealth, t *testing.T) {
+	t.Helper()
 	handler := hsTest.server.(*fakeHTTPServer).handler
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", string(hsTest.url), nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -624,11 +881,31 @@ func testHTTPHandler(hsTest *serverTest, status int, t *testing.T) {
 	if resp.Code != status {
 		t.Errorf("expected status code %v, got %v", status, resp.Code)
 	}
-	var payload healthzPayload
+	var payload ProxyHealth
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(resp.Body.Bytes(), &payload); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// assert on payload
+	if !payload.LastUpdated.Equal(expectedPayload.LastUpdated) {
+		t.Errorf("expected last updated: %s; got: %s", expectedPayload.LastUpdated.String(), payload.LastUpdated.String())
+	}
+	if !payload.CurrentTime.Equal(expectedPayload.CurrentTime) {
+		t.Errorf("expected current time: %s; got: %s", expectedPayload.CurrentTime.String(), payload.CurrentTime.String())
+	}
+	if payload.Healthy != expectedPayload.Healthy {
+		t.Errorf("expected healthy: %v, got: %v", expectedPayload.Healthy, payload.Healthy)
+	}
+	// assert on individual proxier response
+	for ipFamily := range payload.Status {
+		if payload.Status[ipFamily].Healthy != expectedPayload.Status[ipFamily].Healthy {
+			t.Errorf("expected healthy[%s]: %v, got: %v", ipFamily, expectedPayload.Status[ipFamily].Healthy, payload.Status[ipFamily].Healthy)
+		}
+		if !payload.Status[ipFamily].LastUpdated.Equal(expectedPayload.Status[ipFamily].LastUpdated) {
+			t.Errorf("expected last updated[%s]: %s; got: %s", ipFamily, expectedPayload.Status[ipFamily].LastUpdated.String(), payload.Status[ipFamily].LastUpdated.String())
+		}
+	}
+
 	if status == http.StatusOK {
 		hsTest.tracking200++
 	}
@@ -636,10 +913,16 @@ func testHTTPHandler(hsTest *serverTest, status int, t *testing.T) {
 		hsTest.tracking503++
 	}
 	if hsTest.url == healthzURL {
+		if *payload.NodeEligible != *expectedPayload.NodeEligible {
+			t.Errorf("expected node eligible: %v; got: %v", *payload.NodeEligible, *expectedPayload.NodeEligible)
+		}
 		testMetricEquals(metrics.ProxyHealthzTotal.WithLabelValues("200"), float64(hsTest.tracking200), t)
 		testMetricEquals(metrics.ProxyHealthzTotal.WithLabelValues("503"), float64(hsTest.tracking503), t)
 	}
 	if hsTest.url == livezURL {
+		if payload.NodeEligible != nil {
+			t.Errorf("expected node eligible nil for %s response", livezURL)
+		}
 		testMetricEquals(metrics.ProxyLivezTotal.WithLabelValues("200"), float64(hsTest.tracking200), t)
 		testMetricEquals(metrics.ProxyLivezTotal.WithLabelValues("503"), float64(hsTest.tracking503), t)
 	}
@@ -659,7 +942,7 @@ func testMetricEquals(metric basemetrics.CounterMetric, expected float64, t *tes
 func TestServerWithSelectiveListeningAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	listener := newFakeListener()
 	httpFactory := newFakeHTTPServerFactory()
-	proxyChecker := &fakeProxierHealthChecker{true}
+	proxyChecker := &fakeProxyHealthChecker{true}
 
 	// limiting addresses to loop back. We don't want any cleverness here around getting IP for
 	// machine nor testing ipv6 || ipv4. using loop back guarantees the test will work on any machine
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxy_health.go
similarity index 65%
rename from pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go
rename to pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxy_health.go
index a76437189bd..9eec48833a9 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxier_health.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/proxy_health.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package healthcheck
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,14 +37,35 @@ const (
 	ToBeDeletedTaint = "ToBeDeletedByClusterAutoscaler"
 )
 
