diff --git a/app/vmselect/main.go b/app/vmselect/main.go
index 0e74e1d27..c2563f489 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/main.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/main.go
@@ -387,6 +387,12 @@ func RequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", `{"status":"success","data":{"groups":[]}}`)
 		return true
+	case "prometheus/rules":
+		// Return dumb placeholder for https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/api/#rules
+		rulesRequests.Inc()
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s", `{"status":"success","data":{"groups":[]}}`)
+		return true
 	case "/api/v1/alerts":
 		// Return dumb placehloder for https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/api/#alerts
 		alertsRequests.Inc()