diff --git a/internal/check/port.go b/internal/check/port.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d18ddd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/check/port.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package check
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type PortCheck struct {
+	Service string
+	Port    string
+	dialer  func(address string) error
+}
+
+func (c *PortCheck) Name() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s port reachable", c.Service)
+}
+
+func (c *PortCheck) Run(_ context.Context) Result {
+	dial := c.dialer
+	if dial == nil {
+		dial = func(address string) error {
+			conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, 2*time.Second)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			conn.Close()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	address := "localhost:" + c.Port
+	if err := dial(address); err != nil {
+		return Result{
+			Name:    c.Name(),
+			Status:  StatusFail,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("nothing listening on port %s", c.Port),
+			Fix:     fmt.Sprintf("start %s and make sure it is running on port %s", c.Service, c.Port),
+		}
+	}
+	return Result{
+		Name:    c.Name(),
+		Status:  StatusPass,
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s is listening on port %s", c.Service, c.Port),
+	}
+}
+
+// portFromURL extracts the port from a service URL, falling back to defaultPort.
+// Handles standard URLs (postgres://, redis://, mongodb://) and MySQL DSNs (user:pass@tcp(host:port)/db).
+func portFromURL(rawURL, defaultPort string) string {
+	if rawURL == "" {
+		return defaultPort
+	}
+
+	// MySQL DSN format: user:pass@tcp(host:port)/db
+	if idx := strings.Index(rawURL, "tcp("); idx != -1 {
+		rest := rawURL[idx+4:]
+		if end := strings.Index(rest, ")"); end != -1 {
+			_, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(rest[:end])
+			if err == nil && port != "" {
+				return port
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Standard URL format
+	u, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
+	if err == nil && u.Port() != "" {
+		return u.Port()
+	}
+
+	return defaultPort
+}
diff --git a/internal/check/port_test.go b/internal/check/port_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b569196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/check/port_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package check
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestPortCheck_Pass(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &PortCheck{Service: "PostgreSQL", Port: "5432", dialer: func(_ string) error {
+		return nil
+	}}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusPass {
+		t.Errorf("expected pass, got %v: %s", result.Status, result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPortCheck_Fail(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &PortCheck{Service: "PostgreSQL", Port: "5432", dialer: func(_ string) error {
+		return errors.New("connection refused")
+	}}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Status != StatusFail {
+		t.Errorf("expected fail, got %v", result.Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPortCheck_MessageContainsPort(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &PortCheck{Service: "Redis", Port: "6379", dialer: func(_ string) error {
+		return errors.New("connection refused")
+	}}
+	result := c.Run(context.Background())
+	if result.Message != "nothing listening on port 6379" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected message: %s", result.Message)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPortFromURL_StandardURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		url          string
+		defaultPort  string
+		expectedPort string
+	}{
+		{"postgres://user:pass@localhost:5555/db", "5432", "5555"},
+		{"redis://localhost:6380", "6379", "6380"},
+		{"mongodb://localhost:27018", "27017", "27018"},
+		{"", "5432", "5432"},
+		{"postgres://localhost/db", "5432", "5432"}, // no port in URL → default
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got := portFromURL(tc.url, tc.defaultPort)
+		if got != tc.expectedPort {
+			t.Errorf("portFromURL(%q, %q) = %q, want %q", tc.url, tc.defaultPort, got, tc.expectedPort)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPortFromURL_MySQLDSN(t *testing.T) {
+	got := portFromURL("user:pass@tcp(localhost:3307)/db", "3306")
+	if got != "3307" {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3307, got %s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPortFromURL_MySQLDSN_Default(t *testing.T) {
+	got := portFromURL("user:pass@tcp(localhost:3306)/db", "3306")
+	if got != "3306" {
+		t.Errorf("expected 3306, got %s", got)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/check/registry.go b/internal/check/registry.go
index 4fca558..3b8dec7 100644
--- a/internal/check/registry.go
+++ b/internal/check/registry.go
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func Build(stack detector.DetectedStack) []Check {
 		cs = append(cs, &ComposeImageCheck{})
 	}
 	if stack.Postgres {
-		cs = append(cs, &PostgresCheck{URL: os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")})
+		dbURL := os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL")
+		cs = append(cs, &PortCheck{Service: "PostgreSQL", Port: portFromURL(dbURL, "5432")})
+		cs = append(cs, &PostgresCheck{URL: dbURL})
 	}
 	if stack.MySQL {
 		cs = append(cs, &MySQLCheck{URL: os.Getenv("MYSQL_URL")})
@@ -62,11 +64,22 @@ func Build(stack detector.DetectedStack) []Check {
 		cs = append(cs, &MongoCheck{URL: url})
 	}
 	if stack.Redis {
-		url := os.Getenv("REDIS_URL")
-		if url == "" {
-			url = os.Getenv("REDIS_URI")
+		redisURL := os.Getenv("REDIS_URL")
+		if redisURL == "" {
+			redisURL = os.Getenv("REDIS_URI")
+		}
+		cs = append(cs, &PortCheck{Service: "Redis", Port: portFromURL(redisURL, "6379")})
+		cs = append(cs, &RedisCheck{URL: redisURL})
+	}
+	if stack.MySQL {
+		cs = append(cs, &PortCheck{Service: "MySQL", Port: portFromURL(os.Getenv("MYSQL_URL"), "3306")})
+	}
+	if stack.MongoDB {
+		mongoURL := os.Getenv("MONGODB_URI")
+		if mongoURL == "" {
+			mongoURL = os.Getenv("MONGO_URL")
 		}
-		cs = append(cs, &RedisCheck{URL: url})
+		cs = append(cs, &PortCheck{Service: "MongoDB", Port: portFromURL(mongoURL, "27017")})
 	}
 
 	if stack.EnvExample {