-// ProxierHealthServer allows callers to:
+// ProxierHealth represents the health of a proxier which operates on a single IP family.
+type ProxierHealth struct {
+	LastUpdated time.Time `json:"lastUpdated"`
+	Healthy     bool      `json:"healthy"`
+}
+
+// ProxyHealth represents the health of kube-proxy, embeds health of individual proxiers.
+type ProxyHealth struct {
+	// LastUpdated is the last updated time of the proxier
+	// which was updated most recently.
+	// This is kept for backward-compatibility.
+	LastUpdated  time.Time `json:"lastUpdated"`
+	CurrentTime  time.Time `json:"currentTime"`
+	NodeEligible *bool     `json:"nodeEligible,omitempty"`
+	// Healthy is true when all the proxiers are healthy,
+	// false otherwise.
+	Healthy bool `json:"healthy"`
+	// status of the health check per IP family
+	Status map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth `json:"status,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ProxyHealthServer allows callers to:
 //  1. run a http server with /healthz and /livez endpoint handlers.
 //  2. update healthz timestamps before and after synchronizing dataplane.
 //  3. sync node status, for reporting unhealthy /healthz response
 //     if the node is marked for deletion by autoscaler.
 //  4. get proxy health by verifying that the delay between QueuedUpdate()
 //     calls and Updated() calls exceeded healthTimeout or not.
-type ProxierHealthServer struct {
+type ProxyHealthServer struct {
 	listener    listener
 	httpFactory httpServerFactory
 	clock       clock.Clock
@@ -56,13 +79,13 @@ type ProxierHealthServer struct {
 	nodeEligible           bool
 }
 
-// NewProxierHealthServer returns a proxier health http server.
-func NewProxierHealthServer(addr string, healthTimeout time.Duration) *ProxierHealthServer {
-	return newProxierHealthServer(stdNetListener{}, stdHTTPServerFactory{}, clock.RealClock{}, addr, healthTimeout)
+// NewProxyHealthServer returns a proxy health http server.
+func NewProxyHealthServer(addr string, healthTimeout time.Duration) *ProxyHealthServer {
+	return newProxyHealthServer(stdNetListener{}, stdHTTPServerFactory{}, clock.RealClock{}, addr, healthTimeout)
 }
 
-func newProxierHealthServer(listener listener, httpServerFactory httpServerFactory, c clock.Clock, addr string, healthTimeout time.Duration) *ProxierHealthServer {
-	return &ProxierHealthServer{
+func newProxyHealthServer(listener listener, httpServerFactory httpServerFactory, c clock.Clock, addr string, healthTimeout time.Duration) *ProxyHealthServer {
+	return &ProxyHealthServer{
 		listener:      listener,
 		httpFactory:   httpServerFactory,
 		clock:         c,
@@ -80,7 +103,7 @@ func newProxierHealthServer(listener listener, httpServerFactory httpServerFacto
 
 // Updated should be called when the proxier of the given IP family has successfully updated
 // the service rules to reflect the current state and should be considered healthy now.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) Updated(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) Updated(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
 	hs.lock.Lock()
 	defer hs.lock.Unlock()
 	delete(hs.oldestPendingQueuedMap, ipFamily)
@@ -92,7 +115,7 @@ func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) Updated(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
 // indicates that the proxier for the given IP family has received changes but has not
 // yet pushed them to its backend. If the proxier does not call Updated within the
 // healthTimeout time then it will be considered unhealthy.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) QueuedUpdate(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) QueuedUpdate(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
 	hs.lock.Lock()
 	defer hs.lock.Unlock()
 	// Set oldestPendingQueuedMap[ipFamily] only if it's currently unset
@@ -101,26 +124,32 @@ func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) QueuedUpdate(ipFamily v1.IPFamily) {
 	}
 }
 
-// IsHealthy returns only the proxier's health state, following the same
-// definition the HTTP server defines, but ignoring the state of the Node.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) IsHealthy() bool {
-	isHealthy, _ := hs.isHealthy()
-	return isHealthy
-}
-
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) isHealthy() (bool, time.Time) {
+// Health returns proxy health status.
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) Health() ProxyHealth {
+	var health = ProxyHealth{
+		Healthy: true,
+		Status:  make(map[v1.IPFamily]ProxierHealth),
+	}
 	hs.lock.RLock()
 	defer hs.lock.RUnlock()
 
 	var lastUpdated time.Time
-	currentTime := hs.clock.Now()
-
 	for ipFamily, proxierLastUpdated := range hs.lastUpdatedMap {
-
 		if proxierLastUpdated.After(lastUpdated) {
 			lastUpdated = proxierLastUpdated
 		}
+		// initialize the health status of each proxier
+		// with healthy=true and the last updated time
+		// of the proxier.
+		health.Status[ipFamily] = ProxierHealth{
+			LastUpdated: proxierLastUpdated,
+			Healthy:     true,
+		}
+	}
 
+	currentTime := hs.clock.Now()
+	health.CurrentTime = currentTime
+	for ipFamily, proxierLastUpdated := range hs.lastUpdatedMap {
 		if _, set := hs.oldestPendingQueuedMap[ipFamily]; !set {
 			// the proxier is healthy while it's starting up
 			// or the proxier is fully synced.
@@ -131,14 +160,21 @@ func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) isHealthy() (bool, time.Time) {
 			// there's an unprocessed update queued for this proxier, but it's not late yet.
 			continue
 		}
-		return false, proxierLastUpdated
+
+		// mark the status unhealthy.
+		health.Healthy = false
+		health.Status[ipFamily] = ProxierHealth{
+			LastUpdated: proxierLastUpdated,
+			Healthy:     false,
+		}
 	}
-	return true, lastUpdated
+	health.LastUpdated = lastUpdated
+	return health
 }
 
