diff --git a/lib/icinga/plugin/New-IcingaCheck.psm1 b/lib/icinga/plugin/New-IcingaCheck.psm1
index d65d78d..160f047 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/plugin/New-IcingaCheck.psm1
+++ b/lib/icinga/plugin/New-IcingaCheck.psm1
@@ -9,29 +9,31 @@ function New-IcingaCheck()
         $Unit               = $null,
         [string]$Minimum    = '',
         [string]$Maximum    = '',
+        $ObjectExists       = -1,
         [switch]$NoPerfData
     );
 
     $Check = New-Object -TypeName PSObject;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'name'      -value $Name;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'verbose'   -value 0;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'messages'  -value @();
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'oks'       -value @();
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'warnings'  -value @();
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'criticals' -value @();
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'unknowns'  -value @();
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'value'     -value $Value;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'exitcode'  -value -1;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'unit'      -value $Unit;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'spacing'   -value 0;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'compiled'  -value $FALSE;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'perfdata'  -value (-Not $NoPerfData);
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'warning'   -value '';
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'critical'  -value '';
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'minimum'   -value $Minimum;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'maximum'   -value $Maximum;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'checks'    -value $null;
-    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'completed' -value $FALSE;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'name'         -value $Name;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'verbose'      -value 0;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'messages'     -value @();
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'oks'          -value @();
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'warnings'     -value @();
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'criticals'    -value @();
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'unknowns'     -value @();
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'value'        -value $Value;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'exitcode'     -value -1;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'unit'         -value $Unit;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'spacing'      -value 0;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'compiled'     -value $FALSE;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'perfdata'     -value (-Not $NoPerfData);
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'warning'      -value '';
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'critical'     -value '';
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'minimum'      -value $Minimum;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'maximum'      -value $Maximum;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'objectexists' -value $ObjectExists;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'checks'       -value $null;
+    $Check | Add-Member -membertype NoteProperty -name 'completed'    -value $FALSE;
 
     $Check | Add-Member -membertype ScriptMethod -name 'AddSpacing' -value {
         $this.spacing += 1;
@@ -404,6 +406,14 @@ function New-IcingaCheck()
     $Check | Add-Member -membertype ScriptMethod -name 'AddInternalCheckMessage' -value {
         param($state, $value, $type);
 
+        if ($this.objectexists -ne -1 -And $null -eq $this.objectexists) {
+            $this.SetExitCode($IcingaEnums.IcingaExitCode.Unknown);
+            $this.AddMessage([string]::Format(
+                '{0} does not exist', $this.name
+            ), $IcingaEnums.IcingaExitCode.Unknown);
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this.SetExitCode($state);
         $this.AddMessage([string]::Format(
             '{0} {1}{4} is {2} {3}{4}', $this.name, $this.value, $type, $value, $this.unit