diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a339cf713314cd04bf29bd9d7f18a440da63dded..2275993d71f84cfb806e030658adfd05096aa76d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -49,9 +49,16 @@ Client
 Baker
 -----
 
-- **Breaking change** Providing the endpoint of a running DAL node is required
-  for the baker to be launched, unless opted out with the newly introduced
-  ``--without-dal`` option. (MR :gl:`!16049`)
+- **Breaking change** For ``proto_alpha``, providing the endpoint of a running
+  DAL node is required for the baker to be launched, unless opted out with the
+  newly introduced ``--without-dal`` option. (MR :gl:`!16049`)
+
+- **Deprecation:** For Paris and Quebec protocols, launching a
+  baker daemon without specifying a DAL node endpoint is deprecated.
+  To opt out of this requirement, use the newly introduced
+  ``--without-dal`` option (MR :gl:`!16213`).
+  The CLI argument ``--dal-node <uri>`` or ``--without-dal`` will be mandatory
+  in the next version of Octez.
 
 Accuser
 -------
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
index 88a04f07e34ea6e6b56a0c38e9a93d8efb2f4ade..8ffaeb6252980132be5fb2f66a2c40054ed8dc41 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ let only_if_dal_feature_enabled =
           incr no_dal_node_warning_counter ;
           let* () =
             if !no_dal_node_warning_counter mod 10 = 1 then
-              Events.(emit no_dal_node ())
+              Events.(emit no_dal_node_running ())
             else return_unit
           in
           return default_value
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
index 8b317f2fc77e490f1388372dcb2586f4e17592c0..3c5cb7cd4002024fe5ac1eac2896bb9e891e9ca3 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
@@ -355,6 +355,14 @@ let endpoint_arg =
     ~doc:"endpoint of the DAL node, e.g. 'http://localhost:8933'"
     (Tezos_clic.parameter (fun _ s -> return @@ Uri.of_string s))
 
+let without_dal_arg =
+  Tezos_clic.switch
+    ~long:"without-dal"
+    ~doc:
+      "If without-dal flag is set, the daemon will not try to connect to a DAL \
+       node."
+    ()
+
 let block_count_arg =
   Tezos_clic.default_arg
     ~long:"count"
@@ -693,10 +701,36 @@ let lookup_default_vote_file_path (cctxt : Protocol_client_context.full) =
   let base_dir_file = Filename.Infix.(cctxt#get_base_dir // default_filename) in
   when_s file_exists base_dir_file @@ fun () -> return_none
 
+(* This function checks that a DAL node endpoint was given,
+   and that the specified DAL node is "healthy",
+   (the DAL's nodes 'health' RPC is used for that). *)
+let check_dal_node without_dal dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+  let open Lwt_result_syntax in
+  let result_emit f x =
+    let*! () = Events.emit f x in
+    return_unit
+  in
+  match (dal_node_rpc_ctxt, without_dal) with
+  | None, true ->
+      (* The user is aware that no DAL node is running, since they explicitly
+         used the [--without-dal] option. However, we do not want to reduce the
+         exposition of bakers to warnings about DAL, so we keep it. *)
+      result_emit Events.no_dal_node_running ()
+  | None, false -> result_emit Events.no_dal_deprecation ()
+  | Some _, true -> tzfail Incompatible_dal_options
+  | Some ctxt, false -> (
+      let*! health = Node_rpc.get_dal_health ctxt in
+      match health with
+      | Ok health -> (
+          match health.status with
+          | Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.Up -> return_unit
+          | _ -> result_emit Events.unhealthy_dal_node (ctxt#base, health))
+      | Error _ -> result_emit Events.unreachable_dal_node ctxt#base)
+
 type baking_mode = Local of {local_data_dir_path : string} | Remote
 
