diff --git a/rust/volume_server/src/main.rs b/rust/volume_server/src/main.rs
index 39a80d173..ed95976e4 100644
--- a/rust/volume_server/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/volume_server/src/main.rs
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ fn start_proxy_listener(
                                 &mut stream,
                                 role,
                                 native_http_config.as_deref(),
+                                &backend_addr,
                             ) {
                                 Ok(true) => return,
                                 Ok(false) => {}
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ fn try_handle_native_http(
     stream: &mut TcpStream,
     role: ListenerRole,
     config: Option<&NativeHttpConfig>,
+    backend_http_addr: &str,
 ) -> io::Result<bool> {
     let parsed = match peek_http_request_headers(stream)? {
         Some(v) => v,
@@ -480,7 +482,12 @@ fn try_handle_native_http(
     if parsed.path == "/status" {
         write_native_status_response(stream, &parsed.method, parsed.request_id.as_deref())?;
     } else {
-        write_native_healthz_response(stream, &parsed.method, parsed.request_id.as_deref())?;
+        write_native_healthz_response(
+            stream,
+            &parsed.method,
+            parsed.request_id.as_deref(),
+            backend_http_addr,
+        )?;
     }
 
     let _ = stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both);
@@ -537,11 +544,7 @@ fn parse_http_request_headers(data: &[u8], header_len: usize) -> Option<ParsedHt
     let mut request_parts = request_line.split_whitespace();
     let method = request_parts.next()?.to_string();
     let raw_path = request_parts.next()?.to_string();
-
-    let path = raw_path
-        .split_once('?')
-        .map(|(p, _)| p.to_string())
-        .unwrap_or(raw_path);
+    let path = normalize_request_path(&raw_path);
 
     let mut request_id = None;
     let mut origin = None;
@@ -580,6 +583,25 @@ fn is_admin_method_supported(method: &str) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+fn normalize_request_path(target: &str) -> String {
+    let raw = if let Some(rest) = target.strip_prefix("http://") {
+        rest.split_once('/')
+            .map(|(_, path)| format!("/{}", path))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "/".to_string())
+    } else if let Some(rest) = target.strip_prefix("https://") {
+        rest.split_once('/')
+            .map(|(_, path)| format!("/{}", path))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| "/".to_string())
+    } else if target.is_empty() {
+        "/".to_string()
+    } else {
+        target.to_string()
+    };
+    raw.split_once('?')
+        .map(|(p, _)| p.to_string())
+        .unwrap_or(raw)
+}
+
 fn is_public_read_method(method: &str) -> bool {
     matches!(method, "GET" | "HEAD" | "OPTIONS")
 }
@@ -615,20 +637,60 @@ fn write_native_status_response(
 
 fn write_native_healthz_response(
     stream: &mut TcpStream,
-    method: &str,
+    _method: &str,
     request_id: Option<&str>,
+    backend_http_addr: &str,
 ) -> io::Result<()> {
-    let body = b"ok\n";
+    let status = match query_backend_healthz_status(backend_http_addr) {
+        Some(200) => "200 OK",
+        Some(503) => "503 Service Unavailable",
+        Some(code) if (100..=599).contains(&code) => {
+            return write_native_http_response(
+                stream,
+                &format!("{} Unknown", code),
+                "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
+                b"",
+                true,
+                request_id,
+            );
+        }
+        _ => "503 Service Unavailable",
+    };
     write_native_http_response(
         stream,
-        "200 OK",
+        status,
         "text/plain; charset=utf-8",
-        body,
-        method == "HEAD",
+        b"",
+        true,
         request_id,
     )
 }
 
+fn query_backend_healthz_status(backend_http_addr: &str) -> Option<u16> {
+    let mut upstream = TcpStream::connect(backend_http_addr).ok()?;
+    let _ = upstream.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(500)));
+    let _ = upstream.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(500)));
+
+    let request = format!(
+        "GET /healthz HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n",
+        backend_http_addr
+    );
+    upstream.write_all(request.as_bytes()).ok()?;
+    upstream.flush().ok()?;
+
+    let mut buf = [0u8; 1024];
+    let n = upstream.read(&mut buf).ok()?;
+    if n == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let line = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]);
+    let status_line = line.lines().next()?;
+    let mut parts = status_line.split_whitespace();
+    let _http = parts.next()?;
+    let code = parts.next()?.parse::<u16>().ok()?;
+    Some(code)
+}
+
 fn write_native_options_response(
     stream: &mut TcpStream,
     role: ListenerRole,