diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
index bd73e67f10b5..5befa01bf2ed 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.java
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ public class VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements V
     private static final String FILESYSTEM_WRITABLE_TEST = "filesystem.writable.test";
     private static final String READONLY_FILESYSTEM_ERROR = "Read-only file system";
     private static final String BACKUP_ROUTER_EXCLUDED_TESTS = "gateways_check.py";
+    private static final String INTERNAL_LB_EXCLUDED_TESTS = "dhcp_check.py,dns_check.py";
     /**
      * Used regex to ensure that the value that will be passed to the VR is an acceptable value
      */
@@ -1616,6 +1617,9 @@ private SetMonitorServiceCommand createMonitorServiceCommand(DomainRouterVO rout
                 excludedTests = excludedTests.isEmpty() ? BACKUP_ROUTER_EXCLUDED_TESTS : excludedTests + "," + BACKUP_ROUTER_EXCLUDED_TESTS;
             }
         }
+        if (router.getRole() == Role.INTERNAL_LB_VM) {
+            excludedTests = excludedTests.isEmpty() ? INTERNAL_LB_EXCLUDED_TESTS : excludedTests + "," + INTERNAL_LB_EXCLUDED_TESTS;
+        }
 
         command.setAccessDetail(SetMonitorServiceCommand.ROUTER_HEALTH_CHECKS_EXCLUDED, excludedTests);
         command.setHealthChecksConfig(routerHealthCheckConfig);
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImplTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImplTest.java
index 1e55f55fbd67..7ec4f47454e5 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImplTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserDao;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserStatisticsDao;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserStatsLogDao;
+import com.cloud.agent.api.routing.SetMonitorServiceCommand;
 import com.cloud.vm.DomainRouterVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine;
 import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachineManager;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.nullable;
@@ -354,6 +356,28 @@ public void checkLogrotateTimerPatternTestMatchesWithRegex(){
         Assert.assertTrue(result);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testInternalLbRouterExcludesDhcpAndDnsHealthChecks() throws Exception {
+        DomainRouterVO router = Mockito.mock(DomainRouterVO.class);
+        when(router.getId()).thenReturn(1L);
+        when(router.getInstanceName()).thenReturn("r-1-VM");
+        when(router.getDataCenterId()).thenReturn(1L);
+        when(router.getIsRedundantRouter()).thenReturn(false);
+        when(router.getRole()).thenReturn(VirtualRouter.Role.INTERNAL_LB_VM);
+        when(_routerControlHelper.getRouterControlIp(1L)).thenReturn("169.254.0.1");
+
+        java.lang.reflect.Method method = VirtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+                "createMonitorServiceCommand", DomainRouterVO.class, List.class, boolean.class, boolean.class, Map.class);
+        method.setAccessible(true);
+        SetMonitorServiceCommand command = (SetMonitorServiceCommand) method.invoke(
+                virtualNetworkApplianceManagerImpl, router, null, true, true, null);
+
+        String excluded = command.getAccessDetail(SetMonitorServiceCommand.ROUTER_HEALTH_CHECKS_EXCLUDED);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(excluded);
+        Assert.assertTrue("Internal LB VM should exclude dhcp and dns health checks, got: " + excluded,
+                excluded.contains("dhcp_check.py") && excluded.contains("dns_check.py"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testFinalizeNetworkRulesForNetwork() {
         Long guestNetworkId = 10L;