diff --git a/packages/channels/src/adapters/discord/adapter.ts b/packages/channels/src/adapters/discord/adapter.ts
index 6233487d..70370915 100644
--- a/packages/channels/src/adapters/discord/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/src/adapters/discord/adapter.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,36 @@ export class DiscordAdapter implements ChannelAdapter {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Perform health check using Discord WebSocket ping
+   *
+   * @returns Promise that resolves to true if connection is healthy
+   */
+  async healthCheck(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!this.isStarted) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      // Check if client and WebSocket are available
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-enum-comparison
+      if (!this.client.ws || this.client.ws.status !== 0) {
+        // Status 0 = READY
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      // Discord.js WebSocket ping returns the latency in milliseconds
+      // Negative value or very high latency indicates unhealthy connection
+      const ping = this.client.ws.ping;
+      return ping >= 0 && ping < 10000; // Consider healthy if ping < 10s
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.warn('Health check failed', {
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      });
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Clean up session resources (threads, condensed display, tool tracking)
    *
diff --git a/packages/channels/src/lifecycle.ts b/packages/channels/src/lifecycle.ts
index 65af44cb..33496012 100644
--- a/packages/channels/src/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/src/lifecycle.ts
@@ -316,23 +316,33 @@ export class ChannelLifecycle {
       return;
     }
 
-    try {
-      // Simple health check: adapter should still be defined
-      // Platform-specific health checks could be added here
-      if (!this.adapter) {
-        throw new Error('Adapter not available');
-      }
+    // Use async wrapper to handle platform-specific health checks
+    void (async () => {
+      try {
+        // Simple health check: adapter should still be defined
+        if (!this.adapter) {
+          throw new Error('Adapter not available');
+        }
 
-      // Reset failure counter on success
-      if (this.consecutiveFailures > 0) {
-        this.consecutiveFailures = 0;
-        if (this.state === 'unhealthy') {
-          this.state = 'healthy';
+        // Platform-specific health check if available
+        if (this.adapter.healthCheck) {
+          const isHealthy = await this.adapter.healthCheck();
+          if (!isHealthy) {
+            throw new Error('Adapter health check failed');
+          }
         }
+
+        // Reset failure counter on success
+        if (this.consecutiveFailures > 0) {
+          this.consecutiveFailures = 0;
+          if (this.state === 'unhealthy') {
+            this.state = 'healthy';
+          }
+        }
+      } catch {
+        this.handleHealthCheckFailure();
       }
-    } catch {
-      this.handleHealthCheckFailure();
-    }
+    })();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/channels/test/adapters/discord/adapter.test.ts b/packages/channels/test/adapters/discord/adapter.test.ts
index fee1a053..6fc6525c 100644
--- a/packages/channels/test/adapters/discord/adapter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/channels/test/adapters/discord/adapter.test.ts
@@ -1106,6 +1106,148 @@ describe('setupBotEventListeners()', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('healthCheck()', () => {
+  let adapter: DiscordAdapter;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    (globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__mockClientRef = null;
+    adapter = new DiscordAdapter({ token: 'test-token' });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    (globalThis as Record<string, unknown>).__mockClientRef = null;
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if adapter not started', async () => {
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if WebSocket not available', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate missing WebSocket
+    (mockClient as { ws: unknown }).ws = undefined;
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if WebSocket status is not READY', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate non-READY status
+    (mockClient as { ws: { status: number } }).ws = { status: 1, ping: 50 }; // 1 = CONNECTING
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if ping is negative', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate negative ping
+    (mockClient as { ws: { status: number; ping: number } }).ws = { status: 0, ping: -1 };
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false if ping exceeds threshold', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate very high ping (> 10s)
+    (mockClient as { ws: { status: number; ping: number } }).ws = { status: 0, ping: 15000 };
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('should return true if connection is healthy', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate healthy connection
+    (mockClient as { ws: { status: number; ping: number } }).ws = { status: 0, ping: 50 };
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should return true for ping at edge of threshold', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate ping just under 10s threshold
+    (mockClient as { ws: { status: number; ping: number } }).ws = { status: 0, ping: 9999 };
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('should return false and log warning on exception', async () => {
+    const startPromise = adapter.start();
+    setImmediate(() => {
+      const client = getMockClient();
+      client?.emit(Events.ClientReady, client);
+    });
+    await startPromise;
+
+    const mockClient = getMockClient();
+
+    // Simulate error accessing ws.ping
+    Object.defineProperty(mockClient, 'ws', {
+      get: () => {
+        throw new Error('WebSocket error');
+      },
+    });
+
+    const result = await adapter.healthCheck();
+    expect(result).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('cleanupSession()', () => {
   let adapter: DiscordAdapter;
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/channel-adapter.ts b/packages/core/src/types/channel-adapter.ts
index a4b520cf..0294e024 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/channel-adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/channel-adapter.ts
@@ -91,4 +91,15 @@ export interface ChannelAdapter {
    * @param channel - Channel identifier (platform-specific)
    */
   sendTyping?(channel: string): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform platform-specific health check (optional)
+   *
+   * Used by lifecycle managers to verify the adapter's connection is healthy.
+   * Platforms that support health checks (e.g., Discord's WebSocket ping)
+   * should implement this method.
+   *
+   * @returns Promise that resolves to true if healthy, false otherwise
+   */
+  healthCheck?(): Promise<boolean>;
 }