diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml
index dce725f990..2d99b8ddc0 100644
--- a/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml
@@ -217,6 +217,29 @@ tests:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorMessage: Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <port> on [http] type
 
+  - it: should fail with path not starting with / on http lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    type: http
+                    port: 80
+                    path: "api/v1"
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected <path> to start with a forward slash [/] on <http> type
+
   - it: should fail with empty value on httpHeaders on http lifecycle type
     set:
       image: *image
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl
index eb9eb1b35f..702b9f9040 100644
--- a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ objectData: The object data to be used to render the container.
   {{- if kindIs "string" $port -}}
     {{- $port = tpl $port $rootCtx -}}
   {{- end -}}
+
   {{- with $objectData.path -}}
     {{- $path = tpl . $rootCtx -}}
   {{- end -}}
+
+  {{- if not (hasPrefix "/" $path) -}}
+    {{- fail "Container - Expected <path> to start with a forward slash [/] on <http> type" -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+
   {{- with $objectData.scheme -}}
     {{- $scheme = tpl . $rootCtx -}}
   {{- end }}