diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
index b6a3bac35e..d7bbc936b0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
@@ -44,11 +44,15 @@ def create
     self.standalone = resource[:standalone] unless resource[:standalone].nil?
     self.high_flap_threshold = resource[:high_flap_threshold] unless resource[:high_flap_threshold].nil?
     self.low_flap_threshold = resource[:low_flap_threshold] unless resource[:low_flap_threshold].nil?
+    self.timeout = resource[:timeout] unless resource[:timeout].nil?
+    self.aggregate = resource[:aggregate] unless resource[:aggregate].nil?
+    self.handle = resource[:handle] unless resource[:handle].nil?
+    self.publish = resource[:publish] unless resource[:publish].nil?
     self.custom = resource[:custom] unless resource[:custom].nil?
   end
 
   def check_args
-    ['handlers','command','interval','subscribers','type','standalone','high_flap_threshold','low_flap_threshold']
+    ['handlers','command','interval','subscribers','type','standalone','high_flap_threshold','low_flap_threshold','timeout','aggregate','handle','publish','custom']
   end
 
   def custom
@@ -124,6 +128,80 @@ def high_flap_threshold=(value)
     conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['high_flap_threshold'] = value.to_i
   end
 
+  def timeout
+    conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['timeout'].to_s
+  end
+
+  def timeout=(value)
+    conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['timeout'] = value.to_f
+  end
+
+  def aggregate
+    case conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['aggregate']
+    when true
+      :true
+    when false
+      :false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['aggregate']
+    end
+  end
+
+  def aggregate=(value)
+    case value
+    when true, 'true', 'True', :true, 1
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['aggregate'] = true
+    when false, 'false', 'False', :false, 0
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['aggregate'] = false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['aggregate'] = value
+    end
+  end
+
+  def handle
+    case conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['handle']
+    when true
+      :true
+    when false
+      :false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['handle']
+    end
+  end
+
+  def handle=(value)
+    case value
+    when true, 'true', 'True', :true, 1
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['handle'] = true
+    when false, 'false', 'False', :false, 0
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['handle'] = false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['handle'] = value
+    end
+  end
+
+  def publish
+    case conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['publish']
+    when true
+      :true
+    when false
+      :false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['publish']
+    end
+  end
+
+  def publish=(value)
+    case value
+    when true, 'true', 'True', :true, 1
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['publish'] = true
+    when false, 'false', 'False', :false, 0
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['publish'] = false
+    else
+      conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['publish'] = value
+    end
+  end
+
   def standalone
     case conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['standalone']
     when true
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
index 49143244df..db45d4643c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ def insync?(is)
     newvalues(:true, :false)
   end
 
+  newproperty(:timeout) do
+    desc "Check timeout in seconds, after it fails"
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:aggregate) do
+    desc "Whether check is aggregate"
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:handle) do
+    desc "Whether check event send to a handler"
+  end
+
+  newproperty(:publish) do
+    desc "Whether check is unpublished"
+  end
+
   autorequire(:package) do
     ['sensu']
   end
diff --git a/manifests/check.pp b/manifests/check.pp
index d66603c24c..4126001bcb 100644
--- a/manifests/check.pp
+++ b/manifests/check.pp
@@ -40,17 +40,39 @@
 #   Integer.  Flap detection - see Nagios Flap Detection: http://nagios.sourceforge.net/docs/3_0/flapping.html
 #   Default: undef
 #
+# [*timeout*]
+#   Integer.  Check timeout in seconds, after it fails
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*aggregate*]
+#   Boolean.  Aggregates, preventing event floods. Set 'aggregate:true and 'handle':false, this prevents the
+#   server from sending to a handler, and makes the aggregated results available under /aggregates in the REST API
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*handle*]
+#   Boolean.  When true, check will not be sent to handlers
+#   Default: undef
+#
+# [*publish*]
+#   Boolean.  Unpublished checks. Prevents the check from being triggered on clients. This allows for the definition
+#   of commands that are not actually 'checks' per say, but actually arbitrary commands for remediation
+#   Default: undef
+#
 define sensu::check(
   $command,
-  $ensure               = 'present',
-  $type                 = undef,
-  $handlers             = undef,
-  $standalone           = true,
-  $interval             = 60,
-  $subscribers          = [],
-  $low_flap_threshold   = undef,
-  $high_flap_threshold  = undef,
-  $custom               = undef,
+  $ensure              = 'present',
+  $type                = undef,
+  $handlers            = undef,
+  $standalone          = true,
+  $interval            = 60,
+  $subscribers         = [],
+  $low_flap_threshold  = undef,
+  $high_flap_threshold = undef,
+  $timeout             = undef,
+  $aggregate           = undef,
+  $handle              = undef,
+  $publish             = undef,
+  $custom              = undef,
 ) {
 
   validate_re($ensure, ['^present$', '^absent$'] )
@@ -64,6 +86,9 @@
   if $high_flap_threshold and !is_integer($high_flap_threshold) {
     fail("sensu::check{${name}}: high_flap_threshold must be an integer (got: ${high_flap_threshold})")
   }
+  if $timeout and !is_float($timeout) {
+    fail("sensu::check{${name}}: timeout must be an float (got: ${timeout})")
+  }
 
   $check_name = regsubst(regsubst($name, ' ', '_', 'G'), '[\(\)]', '', 'G')
 
@@ -85,6 +110,10 @@
     subscribers         => $subscribers,
     low_flap_threshold  => $low_flap_threshold,
     high_flap_threshold => $high_flap_threshold,
+    timeout             => $timeout,
+    aggregate           => $aggregate,
+    handle              => $handle,
+    publish             => $publish,
     custom              => $custom,
     require             => File['/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks'],
     notify              => [ Class['sensu::client::service'], Class['sensu::server::service'] ],
diff --git a/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb b/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
index 621a5e266e..9db8a6efd1 100644
--- a/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/sensu_check_spec.rb
@@ -18,15 +18,19 @@
 
     context 'setting params' do
       let(:params) { {
-        :command              => '/etc/sensu/command2.rb',
-        :handlers             => ['/handler1', '/handler2'],
-        :interval             => 10,
-        :subscribers          => ['all'],
-        :custom               => { 'a' => 'b', 'array' => [ 'c', 'd']},
-        :type                 => 'metric',
-        :standalone           => true,
-        :low_flap_threshold   => 10,
-        :high_flap_threshold  => 15
+        :command             => '/etc/sensu/command2.rb',
+        :handlers            => ['/handler1', '/handler2'],
+        :interval            => 10,
+        :subscribers         => ['all'],
+        :custom              => { 'a' => 'b', 'array' => [ 'c', 'd']},
+        :type                => 'metric',
+        :standalone          => true,
+        :low_flap_threshold  => 10,
+        :high_flap_threshold => 15,
+        :timeout             => 0.5,
+        :aggregate           => true,
+        :handle              => true,
+        :publish             => true
       } }
 
       it { should contain_sensu_check('mycheck').with(
@@ -38,7 +42,11 @@
         :type                => 'metric',
         :standalone          => true,
         :low_flap_threshold  => 10,
-        :high_flap_threshold => 15
+        :high_flap_threshold => 15,
+        :timeout             => 0.5,
+        :aggregate           => true,
+        :handle              => true,
+        :publish             => true
       ) }
     end