diff --git a/controllers/datadogagent/override/container.go b/controllers/datadogagent/override/container.go
index 1b5d175c0..abd723598 100644
--- a/controllers/datadogagent/override/container.go
+++ b/controllers/datadogagent/override/container.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func overrideContainer(container *corev1.Container, override *v2alpha1.DatadogAg
 	}
 
 	if override.LivenessProbe != nil {
-		container.LivenessProbe = override.LivenessProbe
+		container.LivenessProbe = overrideLivenessProbe(override.LivenessProbe)
 	}
 
 	if override.SecurityContext != nil {
@@ -217,3 +217,13 @@ func overrideReadinessProbe(readinessProbeOverride *corev1.Probe) *corev1.Probe
 	}
 	return readinessProbeOverride
 }
+
+func overrideLivenessProbe(livenessProbeOverride *corev1.Probe) *corev1.Probe {
+	// Add default httpGet.path and httpGet.port if not present in livenessProbe override
+	if livenessProbeOverride.HTTPGet == nil {
+		livenessProbeOverride.HTTPGet = &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+			Path: common.DefaultLivenessProbeHTTPPath,
+			Port: intstr.IntOrString{IntVal: common.DefaultAgentHealthPort}}
+	}
+	return livenessProbeOverride
+}
diff --git a/controllers/datadogagent/override/container_test.go b/controllers/datadogagent/override/container_test.go
index a01859b02..b5db482af 100644
--- a/controllers/datadogagent/override/container_test.go
+++ b/controllers/datadogagent/override/container_test.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "override readiness probe",
+			name:          "override readiness probe with default HTTPGet",
 			containerName: commonv1.CoreAgentContainerName,
 			existingManager: func() *fake.PodTemplateManagers {
 				return fake.NewPodTemplateManagers(t, corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 				assertContainerMatch(t, manager.PodTemplateSpec().Spec.Containers, containerName, func(container corev1.Container) bool {
 					return reflect.DeepEqual(
 						&corev1.Probe{
+							InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
+							TimeoutSeconds:      5,
+							PeriodSeconds:       30,
+							SuccessThreshold:    1,
+							FailureThreshold:    5,
 							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
 								HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
 									Path: "/ready",
@@ -304,6 +309,50 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 								},
 							},
+						},
+						container.ReadinessProbe)
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "override readiness probe",
+			containerName: commonv1.CoreAgentContainerName,
+			existingManager: func() *fake.PodTemplateManagers {
+				return fake.NewPodTemplateManagers(t, corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
+					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+						Containers: []corev1.Container{*agentContainer},
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			override: v2alpha1.DatadogAgentGenericContainer{
+				ReadinessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
+					InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
+					TimeoutSeconds:      5,
+					PeriodSeconds:       30,
+					SuccessThreshold:    1,
+					FailureThreshold:    5,
+					ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
+						HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+							Path: "/some/path",
+							Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+								IntVal: 1234,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			validateManager: func(t *testing.T, manager *fake.PodTemplateManagers, containerName string) {
+				assertContainerMatch(t, manager.PodTemplateSpec().Spec.Containers, containerName, func(container corev1.Container) bool {
+					return reflect.DeepEqual(
+						&corev1.Probe{
+							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
+								HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+									Path: "/some/path",
+									Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+										IntVal: 1234,
+									},
+								},
+							},
 							InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
 							TimeoutSeconds:      5,
 							PeriodSeconds:       30,
@@ -314,6 +363,47 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 				})
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:          "override liveness probe with default HTTPGet",
+			containerName: commonv1.CoreAgentContainerName,
+			existingManager: func() *fake.PodTemplateManagers {
+				return fake.NewPodTemplateManagers(t, corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
+					Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+						Containers: []corev1.Container{*agentContainer},
+					},
+				})
+			},
+			override: v2alpha1.DatadogAgentGenericContainer{
+				LivenessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
+					InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
+					TimeoutSeconds:      5,
+					PeriodSeconds:       30,
+					SuccessThreshold:    1,
+					FailureThreshold:    5,
+				},
+			},
+			validateManager: func(t *testing.T, manager *fake.PodTemplateManagers, containerName string) {
+				assertContainerMatch(t, manager.PodTemplateSpec().Spec.Containers, containerName, func(container corev1.Container) bool {
+					return reflect.DeepEqual(
+						&corev1.Probe{
+							InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
+							TimeoutSeconds:      5,
+							PeriodSeconds:       30,
+							SuccessThreshold:    1,
+							FailureThreshold:    5,
+							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
+								HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+									Path: "/live",
+									Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+										IntVal: 5555,
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						container.LivenessProbe)
+				})
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:          "override liveness probe",
 			containerName: commonv1.CoreAgentContainerName,
@@ -331,6 +421,14 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 					PeriodSeconds:       30,
 					SuccessThreshold:    1,
 					FailureThreshold:    5,
+					ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
+						HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+							Path: "/some/path",
+							Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+								IntVal: 1234,
+							},
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			validateManager: func(t *testing.T, manager *fake.PodTemplateManagers, containerName string) {
@@ -342,6 +440,14 @@ func TestContainer(t *testing.T) {
 							PeriodSeconds:       30,
 							SuccessThreshold:    1,
 							FailureThreshold:    5,
+							ProbeHandler: corev1.ProbeHandler{
+								HTTPGet: &corev1.HTTPGetAction{
+									Path: "/some/path",
+									Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+										IntVal: 1234,
+									},
+								},
+							},
 						},
 						container.LivenessProbe)
 				})