diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index edcbc143..21176b09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 6.6.6 (unreleased)
+### Implementation changes and bug fixes
+- [PR #917](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/917): Redirect HTTP `/` to `/status`.
+
 ## 6.6.5 (October 21st 2021)
 ### Implementation changes and bug fixes
 - [PR #916](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/916): More helpful log messages on start-up.
diff --git a/http/service.go b/http/service.go
index d2818ef2..80003d99 100644
--- a/http/service.go
+++ b/http/service.go
@@ -302,6 +302,8 @@ func (s *Service) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	switch {
+	case r.URL.Path == "/" || r.URL.Path == "":
+		http.Redirect(w, r, "/status", http.StatusFound)
 	case strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, "/db/execute"):
 		stats.Add(numExecutions, 1)
 		s.handleExecute(w, r)
diff --git a/http/service_test.go b/http/service_test.go
index bc93a116..b2fe14b3 100644
--- a/http/service_test.go
+++ b/http/service_test.go
@@ -684,6 +684,43 @@ func Test_Nodes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_RootRedirectToStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	m := &MockStore{}
+	c := &mockClusterService{}
+	s := New("127.0.0.1:0", m, c, nil)
+	if err := s.Start(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to start service")
+	}
+	defer s.Close()
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+			return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+		},
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/", s.Addr().String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to make root request")
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get expected StatusFound for root, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if resp.Header["Location"][0] != "/status" {
+		t.Fatalf("received incorrect redirect path")
+	}
+
+	resp, err = client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", s.Addr().String()))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to make root request")
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusFound {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to get expected StatusFound for root, got %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if resp.Header["Location"][0] != "/status" {
+		t.Fatalf("received incorrect redirect path")
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_Readyz(t *testing.T) {
 	m := &MockStore{
 		leaderAddr: "foo:1234",