diff --git a/command/agent/check.go b/command/agent/check.go
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+package agent
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
+	"log"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// CheckNotifier interface is used by the CheckMonitor
+// to notify when a check has a status update. The update
+// should take care to be idempotent.
+type CheckNotifier interface {
+	UpdateCheck(checkID, status string)
+}
+
+// CheckMonitor is used to periodically invoke a script to
+// determine the health of a given check. It is compatible with
+// nagios plugins and expects the output in the same format.
+type CheckMonitor struct {
+	Notify   CheckNotifier
+	CheckID  string
+	Script   string
+	Interval time.Duration
+	Logger   *log.Logger
+
+	stop     bool
+	stopCh   chan struct{}
+	stopLock sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// Start is used to start a check monitor.
+// Monitor runs until stop is called
+func (c *CheckMonitor) Start() {
+	c.stopLock.Lock()
+	defer c.stopLock.Unlock()
+	c.stop = false
+	c.stopCh = make(chan struct{})
+	go c.run()
+}
+
+// Stop is used to stop a check monitor.
+func (c *CheckMonitor) Stop() {
+	c.stopLock.Lock()
+	defer c.stopLock.Unlock()
+	if !c.stop {
+		c.stop = true
+		close(c.stopCh)
+	}
+}
+
+// run is invoked by a goroutine to run until Stop() is called
+func (c *CheckMonitor) run() {
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(c.Interval):
+		c.check()
+	case <-c.stopCh:
+		return
+	}
+}
+
+// check is invoked periodically to perform the script check
+func (c *CheckMonitor) check() {
+	// Determine the shell invocation based on OS
+	var shell, flag string
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		shell = "cmd"
+		flag = "/C"
+	} else {
+		shell = "/bin/sh"
+		flag = "-c"
+	}
+
+	// Create the command
+	cmd := exec.Command(shell, flag, c.Script)
+
+	// Collect the output
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stdout = &output
+	cmd.Stderr = &output
+
+	// Start the check
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Printf("[ERR] agent: failed to invoke '%s': %s", c.Script, err)
+		c.Notify.UpdateCheck(c.CheckID, structs.HealthUnknown)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the check to complete
+	err := cmd.Wait()
+	c.Logger.Printf("[DEBUG] agent: check '%s' script '%s' output: %s",
+		c.CheckID, c.Script, output.Bytes())
+
+	// Check if the check passed
+	if err == nil {
+		c.Logger.Printf("[DEBUG] Check '%v' is passing", c.CheckID)
+		c.Notify.UpdateCheck(c.CheckID, structs.HealthPassing)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// If the exit code is 1, set check as warning
+	exitErr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError)
+	if ok {
+		if status, ok := exitErr.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus); ok {
+			code := status.ExitStatus()
+			if code == 1 {
+				c.Logger.Printf("[WARN] Check '%v' is now warning", c.CheckID)
+				c.Notify.UpdateCheck(c.CheckID, structs.HealthWarning)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Set the health as critical
+	c.Logger.Printf("[WARN] Check '%v' is now critical", c.CheckID)
+	c.Notify.UpdateCheck(c.CheckID, structs.HealthCritical)
+}