diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 52434ff1..9f597bcc
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -1020,10 +1020,7 @@ async def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
         # If it's a string, it's equivalent to specifying CMD-SHELL
         if is_str(healthcheck_test):
             # podman does not add shell to handle command with whitespace
-            podman_args.extend([
-                "--healthcheck-command",
-                "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_quote(healthcheck_test),
-            ])
+            podman_args.extend(["--health-cmd", "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_quote(healthcheck_test)])
         elif is_list(healthcheck_test):
             healthcheck_test = healthcheck_test.copy()
             # If it's a list, first item is either NONE, CMD or CMD-SHELL.
@@ -1032,12 +1029,12 @@ async def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
                 podman_args.append("--no-healthcheck")
             elif healthcheck_type == "CMD":
                 cmd_q = "' '".join([cmd_quote(i) for i in healthcheck_test])
-                podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-command", "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_q])
+                podman_args.extend(["--health-cmd", "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_q])
             elif healthcheck_type == "CMD-SHELL":
                 if len(healthcheck_test) != 1:
                     raise ValueError("'CMD_SHELL' takes a single string after it")
                 cmd_q = cmd_quote(healthcheck_test[0])
-                podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-command", "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_q])
+                podman_args.extend(["--health-cmd", "/bin/sh -c " + cmd_q])
             else:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"unknown healthcheck test type [{healthcheck_type}],\
@@ -1046,17 +1043,19 @@ async def container_to_args(compose, cnt, detached=True):
         else:
             raise ValueError("'healthcheck.test' either a string or a list")
 
-    # interval, timeout and start_period are specified as durations.
+    # interval, timeout, start_period, and start_interval are specified as durations.
     if "interval" in healthcheck:
-        podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-interval", healthcheck["interval"]])
+        podman_args.extend(["--health-interval", healthcheck["interval"]])
     if "timeout" in healthcheck:
-        podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-timeout", healthcheck["timeout"]])
+        podman_args.extend(["--health-timeout", healthcheck["timeout"]])
     if "start_period" in healthcheck:
-        podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-start-period", healthcheck["start_period"]])
+        podman_args.extend(["--health-start-period", healthcheck["start_period"]])
+    if "start_interval" in healthcheck:
+        podman_args.extend(["--health-startup-interval", healthcheck["start_interval"]])
 
     # convert other parameters to string
     if "retries" in healthcheck:
-        podman_args.extend(["--healthcheck-retries", str(healthcheck["retries"])])
+        podman_args.extend(["--health-retries", str(healthcheck["retries"])])
 
     # handle podman extension
     x_podman = cnt.get("x-podman", None)
diff --git a/tests/healthcheck/docker-compose.yml b/tests/healthcheck/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c12b3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/healthcheck/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: "3"
+services:
+  healthcheck:
+    image: nopush/podman-compose-test
+    healthcheck:
+      test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost || exit 1" ]
+      interval: 1m
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+      start_interval: 5s
diff --git a/tests/test_podman_compose_up_down.py b/tests/test_podman_compose_up_down.py
index 93b92fdd..d91cb3a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_podman_compose_up_down.py
+++ b/tests/test_podman_compose_up_down.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 """
 
 # pylint: disable=redefined-outer-name
+import json
 import os
 import unittest
 
@@ -89,3 +90,47 @@ def test_up(self, profiles, expected_services):
             actual_services[service] = service in actual_output
 
         self.assertEqual(expected_services, actual_services)
+
+    def test_healthcheck(self):
+        up_cmd = [
+            "coverage",
+            "run",
+            podman_compose_path(),
+            "-f",
+            os.path.join(test_path(), "healthcheck", "docker-compose.yml"),
+            "up",
+            "-d",
+        ]
+        self.run_subprocess_assert_returncode(up_cmd)
+
+        command_container_id = [
+            "podman",
+            "ps",
+            "-a",
+            "--filter",
+            "label=io.podman.compose.project=healthcheck",
+            "--format",
+            '"{{.ID}}"',
+        ]
+        out, _ = self.run_subprocess_assert_returncode(command_container_id)
+        self.assertNotEqual(out, b"")
+        container_id = out.decode("utf-8").strip().replace('"', "")
+
+        command_inspect = ["podman", "container", "inspect", container_id]
+
+        out, _ = self.run_subprocess_assert_returncode(command_inspect)
+        out_string = out.decode("utf-8")
+        inspect = json.loads(out_string)
+        healthcheck_obj = inspect[0]["Config"]["Healthcheck"]
+        expected = {
+            "Test": ["CMD-SHELL", "/bin/sh -c 'curl -f http://localhost || exit 1'"],
+            "StartPeriod": 10000000000,
+            "Interval": 60000000000,
+            "Timeout": 10000000000,
+            "Retries": 3,
+        }
+        self.assertEqual(healthcheck_obj, expected)
+
+        # StartInterval is not available in the config object
+        create_obj = inspect[0]["Config"]["CreateCommand"]
+        self.assertIn("--health-startup-interval", create_obj)