diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/faiss.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/faiss.py
index a2f4417e0..56fd25725 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/faiss.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/faiss.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from llama_stack.apis.vector_io import (
     VectorIO,
 )
 from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import VectorDBsProtocolPrivate
+from llama_stack.providers.inline.vector_io.faiss.provider_patch import *  # noqa: F403
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.kvstore import kvstore_impl
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.kvstore.api import KVStore
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.memory.openai_vector_store_mixin import OpenAIVectorStoreMixin
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/provider_patch.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/provider_patch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f87757941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/vector_io/faiss/provider_patch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+"""
+Patch for the provider impl to fix the health check for the FAISS provider.
+"""
+
+import logging
+
+import faiss
+
+from llama_stack.distribution.providers import ProviderImpl
+from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import HealthResponse, HealthStatus
+
+# Set up logging
+logger = logging.getLogger("faiss_provider_patch")
+
+# Store the original methods
+original_list_providers = ProviderImpl.list_providers
+
+VECTOR_DIMENSION = 128  # sample dimension
+
+# Helper method to check FAISS health directly
+async def check_faiss_health():
+    """Check the health of the FAISS vector database directly."""
+    try:
+        # Create FAISS index to verify readiness
+        faiss.IndexFlatL2(VECTOR_DIMENSION)
+        return HealthResponse(status=HealthStatus.OK)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return HealthResponse(
+            status=HealthStatus.ERROR,
+            message=f"FAISS health check failed: {str(e)}"
+        )
+
+async def patched_list_providers(self):
+    """Patched version of list_providers to include FAISS health check."""
+    logger.debug("Using patched list_providers method")
+    # Get the original response
+    response = await original_list_providers(self)
+    # To find the FAISS provider in the response
+    for provider in response.data:
+        if provider.provider_id == "faiss" and provider.api == "vector_io":
+            health_result = await check_faiss_health()
+            logger.debug("FAISS health check result: %s", health_result)
+            provider.health = health_result
+            logger.debug("Updated FAISS health to: %s", provider.health)
+    return response
+
+new_list_providers = patched_list_providers
+# Apply the patch by replacing the original method with patched version
+ProviderImpl.list_providers = new_list_providers
+logger.debug("Successfully applied patch for FAISS provider health check")