diff --git a/lua/copilot/auth/init.lua b/lua/copilot/auth/init.lua
index 82b669e7..b47cd894 100644
--- a/lua/copilot/auth/init.lua
+++ b/lua/copilot/auth/init.lua
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ function M.signout()
   end)
 end
 
+---@return string|nil
 function M.find_config_path()
   local config = vim.fn.expand("$XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
   if config and vim.fn.isdirectory(config) > 0 then
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ function M.find_config_path()
   logger.error("could not find config path")
 end
 
+---@return table|nil
 M.get_creds = function()
   local filename = M.find_config_path() .. "/github-copilot/apps.json"
 
@@ -180,4 +182,65 @@ function M.info()
   logger.notify("GitHub Copilot token information: ", info)
 end
 
+---@class copilot_auth_cache
+---@field authenticated boolean|nil
+---@field timestamp number
+
+---@type copilot_auth_cache
+local auth_cache = {
+  authenticated = nil,
+  timestamp = 0,
+}
+
+---@param authenticated boolean
+---@return number
+local function get_cache_ttl(authenticated)
+  if authenticated then
+    return 300000 -- 5 minutes for true status
+  else
+    return 30000 -- 30 seconds for false status
+  end
+end
+
+---@param client vim.lsp.Client
+---@param callback? fun()
+local function check_status(client, callback)
+  api.check_status(client, {}, function(err, status)
+    auth_cache.timestamp = vim.loop.now()
+
+    if not err and status and status.user then
+      auth_cache.authenticated = true
+    else
+      auth_cache.authenticated = false
+    end
+
+    if callback then
+      callback()
+    end
+  end)
+end
+
+---@param callback? fun()
+function M.is_authenticated(callback)
+  local current_time = vim.loop.now()
+
+  if auth_cache.authenticated ~= nil then
+    local ttl = get_cache_ttl(auth_cache.authenticated)
+    if (current_time - auth_cache.timestamp) < ttl then
+      return auth_cache.authenticated
+    end
+  end
+
+  local client = c.get()
+  if not client then
+    auth_cache.authenticated = false
+    auth_cache.timestamp = current_time
+    return false
+  end
+
+  check_status(client, callback)
+
+  return auth_cache.authenticated or false
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/copilot/health.lua b/lua/copilot/health.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..116c1528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/copilot/health.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+local M = {}
+
+local api = require("copilot.api")
+local auth = require("copilot.auth")
+local c = require("copilot.client")
+local config = require("copilot.config")
+
+local start = vim.health.start or vim.health.report_start
+local ok = vim.health.ok or vim.health.report_ok
+local warn = vim.health.warn or vim.health.report_warn
+local error = vim.health.error or vim.health.report_error
+local info = vim.health.info or vim.health.report_info
+
+function M.check()
+  start("{copilot.lua}")
+  info("{copilot.lua} GitHub Copilot plugin for Neovim")
+
+  start("Copilot Dependencies")
+
+  if vim.fn.executable("node") == 1 then
+    local node_version = vim.fn.system("node --version"):gsub("\n", "")
+    ok("`node` found: " .. node_version)
+  else
+    error("`node` not found in PATH")
+    info("Install Node.js from https://nodejs.org")
+  end
+
+  start("Copilot Authentication")
+
+  local github_token = os.getenv("GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN")
+  local gh_token = os.getenv("GH_COPILOT_TOKEN")
+  if github_token or gh_token then
+    ok("Environment token found: " .. (github_token and "`GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN`" or "`GH_COPILOT_TOKEN`"))
+  else
+    info("No environment token set (`GITHUB_COPILOT_TOKEN` or `GH_COPILOT_TOKEN`)")
+  end
+
+  local config_path = auth.find_config_path()
+  local creds_ok, creds = pcall(auth.get_creds)
+  if creds_ok and creds then
+    ok("Local credentials file found")
+    info("Location: `" .. (config_path or "unknown") .. "/github-copilot/apps.json`")
+  else
+    info("No local credentials file found")
+    info("Expected location: `" .. (config_path or "unknown") .. "/github-copilot/apps.json`")
+    info("Run `:Copilot auth` to authenticate")
+  end
+
+  local client = c.get()
+  if not client then
+    error("Copilot LSP client not available")
+    info("Check that the plugin is properly loaded and configured")
+    info("Or restart Neovim if the plugin was just installed")
+    return
+  end
+
+  start("Copilot LSP Status")
+  ok("LSP client is available and running")
+  info("Client ID: " .. tostring(client.id))
+
+  local lsp_authenticated = auth.is_authenticated()
+  if lsp_authenticated then
+    ok("LSP authentication status: authenticated")
+  else
+    warn("LSP authentication status: not authenticated")
+  end
+  info("For detailed authentication status, run `:Copilot status`")
+
+  start("Copilot Configuration")
+  local suggestion_config = config.suggestion
+  if suggestion_config and suggestion_config.enabled ~= false then
+    ok("Suggestions enabled")
+    if suggestion_config.auto_trigger ~= false then
+      info("Auto-trigger: enabled")
+    else
+      info("Auto-trigger: disabled (manual trigger only)")
+    end
+  else
+    warn("Suggestions disabled in configuration")
+    info("Enable with `suggestion = { enabled = true }` in setup()")
+  end
+
+  local panel_config = config.panel
+  if panel_config and panel_config.enabled ~= false then
+    ok("Panel enabled")
+    info("Panel Keybinding: " .. (panel_config.keymap and panel_config.keymap.open or "<M-CR>"))
+  else
+    info("Panel disabled in configuration")
+    info("Enable with `panel = { enabled = true }` in setup()")
+  end
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/copilot/suggestion/init.lua b/lua/copilot/suggestion/init.lua
index e83ab888..9127df7b 100644
--- a/lua/copilot/suggestion/init.lua
+++ b/lua/copilot/suggestion/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local api = require("copilot.api")
+local auth = require("copilot.auth")
 local c = require("copilot.client")
 local config = require("copilot.config")
 local hl_group = require("copilot.highlight").group
@@ -484,10 +485,17 @@ local function advance(count, ctx)
 end
 
