diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 23b6322bf..2cf2ac34b 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -2978,6 +2978,19 @@ void srv_settings_cpy(struct server *srv, const struct server *src, int srv_tmpl
 			srv->check.alpn_len = src->check.alpn_len;
 		}
 	}
+	if (src->check.tcpcheck && src->check.tcpcheck->healthcheck) {
+		struct tcpcheck *tcpcheck = NULL;
+
+		tcpcheck = calloc(1, sizeof(*tcpcheck));
+		if (tcpcheck) {
+			LIST_INIT(&tcpcheck->preset_vars);
+			tcpcheck->healthcheck = strdup(src->check.tcpcheck->healthcheck);
+			if (tcpcheck->healthcheck == NULL)
+				ha_free(&tcpcheck);
+		}
+		if (tcpcheck)
+			srv->check.tcpcheck = tcpcheck;
+	}
 
 	if (!(srv->flags & SRV_F_RHTTP))
 		srv->check.reuse_pool = src->check.reuse_pool;
diff --git a/src/tcpcheck.c b/src/tcpcheck.c
index a1ee85f4d..4d01f2f3b 100644
--- a/src/tcpcheck.c
+++ b/src/tcpcheck.c
@@ -5970,7 +5970,7 @@ static int srv_parse_healthcheck(char **args, int *cur_arg, struct proxy *curpx,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (srv->check.tcpcheck->healthcheck) {
+	if (srv->check.tcpcheck && srv->check.tcpcheck->healthcheck) {
 		/* a healthcheck section was already defined. Replace it */
 		ha_free(&srv->check.tcpcheck->healthcheck);
 	}