diff --git a/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/net/files/baas2_restoretest/baas2-check-restore-status b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/net/files/baas2_restoretest/baas2-check-restore-status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e9b5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global/overlay/etc/puppet/modules/net/files/baas2_restoretest/baas2-check-restore-status
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+status_file=/opt/baas2/validate-backup-status
+nrpe_ok=0
+nrpe_critical=2
+
+if ! [ -f $status_file ]; then
+  echo "CRITICAL: unable to find status file: $status_file"
+  exit $nrpe_critical
+fi
+
+if grep -q "^ok$" $status_file; then
+  echo "OK: all restore tests passed"
+  exit $nrpe_ok
+fi
+
+if grep -q "^critical$" $status_file; then
+  echo "CRITICAL: restore test failed, see scriptherder output for details"
+  exit $nrpe_critical
+fi