diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
index cdb0231ac4d..3f14322f18b 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ To use [the values available](#values), with `helm install` or `helm upgrade`, u
 | tetragon.image.override | string | `nil` |  |
 | tetragon.image.repository | string | `"quay.io/cilium/tetragon"` |  |
 | tetragon.image.tag | string | `"v1.1.0"` |  |
-| tetragon.livenessProbe | object | `{}` | Overrides the default livenessProbe for the tetragon container. |
+| tetragon.livenessProbe | object | `{"httpGet":{"path":"/liveness","port":6789},"timeoutSeconds":60}` | Overrides the default livenessProbe for the tetragon container. |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup | object | `{"enabled":false,"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"oci-hooks","resources":{},"securityContext":{"privileged":true}}` | Configure tetragon's init container for setting up tetragon-oci-hook on the host |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup.enabled | bool | `false` | enable  init container to setup tetragon-oci-hook |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup.extraVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Extra volume mounts to add to the oci-hook-setup init container |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
index ad0c7bcd000..c185b92301d 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Helm chart for Tetragon
 | tetragon.image.override | string | `nil` |  |
 | tetragon.image.repository | string | `"quay.io/cilium/tetragon"` |  |
 | tetragon.image.tag | string | `"v1.1.0"` |  |
-| tetragon.livenessProbe | object | `{}` | Overrides the default livenessProbe for the tetragon container. |
+| tetragon.livenessProbe | object | `{"httpGet":{"path":"/liveness","port":6789},"timeoutSeconds":60}` | Overrides the default livenessProbe for the tetragon container. |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup | object | `{"enabled":false,"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"oci-hooks","resources":{},"securityContext":{"privileged":true}}` | Configure tetragon's init container for setting up tetragon-oci-hook on the host |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup.enabled | bool | `false` | enable  init container to setup tetragon-oci-hook |
 | tetragon.ociHookSetup.extraVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Extra volume mounts to add to the oci-hook-setup init container |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
index d113a0d63ba..973726299da 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ tetragon:
   securityContext:
     privileged: true
   # -- Overrides the default livenessProbe for the tetragon container.
-  livenessProbe: {}
-  #  grpc:
-  #    port: 54321
+  livenessProbe:
+    timeoutSeconds: 60
+    httpGet:
+      path: "/liveness"
+      port: 6789
 
   # Tetragon puts processes in an LRU cache. The cache is used to find ancestors
   # for subsequently exec'ed processes.