 // SyncNode syncs the node and determines if it is eligible or not. Eligible is
 // defined as being: not tainted by ToBeDeletedTaint and not deleted.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) SyncNode(node *v1.Node) {
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) SyncNode(node *v1.Node) {
 	hs.lock.Lock()
 	defer hs.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -155,15 +191,15 @@ func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) SyncNode(node *v1.Node) {
 	hs.nodeEligible = true
 }
 
-// NodeEligible returns nodeEligible field of ProxierHealthServer.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) NodeEligible() bool {
+// NodeEligible returns nodeEligible field of ProxyHealthServer.
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) NodeEligible() bool {
 	hs.lock.RLock()
 	defer hs.lock.RUnlock()
 	return hs.nodeEligible
 }
 
 // Run starts the healthz HTTP server and blocks until it exits.
-func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (hs *ProxyHealthServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	serveMux := http.NewServeMux()
 	serveMux.Handle("/healthz", healthzHandler{hs: hs})
 	serveMux.Handle("/livez", livezHandler{hs: hs})
@@ -171,27 +207,29 @@ func (hs *ProxierHealthServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	listener, err := hs.listener.Listen(ctx, hs.addr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start proxier healthz on %s: %v", hs.addr, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start proxy healthz on %s: %w", hs.addr, err)
 	}
 
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Starting healthz HTTP server", "address", hs.addr)
 
 	if err := server.Serve(listener); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("proxier healthz closed with error: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("proxy healthz closed with error: %w", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 type healthzHandler struct {
-	hs *ProxierHealthServer
+	hs *ProxyHealthServer
 }
 
-func (h healthzHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+func (h healthzHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	health := h.hs.Health()
 	nodeEligible := h.hs.NodeEligible()
-	healthy, lastUpdated := h.hs.isHealthy()
-	currentTime := h.hs.clock.Now()
+	healthy := health.Healthy && nodeEligible
+	// updating the node eligibility here (outside of Health() call) as we only want responses
+	// of /healthz calls (not /livez) to have that.
+	health.NodeEligible = ptr.To(nodeEligible)
 
-	healthy = healthy && nodeEligible
 	resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	resp.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
 	if !healthy {
@@ -205,21 +243,23 @@ func (h healthzHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		// preserve compatibility, we use the same semantics: the returned
 		// lastUpdated value is "recent" if the server is healthy. The kube-proxy
 		// metrics provide more detailed information.
-		lastUpdated = currentTime
+		health.LastUpdated = h.hs.clock.Now()
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(resp, `{"lastUpdated": %q,"currentTime": %q, "nodeEligible": %v}`, lastUpdated, currentTime, nodeEligible)
+
+	output, _ := json.Marshal(health)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(resp, string(output))
 }
 
 type livezHandler struct {
-	hs *ProxierHealthServer
+	hs *ProxyHealthServer
 }
 
 func (h livezHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	healthy, lastUpdated := h.hs.isHealthy()
-	currentTime := h.hs.clock.Now()
+	health := h.hs.Health()
+
 	resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	resp.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
-	if !healthy {
+	if !health.Healthy {
 		metrics.ProxyLivezTotal.WithLabelValues("503").Inc()
 		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
 	} else {
@@ -230,7 +270,8 @@ func (h livezHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 		// preserve compatibility, we use the same semantics: the returned
 		// lastUpdated value is "recent" if the server is healthy. The kube-proxy
 		// metrics provide more detailed information.
-		lastUpdated = currentTime
+		health.LastUpdated = h.hs.clock.Now()
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(resp, `{"lastUpdated": %q,"currentTime": %q}`, lastUpdated, currentTime)
+	output, _ := json.Marshal(health)
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprint(resp, string(output))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/service_health.go b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/service_health.go
index 44eb8b687cf..37a4ed7b6fa 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/service_health.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/healthcheck/service_health.go
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ type ServiceHealthServer interface {
 	SyncEndpoints(newEndpoints map[types.NamespacedName]int) error
 }
 
-type proxierHealthChecker interface {
-	// IsHealthy returns the proxier's health state, following the same
-	// definition the HTTP server defines.
-	IsHealthy() bool
+type proxyHealthChecker interface {
+	// Health returns the proxy's health state and last updated time.
+	Health() ProxyHealth
 }
 