 let baker_args =
-  Tezos_clic.args16
+  Tezos_clic.args17
     pidfile_arg
     node_version_check_bypass_arg
     node_version_allowed_arg
@@ -710,6 +744,7 @@ let baker_args =
     per_block_vote_file_arg
     operations_arg
     endpoint_arg
+    without_dal_arg
     state_recorder_switch_arg
     pre_emptive_forge_time_arg
     remote_calls_timeout_arg
@@ -728,6 +763,7 @@ let run_baker
       per_block_vote_file,
       extra_operations,
       dal_node_endpoint,
+      without_dal,
       state_recorder,
       pre_emptive_forge_time,
       remote_calls_timeout ) baking_mode sources cctxt =
@@ -752,6 +788,10 @@ let run_baker
       ~default_adaptive_issuance_vote:adaptive_issuance_vote
       ~per_block_vote_file
   in
+  let dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+    Option.map Baking_scheduling.create_dal_node_rpc_ctxt dal_node_endpoint
+  in
+  let* () = check_dal_node without_dal dal_node_rpc_ctxt in
   let* delegates = get_delegates cctxt sources in
   let context_path =
     match baking_mode with
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
index 0d28316b17160cb73e4474b00aee6d3d1534d37e..1ebc51e5a8f6743474c10e105c95bf60c5ffebea 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
@@ -402,3 +402,36 @@ let () =
       | _ -> None)
     (fun (chain, block_hash, length) ->
       Unexpected_empty_block_list {chain; block_hash; length})
+
+(* DAL node related errors *)
+
+type error += No_dal_node_endpoint | Incompatible_dal_options
+
+let () =
+  register_error_kind
+    `Permanent
+    ~id:"Client_commands.no_dal_node_endpoint"
+    ~title:"Missing_dal_node_argument"
+    ~description:"Explicit DAL node configuration is required."
+    ~pp:(fun ppf () ->
+      Format.fprintf
+        ppf
+        "Please connect a running DAL node using '--dal-node <endpoint>'. If \
+         you do not want to run a DAL node, you have to opt-out using \
+         '--without-dal'.")
+    Data_encoding.unit
+    (function No_dal_node_endpoint -> Some () | _ -> None)
+    (fun () -> No_dal_node_endpoint) ;
+  register_error_kind
+    `Permanent
+    ~id:"Client_commands.incompatible_dal_options"
+    ~title:"Incompatible_dal_options"
+    ~description:"'--dal-node' and '--without-dal' are incompatible."
+    ~pp:(fun ppf () ->
+      Format.fprintf
+        ppf
+        "'--dal-node <endpoint>' and '--without-dal' are incompatible. Please \
+         do not pass '--without-dal' option.")
+    Data_encoding.unit
+    (function Incompatible_dal_options -> Some () | _ -> None)
+    (fun () -> Incompatible_dal_options)
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
index b8b63d256938d76a7d8f347f5f359d46a55beee2..583ba7344a625d1d961c03b59a8039e68e08d4d8 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
@@ -71,6 +71,55 @@ module Commands = struct
       ( "baker_commit",
         Data_encoding.option
           Tezos_version.Octez_node_version.commit_info_encoding )
+
+  let no_dal_node_running =
+    declare_0
+      ~section
+      ~name:"no_dal_node_running"
+      ~level:Warning
+      ~msg:
+        "No DAL node endpoint has been provided.\n\
+         It will soon be required to launch a DAL node before running the \
+         baker. For instructions on running a DAL node, please visit \
+         https://docs.tezos.com/tutorials/join-dal-baker."
+      ()
+
+  let unhealthy_dal_node =
+    declare_2
+      ~section
+      ~name:"unhealthy_dal_node"
+      ~level:Error
+      ~msg:
+        "The DAL node running on {endpoint} is not healthy. DAL attestations \
+         cannot be sent.\n\
+         Its health is {health}.\n\
+         Please check your DAL node and possibly restart it."
+      ~pp1:Uri.pp
+      ("endpoint", Tezos_rpc.Encoding.uri_encoding)
+      ~pp2:Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.pp
+      ("health", Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.encoding)
+
+  let unreachable_dal_node =
+    declare_1
+      ~section
+      ~name:"unreachable_dal_node"
+      ~level:Error
+      ~msg:
+        "The DAL node cannot be reached on endpoint: {endpoint}.\n\
+         Please check your DAL node and possibly restart it."
+      ~pp1:Uri.pp
+      ("endpoint", Tezos_rpc.Encoding.uri_encoding)
+
+  let no_dal_deprecation =
+    declare_0
+      ~section
+      ~name:"no_dal_deprecation"
+      ~level:Warning
+      ~msg:
+        "DEPRECATED: Please use a DAL node to launch a baker. If you purposely \
+         do not run a DAL node, the option --without-dal will soon be \
+         mandatory."
+      ()
 end
 
 module State_transitions = struct
@@ -1042,16 +1091,6 @@ module Actions = struct
         Protocol.Alpha_context.Per_block_votes.adaptive_issuance_vote_encoding
       )
 
