diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
index 92f20bd7752..f7482154df5 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func Commands() []*cli.Command {
 		buildVirtualNetworkSubcommand(false),
 		buildRunCommand(),
 		buildListCommand(),
+		buildReadyCommand(),
 		buildInfoCommand(),
 		buildIngressSubcommand(),
 		buildDeleteCommand(),
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
index bef86887ebc..20604290bb8 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/subcommands.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -397,6 +399,35 @@ func fmtConnections(connections []cfapi.Connection, showRecentlyDisconnected boo
 	return strings.Join(output, ", ")
 }
 
+func buildReadyCommand() *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:               "ready",
+		Action:             cliutil.ConfiguredAction(readyCommand),
+		Usage:              "Call /ready endpoint and return proper exit code",
+		UsageText:          "cloudflared tunnel [tunnel command options] ready [subcommand options]",
+		Description:        "cloudflared tunnel ready will return proper exit code based on the /ready endpoint",
+		Flags:              []cli.Flag{},
+		CustomHelpTemplate: commandHelpTemplate(),
+	}
+}
+
+func readyCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
+	metricsOpts := c.String("metrics")
+	requestURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/ready", metricsOpts)
+	res, err := http.Get(requestURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if res.StatusCode != 200 {
+		body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("http://%s/ready endpoint returned status code %d\n%s", metricsOpts, res.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func buildInfoCommand() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
 		Name:        "info",