diff --git a/heat/api/openstack/v1/actions.py b/heat/api/openstack/v1/actions.py
index fb7f90840..52cea0110 100644
--- a/heat/api/openstack/v1/actions.py
+++ b/heat/api/openstack/v1/actions.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ActionController(object):
     # Define request scope (must match what is in policy.json)
     REQUEST_SCOPE = 'actions'
 
-    ACTIONS = (SUSPEND, RESUME) = ('suspend', 'resume')
+    ACTIONS = (SUSPEND, RESUME, CHECK) = ('suspend', 'resume', 'check')
 
     def __init__(self, options):
         self.options = options
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ class ActionController(object):
             self.rpc_client.stack_suspend(req.context, identity)
         elif ac == self.RESUME:
             self.rpc_client.stack_resume(req.context, identity)
+        elif ac == self.CHECK:
+            self.rpc_client.stack_check(req.context, identity)
         else:
             raise exc.HTTPInternalServerError(_("Unexpected action %s") % ac)
 
diff --git a/heat/rpc/client.py b/heat/rpc/client.py
index 06b9fd985..33c2125e8 100644
--- a/heat/rpc/client.py
+++ b/heat/rpc/client.py
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ class EngineClient(object):
         return self.call(ctxt, self.make_msg('stack_resume',
                                              stack_identity=stack_identity))
 
+    def stack_check(self, ctxt, stack_identity):
+        return self.call(ctxt, self.make_msg('stack_check',
+                                             stack_identity=stack_identity))
+
     def metadata_update(self, ctxt, stack_identity, resource_name, metadata):
         """
         Update the metadata for the given resource.