-  let no_dal_node =
-    declare_0
-      ~section
-      ~name:"no_dal_node"
-      ~level:Notice
-      ~msg:
-        "DAL feature enabled, but no DAL node specified: cannot fetch \
-         attestations"
-      ()
-
   let signature_timeout =
     declare_1
       ~section
@@ -1081,6 +1120,8 @@ module Actions = struct
       ("delegates", Data_encoding.list Baking_state.consensus_key_encoding)
       ~pp2:pp_int32
       ("level", Data_encoding.int32)
+
+  let no_dal_node_running = Commands.no_dal_node_running
 end
 
 module VDF = struct
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
index 948cc995a19a1fa93ba99267839b736f58256b7d..ba9f10403d66af6f419522786dabb71c18fa4d02 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
@@ -109,3 +109,6 @@ val run :
   Baking_configuration.t ->
   consensus_key list ->
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
+val create_dal_node_rpc_ctxt :
+  Uri.t -> Tezos_rpc_http_client_unix.RPC_client_unix.http_ctxt
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
index a07f5a61d3ce73feafb00368b54fc6fd6bdb9168..aaccad7870ed05ec47ccf33ca522698624809a22 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
@@ -404,3 +404,11 @@ let register_dal_profiles dal_node_rpc_ctxt delegates =
     ()
     ()
     profiles
+
+let get_dal_health dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+  Tezos_rpc.Context.make_call
+    Tezos_dal_node_services.Services.health
+    dal_node_rpc_ctxt
+    ()
+    ()
+    ()
diff --git a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
index ec8cb6d32012f4a7f24da42576e15afe7d2fb849..2998ac346c30a4149e0581bd1390fafc45d1e570 100644
--- a/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
+++ b/src/proto_020_PsParisC/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
@@ -103,3 +103,8 @@ val register_dal_profiles :
   Tezos_rpc.Context.generic ->
   Baking_state.consensus_key list ->
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
+(** [get_dal_health ctxt] calls the DAL node RPC 'GET /health' *)
+val get_dal_health :
+  Tezos_rpc.Context.generic ->
+  Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.t tzresult Lwt.t
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
index f4274807613f59be8ff1b0c1fc8de0fbc27cba74..4211c302bccd8cd73aca88510e16f67b3eab5551 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_actions.ml
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ let only_if_dal_feature_enabled =
           incr no_dal_node_warning_counter ;
           let* () =
             if !no_dal_node_warning_counter mod 10 = 1 then
-              Events.(emit no_dal_node ())
+              Events.(emit no_dal_node_running ())
             else return_unit
           in
           return default_value
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
index e822d791d589049e9eadf1ed675dfeb72240889d..e673deadd9e426ae1556d5623b5ab70240f7d559 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_commands.ml
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@ let endpoint_arg =
     ~doc:"endpoint of the DAL node, e.g. 'http://localhost:8933'"
     (Tezos_clic.parameter (fun _ s -> return @@ Uri.of_string s))
 
+let without_dal_arg =
+  Tezos_clic.switch
+    ~long:"without-dal"
+    ~doc:
+      "If without-dal flag is set, the daemon will not try to connect to a DAL \
+       node."
+    ()
+
 let block_count_arg =
   Tezos_clic.default_arg
     ~long:"count"
@@ -677,10 +685,36 @@ let lookup_default_vote_file_path (cctxt : Protocol_client_context.full) =
   let base_dir_file = Filename.Infix.(cctxt#get_base_dir // default_filename) in
   when_s file_exists base_dir_file @@ fun () -> return_none
 
