diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/init.sls b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/init.sls
index a53ada3667a..e51300684a5 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/init.sls
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/init.sls
@@ -30,14 +30,22 @@ monit:
     - user: root
     - group: root
     - mode: 644
+
+/etc/monit/conf.d/kube-proxy:
+  file:
+    - managed
+    - source: salt://monit/kube-proxy
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 644
 {% endif %}
 
 monit-service:
   service:
     - running
-    - name: monit 
+    - name: monit
     - watch:
-      - pkg: monit 
+      - pkg: monit
       - file: /etc/monit/conf.d/*
 
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/kube-proxy b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/kube-proxy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ede37c4cfa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/monit/kube-proxy
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+check process kube-proxy with pidfile /var/run/kube-proxy.pid
+group kube-proxy
+start program = "/etc/init.d/kube-proxy start"
+stop program = "/etc/init.d/kube-proxy stop"
+if does not exist then restart
+if failed port 10249
+  protocol HTTP request "/healthz"
+  with timeout 10 seconds
+  then restart