diff --git a/provider/marathon/config.go b/provider/marathon/config.go
index 6504b9a79..8c2e88321 100644
--- a/provider/marathon/config.go
+++ b/provider/marathon/config.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ func (p *Provider) buildConfiguration() *types.Configuration {
 		"getStickinessCookieName":     getFuncString(label.TraefikBackendLoadBalancerStickinessCookieName, ""),
 		"hasHealthCheckLabels":        hasFunc(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath),
 		"getHealthCheckPath":          getFuncString(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPath, ""),
+		"getHealthCheckPort":          getFuncInt(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckPort, label.DefaultBackendHealthCheckPort),
 		"getHealthCheckInterval":      getFuncString(label.TraefikBackendHealthCheckInterval, ""),
 		"getBasicAuth":                getFuncSliceStringService(label.TraefikFrontendAuthBasic),
 		"getServiceNames":             getServiceNames,
@@ -414,3 +415,9 @@ func getFuncInt64(labelName string, defaultValue int64) func(application maratho
 		return label.GetInt64ValueP(application.Labels, labelName, defaultValue)
 	}
 }
+
+func getFuncInt(labelName string, defaultValue int) func(application marathon.Application) int {
+	return func(application marathon.Application) int {
+		return label.GetIntValueP(application.Labels, labelName, defaultValue)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/templates/marathon.tmpl b/templates/marathon.tmpl
index 9479ff5cd..5154637e7 100644
--- a/templates/marathon.tmpl
+++ b/templates/marathon.tmpl
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     {{ if hasHealthCheckLabels $app }}
     [backends."{{getBackend $app $serviceName }}".healthCheck]
       path = "{{getHealthCheckPath $app }}"
+      port = {{getHealthCheckPort $app}}
       interval = "{{getHealthCheckInterval $app }}"
     {{end}}