diff --git a/monitors/restart.py b/monitors/restart.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c72bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monitors/restart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+import os
+
+class Restart:
+    interval = 60;
+    loopCount = 100
+    def __init__(self, exporter):
+        self.exporter = exporter
+
+    def run(self):
+        if os.path.isfile('/var/run/reboot-required.pkgs'):
+            self.exporter.gauge("restart-required", 1)
+        else:
+            self.exporter.gauge("restart-required", 0)
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 484547a..1514c11 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from monitors.network import Network
 from monitors.apt import APT
 from monitors.ufw import UFW
 from monitors.managed import Managed
+from monitors.restart import Restart
 
 #exporter = Cli()
 exporter = StatsdExporter()
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ checks.append(Network(exporter))
 checks.append(APT(exporter))
 checks.append(UFW(exporter))
 checks.append(Managed(exporter))
-
+checks.append(Restart(exporter))
 
 while True:
     for check in checks: