diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
index b61ddb78ec..bb201ae792 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def create
     self.interval = resource[:interval]
     self.subscribers = resource[:subscribers]
     # Optional arguments
+    self.sla = resource[:sla] unless resource[:sla].nil?
     self.type = resource[:type] unless resource[:type].nil?
     self.config = resource[:config] unless resource[:config].nil?
     self.aggregate = resource[:aggregate] unless resource[:aggregate].nil?
@@ -105,6 +106,14 @@ def subscribers=(value)
     conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['subscribers'] = value
   end
 
+  def sla
+    conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['sla'] || []
+  end
+
+  def sla=(value)
+    conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['sla'] = value
+  end
+
   def type
     conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['type']
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
index 5cf7e6ccb1..bd44be2a7b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "Who is subscribed to this check"
   end
 
+  newproperty(:sla, :array_matching => :all) do
+    desc "custom variable for notifu"
+  end
+
   newproperty(:type) do
     desc "What type of check is this"
   end
diff --git a/manifests/check.pp b/manifests/check.pp
index a17a2d7af8..1e130901b2 100644
--- a/manifests/check.pp
+++ b/manifests/check.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   $standalone           = undef,
   $interval             = '60',
   $subscribers          = [],
+  $sla                  = [],
   $notification         = undef,
   $low_flap_threshold   = undef,
   $high_flap_threshold  = undef,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
     handlers            => $handlers,
     interval            => $interval,
     subscribers         => $subscribers,
+    sla                 => $sla,
     notification        => $notification,
     low_flap_threshold  => $low_flap_threshold,
     high_flap_threshold => $high_flap_threshold,
diff --git a/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb b/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
index 8c3298fefc..f2faef30cb 100644
--- a/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       :handlers             => ['/handler1', '/handler2'],
       :interval             => '10',
       :subscribers          => ['all'],
+      :sla                  => ['admin:2'],
       :type                 => 'metric',
       :standalone           => true,
       :notification         => 'some text',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
       'handlers'            => ['/handler1', '/handler2'],
       'interval'            => '10',
       'subscribers'         => ['all'],
+      'sla'                 => ['admin:2'],
       'type'                => 'metric',
       'standalone'          => true,
       'notification'        => 'some text',