-func newServiceHealthServer(hostname string, recorder events.EventRecorder, listener listener, factory httpServerFactory, nodePortAddresses *proxyutil.NodePortAddresses, healthzServer proxierHealthChecker) ServiceHealthServer {
+func newServiceHealthServer(hostname string, recorder events.EventRecorder, listener listener, factory httpServerFactory, nodePortAddresses *proxyutil.NodePortAddresses, healthzServer proxyHealthChecker) ServiceHealthServer {
 	// It doesn't matter whether we listen on "0.0.0.0", "::", or ""; go
 	// treats them all the same.
 	nodeIPs := []net.IP{net.IPv4zero}
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ func newServiceHealthServer(hostname string, recorder events.EventRecorder, list
 }
 
 // NewServiceHealthServer allocates a new service healthcheck server manager
-func NewServiceHealthServer(hostname string, recorder events.EventRecorder, nodePortAddresses *proxyutil.NodePortAddresses, healthzServer proxierHealthChecker) ServiceHealthServer {
+func NewServiceHealthServer(hostname string, recorder events.EventRecorder, nodePortAddresses *proxyutil.NodePortAddresses, healthzServer proxyHealthChecker) ServiceHealthServer {
 	return newServiceHealthServer(hostname, recorder, stdNetListener{}, stdHTTPServerFactory{}, nodePortAddresses, healthzServer)
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ type server struct {
 	listener    listener
 	httpFactory httpServerFactory
 
-	healthzServer proxierHealthChecker
+	healthzServer proxyHealthChecker
 
 	lock     sync.RWMutex
 	services map[types.NamespacedName]*hcInstance
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ func (h hcHandler) ServeHTTP(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	}
 	count := svc.endpoints
 	h.hcs.lock.RUnlock()
-	kubeProxyHealthy := h.hcs.healthzServer.IsHealthy()
+	kubeProxyHealthy := h.hcs.healthzServer.Health().Healthy
 
 	resp.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	resp.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
index 5649a88b936..9c9e5f0c5cd 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIPs map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	nodePortAddresses []string,
 	initOnly bool,
 ) (proxy.Provider, error) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ type Proxier struct {
 	recorder       events.EventRecorder
 
 	serviceHealthServer healthcheck.ServiceHealthServer
-	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 
 	// Since converting probabilities (floats) to strings is expensive
 	// and we are using only probabilities in the format of 1/n, we are
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func NewProxier(ctx context.Context,
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIP net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	nodePortAddressStrings []string,
 	initOnly bool,
 ) (*Proxier, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
index b3d0dd4f81b..11ec8c8d0d5 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/ipvs/proxier.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIPs map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	scheduler string,
 	nodePortAddresses []string,
 	initOnly bool,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ type Proxier struct {
 	recorder       events.EventRecorder
 
 	serviceHealthServer healthcheck.ServiceHealthServer
-	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 
 	ipvsScheduler string
 	// The following buffers are used to reuse memory and avoid allocations
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func NewProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIP net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	scheduler string,
 	nodePortAddressStrings []string,
 	initOnly bool,
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/nftables/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/nftables/proxier.go
index 16a78dba78f..f6907cd2f64 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/nftables/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/nftables/proxier.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIPs map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	nodePortAddresses []string,
 	initOnly bool,
 ) (proxy.Provider, error) {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ type Proxier struct {
 	recorder       events.EventRecorder
 
 	serviceHealthServer healthcheck.ServiceHealthServer
-	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 
 	// nodePortAddresses selects the interfaces where nodePort works.
 	nodePortAddresses *proxyutil.NodePortAddresses
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func NewProxier(ctx context.Context,
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIP net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	nodePortAddressStrings []string,
 	initOnly bool,
 ) (*Proxier, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/node.go b/pkg/proxy/node.go
index 0de896710c4..db92508fb4b 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/node.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/node.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (n *NodePodCIDRHandler) OnNodeSynced() {}
 // NodeEligibleHandler handles the life cycle of the Node's eligibility, as
 // determined by the health server for directing load balancer traffic.
 type NodeEligibleHandler struct {
-	HealthServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	HealthServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 }
 
 var _ config.NodeHandler = &NodeEligibleHandler{}
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
index fbd3562e6fa..6b0c9de13f7 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/proxier.go
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ type Proxier struct {
 	recorder events.EventRecorder
 
 	serviceHealthServer healthcheck.ServiceHealthServer
-	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer
+	healthzServer       *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer
 
 	hns               HostNetworkService
 	hcn               HcnService
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func NewProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIP net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	healthzBindAddress string,
 	config config.KubeProxyWinkernelConfiguration,
 ) (*Proxier, error) {
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func NewDualStackProxier(
 	hostname string,
 	nodeIPs map[v1.IPFamily]net.IP,
 	recorder events.EventRecorder,
-	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxierHealthServer,
+	healthzServer *healthcheck.ProxyHealthServer,
 	healthzBindAddress string,
 	config config.KubeProxyWinkernelConfiguration,
 ) (proxy.Provider, error) {