diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 298150f..0661be7 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -91,3 +91,14 @@
 		require => File['/etc/monit/conf.d'],
 	}
 }
+
+define monit::sshdcheck ($sshd_port=22, $sshd_ips=[]) {
+	file { "/etc/monit/conf.d/$name":
+		mode => 600,
+		owner => root,
+		group => root,
+		content => template("/etc/puppet/modules/monit/templates/sshd.erb"),
+		notify => Service['monit'],
+		require => File['/etc/monit/conf.d'],
+	}
+}
diff --git a/templates/sshd.erb b/templates/sshd.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2db9201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/sshd.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# automatically generated by puppet for <%= fqdn %>, DO NOT MODIFY!
+#
+check process sshd with pidfile /var/run/sshd.pid
+	start program = "/etc/init.d/ssh start"
+	stop program = "/etc/init.d/ssh stop"
+	if failed port <%= sshd_port %> protocol ssh then restart
+	<% sshd_ips.each do |sshd_ip| -%>
+	if failed host <%= sshd_ip %> port <%= sshd_port %> protocol ssh for 5 cycle then restart
+	<%- end %>