+(* This function checks that a DAL node endpoint was given,
+   and that the specified DAL node is "healthy",
+   (the DAL's nodes 'health' RPC is used for that). *)
+let check_dal_node without_dal dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+  let open Lwt_result_syntax in
+  let result_emit f x =
+    let*! () = Events.emit f x in
+    return_unit
+  in
+  match (dal_node_rpc_ctxt, without_dal) with
+  | None, true ->
+      (* The user is aware that no DAL node is running, since they explicitly
+         used the [--without-dal] option. However, we do not want to reduce the
+         exposition of bakers to warnings about DAL, so we keep it. *)
+      result_emit Events.no_dal_node_running ()
+  | None, false -> result_emit Events.no_dal_deprecation ()
+  | Some _, true -> tzfail Incompatible_dal_options
+  | Some ctxt, false -> (
+      let*! health = Node_rpc.get_dal_health ctxt in
+      match health with
+      | Ok health -> (
+          match health.status with
+          | Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.Up -> return_unit
+          | _ -> result_emit Events.unhealthy_dal_node (ctxt#base, health))
+      | Error _ -> result_emit Events.unreachable_dal_node ctxt#base)
+
 type baking_mode = Local of {local_data_dir_path : string} | Remote
 
 let baker_args =
-  Tezos_clic.args16
+  Tezos_clic.args17
     pidfile_arg
     node_version_check_bypass_arg
     node_version_allowed_arg
@@ -694,6 +728,7 @@ let baker_args =
     per_block_vote_file_arg
     operations_arg
     endpoint_arg
+    without_dal_arg
     state_recorder_switch_arg
     pre_emptive_forge_time_arg
     remote_calls_timeout_arg
@@ -712,6 +747,7 @@ let run_baker
       per_block_vote_file,
       extra_operations,
       dal_node_endpoint,
+      without_dal,
       state_recorder,
       pre_emptive_forge_time,
       remote_calls_timeout ) baking_mode sources cctxt =
@@ -736,6 +772,10 @@ let run_baker
       ~default_adaptive_issuance_vote:adaptive_issuance_vote
       ~per_block_vote_file
   in
+  let dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+    Option.map Baking_scheduling.create_dal_node_rpc_ctxt dal_node_endpoint
+  in
+  let* () = check_dal_node without_dal dal_node_rpc_ctxt in
   let* delegates = get_delegates cctxt sources in
   let context_root_path =
     match baking_mode with
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
index 0d28316b17160cb73e4474b00aee6d3d1534d37e..1ebc51e5a8f6743474c10e105c95bf60c5ffebea 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_errors.ml
@@ -402,3 +402,36 @@ let () =
       | _ -> None)
     (fun (chain, block_hash, length) ->
       Unexpected_empty_block_list {chain; block_hash; length})
+
+(* DAL node related errors *)
+
+type error += No_dal_node_endpoint | Incompatible_dal_options
+
+let () =
+  register_error_kind
+    `Permanent
+    ~id:"Client_commands.no_dal_node_endpoint"
+    ~title:"Missing_dal_node_argument"
+    ~description:"Explicit DAL node configuration is required."
+    ~pp:(fun ppf () ->
+      Format.fprintf
+        ppf
+        "Please connect a running DAL node using '--dal-node <endpoint>'. If \
+         you do not want to run a DAL node, you have to opt-out using \
+         '--without-dal'.")
+    Data_encoding.unit
+    (function No_dal_node_endpoint -> Some () | _ -> None)
+    (fun () -> No_dal_node_endpoint) ;
+  register_error_kind
+    `Permanent
+    ~id:"Client_commands.incompatible_dal_options"
+    ~title:"Incompatible_dal_options"
+    ~description:"'--dal-node' and '--without-dal' are incompatible."
+    ~pp:(fun ppf () ->
+      Format.fprintf
+        ppf
+        "'--dal-node <endpoint>' and '--without-dal' are incompatible. Please \
+         do not pass '--without-dal' option.")
+    Data_encoding.unit
+    (function Incompatible_dal_options -> Some () | _ -> None)
+    (fun () -> Incompatible_dal_options)
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
index 8d418a7522d9aee675574038a7e739171370adb7..3b0dfceb64583e5c936c25763a73b57b8a629c8b 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_events.ml
@@ -71,6 +71,55 @@ module Commands = struct
       ( "baker_commit",
         Data_encoding.option
           Tezos_version.Octez_node_version.commit_info_encoding )
+
+  let no_dal_node_running =
+    declare_0
+      ~section
+      ~name:"no_dal_node_running"
+      ~level:Warning
+      ~msg:
+        "No DAL node endpoint has been provided.\n\
+         It will soon be required to launch a DAL node before running the \
+         baker. For instructions on running a DAL node, please visit \
+         https://docs.tezos.com/tutorials/join-dal-baker."
+      ()
+
+  let unhealthy_dal_node =
+    declare_2
+      ~section
+      ~name:"unhealthy_dal_node"
+      ~level:Error
+      ~msg:
+        "The DAL node running on {endpoint} is not healthy. DAL attestations \
+         cannot be sent.\n\
+         Its health is {health}.\n\
+         Please check your DAL node and possibly restart it."
+      ~pp1:Uri.pp
+      ("endpoint", Tezos_rpc.Encoding.uri_encoding)
+      ~pp2:Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.pp
+      ("health", Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.encoding)
+
+  let unreachable_dal_node =
+    declare_1
+      ~section
+      ~name:"unreachable_dal_node"
+      ~level:Error
+      ~msg:
+        "The DAL node cannot be reached on endpoint: {endpoint}.\n\
+         Please check your DAL node and possibly restart it."
+      ~pp1:Uri.pp
+      ("endpoint", Tezos_rpc.Encoding.uri_encoding)
+
+  let no_dal_deprecation =
+    declare_0
+      ~section
+      ~name:"no_dal_deprecation"
+      ~level:Warning
+      ~msg:
+        "DEPRECATED: Please use a DAL node to launch a baker. If you purposely \
+         do not run a DAL node, the option --without-dal will soon be \
+         mandatory."
+      ()
 end
 
