diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index d16540a..2da8375 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
         "httplog",
         "managehome",
         "maxconn",
+        "nagiosadmin",
         "nologin",
         "onlyif",
         "pidfile",
+        "procs",
         "redispatch",
         "roundrobin",
         "sess",
diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index 7a0f81f..37a05d6 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ class confdroid_haproxy::main::config (
     include confdroid_haproxy::monitoring::fail2ban
   }
 
+  if $hy_manage_nagios == true {
+    include confdroid_haproxy::monitoring::target
+  }
+
   if $hy_selinux_allow_stats == true {
     exec { 'setsebool haproxy_connect_any on':
       path   => ['/bin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/sbin'],
diff --git a/manifests/monitoring/target.pp b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f49983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## confdroid_haproxy::monitoring::target.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_haproxy
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@puppetsoft.com)
+# @summary class manages exports for nagios monitoring
+##############################################################################
+class confdroid_haproxy::monitoring::target (
+
+) inherits confdroid_haproxy::params {
+  if $hy_manage_nagios == true {
+    @@nagios_service { "check_haproxy_${fqdn}":
+      check_command       => "check_nrpe!check_haproxy!${hy_procs_allowed}!haproxy",
+      use                 => 'generic-service',
+      host_name           => $fqdn,
+      notification_period => '24x7',
+      service_description => "${fqdn}_check_haproxy",
+      target              => $hy_target_service,
+      owner               => 'nagios',
+      group               => 'nagios',
+      mode                => '0640',
+      contacts            => $hy_target_contacts,
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 4f8c51b..0421b35 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 # @param [Boolean] hy_manage_be_users  whether to manage backend users
 # @param [Boolean] hy_selinux_allow_stats whether to allow stats in selinux
 # @param [String] hy_stats_port the port to use for stats. used in firewall settings
+# @param [Boolean] hy_manage_nagios whether to manage nagios service checks
+# @param [String] hy_target_service the path to the nagios service check file
+# @param [Array] hy_target_contacts the contacts to use for nagios service checks 
 ###############################################################################
 class confdroid_haproxy::params (
 
@@ -115,6 +118,12 @@ class confdroid_haproxy::params (
   Boolean $hy_manage_be_users         = false,
   String $hy_be_userlist              = '####',
 
+# nagios
+  Boolean $hy_manage_nagios           = false,
+  String $hy_target_service           = '/etc/nagios/conf.d/haproxy_service.cfg',
+  Array $hy_target_contacts           = ['nagiosadmin'],
+  String $hy_procs_allowed            = '1:1'
+
 ) {
   $fqdn                               = $facts['networking']['fqdn']