diff --git a/libpod/container_inspect.go b/libpod/container_inspect.go
index e65c86cef1..42d8da52d1 100644
--- a/libpod/container_inspect.go
+++ b/libpod/container_inspect.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (c *Container) getContainerInspectData(size bool, driverData *define.Driver
 
 	if c.config.HealthCheckConfig != nil {
 		// This container has a healthcheck defined in it; we need to add it's state
-		healthCheckState, err := c.GetHealthCheckLog()
+		healthCheckState, err := c.getHealthCheckLog()
 		if err != nil {
 			// An error here is not considered fatal; no health state will be displayed
 			logrus.Error(err)
diff --git a/libpod/healthcheck.go b/libpod/healthcheck.go
index c32ba85cbf..91f031513d 100644
--- a/libpod/healthcheck.go
+++ b/libpod/healthcheck.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func newHealthCheckLog(start, end time.Time, exitCode int, log string) define.He
 // updatedHealthCheckStatus updates the health status of the container
 // in the healthcheck log
 func (c *Container) updateHealthStatus(status string) error {
-	healthCheck, err := c.GetHealthCheckLog()
+	healthCheck, err := c.getHealthCheckLog()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (c *Container) updateHealthStatus(status string) error {
 
 // UpdateHealthCheckLog parses the health check results and writes the log
 func (c *Container) updateHealthCheckLog(hcl define.HealthCheckLog, inStartPeriod bool) error {
-	healthCheck, err := c.GetHealthCheckLog()
+	healthCheck, err := c.getHealthCheckLog()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ func (c *Container) healthCheckLogPath() string {
 	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(c.state.RunDir), "healthcheck.log")
 }
 
-// GetHealthCheckLog returns HealthCheck results by reading the container's
+// getHealthCheckLog returns HealthCheck results by reading the container's
 // health check log file.  If the health check log file does not exist, then
 // an empty healthcheck struct is returned
-func (c *Container) GetHealthCheckLog() (define.HealthCheckResults, error) {
+// The caller should lock the container before this function is called.
+func (c *Container) getHealthCheckLog() (define.HealthCheckResults, error) {
 	var healthCheck define.HealthCheckResults
 	if _, err := os.Stat(c.healthCheckLogPath()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return healthCheck, nil
@@ -236,7 +237,12 @@ func (c *Container) HealthCheckStatus() (string, error) {
 	if !c.HasHealthCheck() {
 		return "", errors.Errorf("container %s has no defined healthcheck", c.ID())
 	}
-	results, err := c.GetHealthCheckLog()
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+	if err := c.syncContainer(); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	results, err := c.getHealthCheckLog()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to get healthcheck log for %s", c.ID())
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go b/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
index 87f042ed9e..1445a634bf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/healthcheck_run_test.go
@@ -214,5 +214,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman healthcheck run", func() {
 
 		inspect = podmanTest.InspectContainer("hc")
 		Expect(inspect[0].State.Healthcheck.Status).To(Equal(define.HealthCheckHealthy))
+
+		// Test podman ps --filter heath is working (#11687)
+		ps := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"ps", "--filter", "health=healthy"})
+		ps.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(ps).Should(Exit(0))
+		Expect(len(ps.OutputToStringArray())).To(Equal(2))
+		Expect(ps.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring("hc"))
 	})
 })