 module State_transitions = struct
@@ -1045,16 +1094,6 @@ module Actions = struct
         Protocol.Alpha_context.Per_block_votes.adaptive_issuance_vote_encoding
       )
 
-  let no_dal_node =
-    declare_0
-      ~section
-      ~name:"no_dal_node"
-      ~level:Notice
-      ~msg:
-        "DAL feature enabled, but no DAL node specified: cannot fetch \
-         attestations"
-      ()
-
   let signature_timeout =
     declare_1
       ~section
@@ -1084,6 +1123,8 @@ module Actions = struct
       ("delegates", Data_encoding.list Baking_state.consensus_key_encoding)
       ~pp2:pp_int32
       ("level", Data_encoding.int32)
+
+  let no_dal_node_running = Commands.no_dal_node_running
 end
 
 module VDF = struct
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
index 948cc995a19a1fa93ba99267839b736f58256b7d..ba9f10403d66af6f419522786dabb71c18fa4d02 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/baking_scheduling.mli
@@ -109,3 +109,6 @@ val run :
   Baking_configuration.t ->
   consensus_key list ->
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
+val create_dal_node_rpc_ctxt :
+  Uri.t -> Tezos_rpc_http_client_unix.RPC_client_unix.http_ctxt
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
index 99dab7e59774cf881158b1379ac0d3cf046d99f5..9c3204246935bfae2803bdefd9eb12c1bf82691c 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.ml
@@ -405,3 +405,11 @@ let register_dal_profiles dal_node_rpc_ctxt delegates =
     ()
     ()
     profiles
+
+let get_dal_health dal_node_rpc_ctxt =
+  Tezos_rpc.Context.make_call
+    Tezos_dal_node_services.Services.health
+    dal_node_rpc_ctxt
+    ()
+    ()
+    ()
diff --git a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
index ec8cb6d32012f4a7f24da42576e15afe7d2fb849..2998ac346c30a4149e0581bd1390fafc45d1e570 100644
--- a/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
+++ b/src/proto_021_PsQuebec/lib_delegate/node_rpc.mli
@@ -103,3 +103,8 @@ val register_dal_profiles :
   Tezos_rpc.Context.generic ->
   Baking_state.consensus_key list ->
   unit tzresult Lwt.t
+
+(** [get_dal_health ctxt] calls the DAL node RPC 'GET /health' *)
+val get_dal_health :
+  Tezos_rpc.Context.generic ->
+  Tezos_dal_node_services.Types.Health.t tzresult Lwt.t