diff --git a/bundles/systemd/files/check_timesyncd_sync b/bundles/systemd/files/check_timesyncd_sync
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bde95a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/systemd/files/check_timesyncd_sync
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from subprocess import check_output
+from sys import exit
+
+CONVERSIONS = [
+    ('ns', 1/1000000),
+    ('us', 1/1000),
+    ('ms', 1),
+    ('s', 1000),
+]
+
+try:
+    in_sync = check_output(
+        "timedatectl status | grep -iF 'system clock synchronized' | cut -d: -f2",
+        shell=True,
+    ).strip().decode()
+
+    if in_sync.lower() != 'yes':
+        print(f'systemd-timesyncd reports sync status: {in_sync}')
+        exit(2)
+
+    out = check_output(
+        "timedatectl timesync-status | grep -iF offset | cut -d: -f2",
+        shell=True,
+    ).strip().decode()
+
+    if not out:
+        print('NTP service is active, but could not get offset. This is probably fine.')
+        exit(0)
+
+    if out.startswith('+'):
+        out = out[1:]
+
+    offset = None
+    for unit, factor in CONVERSIONS:
+        if out.endswith(unit):
+            offset = float(out[:(len(unit)*-1)])
+            offset = offset * factor
+            break
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(out)
+
+    print(f'Sync offset is {round(offset, 2)} ms')
+
+    if -50 < offset < 50:
+        exit(0)
+    elif -100 < offset < 100:
+        exit(1)
+    else:
+        exit(2)
+except Exception as e:
+    print(repr(e))
+    exit(3)
diff --git a/bundles/systemd/items.py b/bundles/systemd/items.py
index bc822e8..c8ecbd9 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/items.py
+++ b/bundles/systemd/items.py
@@ -72,3 +72,7 @@ svc_systemd['systemd-timesyncd'] = {
     },
 }
 
+# monitoring
+files['/usr/local/share/icinga/plugins/check_timesyncd_sync'] = {
+    'mode': '0755',
+}
diff --git a/bundles/systemd/metadata.py b/bundles/systemd/metadata.py
index 1a418d9..f8a8ba4 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/systemd/metadata.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ defaults = {
                 'SYSTEMD-TIMESYNCD STATUS': {
                     'command_on_monitored_host': '/usr/local/share/icinga/plugins/check_systemd_unit systemd-timesyncd',
                 },
+                'SYSTEMD-TIMESYNCD SYNC': {
+                    'command_on_monitored_host': '/usr/local/share/icinga/plugins/check_timesyncd_sync',
+                },
             },
         },
     },