diff --git a/octodns/record.py b/octodns/record.py
index c60ecd6..795ad71 100644
--- a/octodns/record.py
+++ b/octodns/record.py
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ class Record(object):
     def included(self):
         return self._octodns.get('included', [])
 
+    @property
+    def healthcheck_host(self):
+        try:
+            return self._octodns['healthcheck']['host']
+        except KeyError:
+            return self.fqdn[:-1]
+
     @property
     def healthcheck_path(self):
         try:
@@ -161,11 +168,18 @@ class Record(object):
             return '/_dns'
 
     @property
-    def healthcheck_host(self):
+    def healthcheck_protocol(self):
         try:
-            return self._octodns['healthcheck']['host']
+            return self._octodns['healthcheck']['protocol']
         except KeyError:
-            return self.fqdn[:-1]
+            return 'https'
+
+    @property
+    def healthcheck_port(self):
+        try:
+            return self._octodns['healthcheck']['port']
+        except KeyError:
+            return 443
 
     def changes(self, other, target):
         # We're assuming we have the same name and type if we're being compared
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_record.py b/tests/test_octodns_record.py
index 45d790b..e23808b 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_record.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_record.py
@@ -755,11 +755,16 @@ class TestRecord(TestCase):
                 'healthcheck': {
                     'path': '/_ready',
                     'host': 'bleep.bloop',
+                    'protocol': 'http',
+                    'port': 8080,
                 }
             }
         })
         self.assertEquals('/_ready', new.healthcheck_path)
         self.assertEquals('bleep.bloop', new.healthcheck_host)
+        self.assertEquals('http', new.healthcheck_protocol)
+        self.assertEquals(8080, new.healthcheck_port)
+
         new = Record.new(self.zone, 'a', {
             'ttl': 44,
             'type': 'A',
@@ -767,6 +772,8 @@ class TestRecord(TestCase):
         })
         self.assertEquals('/_dns', new.healthcheck_path)
         self.assertEquals('a.unit.tests', new.healthcheck_host)
+        self.assertEquals('https', new.healthcheck_protocol)
+        self.assertEquals(443, new.healthcheck_port)
 
     def test_inored(self):
         new = Record.new(self.zone, 'txt', {