 local function schedule(ctx)
-  if not is_enabled() or not c.initialized then
+  -- in case we need to call the lsp API to know if we are authenticated,
+  -- we want to retry this method after the authentication check
+  local is_authenticated = auth.is_authenticated(function()
+    schedule(ctx)
+  end)
+
+  if not is_enabled() or not c.initialized or not is_authenticated then
     clear()
     return
   end
+
   logger.trace("suggestion schedule", ctx)
 
   if copilot._copilot_timer then
diff --git a/tests/test_auth.lua b/tests/test_auth.lua
index aa9ccf08..444c91a7 100644
--- a/tests/test_auth.lua
+++ b/tests/test_auth.lua
@@ -84,4 +84,49 @@ T["auth()"]["auth issue replication"] = function()
   u.expect_match(messages, ".*Online.*Enabled.*")
 end
 
+T["auth()"]["is_authenticated when not authed returns false"] = function()
+  child.configure_copilot()
+
+  local result = child.lua([[
+    local auth = require("copilot.auth")
+    local auth_result = auth.is_authenticated()
+    return tostring(auth_result)
+  ]])
+
+  u.expect_match(result, "false")
+end
+
+T["auth()"]["is_authenticated when authed returns true"] = function()
+  child.configure_copilot()
+  child.cmd("Copilot auth")
+
+  child.lua([[
+    local messages = ""
+    local function has_passed()
+      messages = vim.api.nvim_exec("messages", { output = true }) or ""
+      return string.find(messages, ".*Authenticated as GitHub user.*") ~= nil
+    end
+
+    vim.wait(30000, function()
+      return has_passed()
+    end, 50)
+  ]])
+
+  local result = child.lua([[
+    local auth_result = ""
+    local function has_passed()
+      auth_result = require("copilot.auth").is_authenticated() or ""
+      return auth_result == true
+    end
+
+    vim.wait(30000, function()
+      return has_passed()
+    end, 50)
+
+    return tostring(auth_result)
+  ]])
+
+  u.expect_match(result, "true")
+end
+
 return T