diff --git a/itl/command-plugins.conf b/itl/command-plugins.conf
index 30109081d..e6d16d79a 100644
--- a/itl/command-plugins.conf
+++ b/itl/command-plugins.conf
@@ -351,3 +351,32 @@ object CheckCommand "by_ssh" {
 	vars.by_ssh_address = "$address$"
 	vars.by_ssh_quiet = false
 }
+
+object CheckCommand "nrpe" {
+        import "plugin-check-command"
+
+        command = PluginDir + "/check_nrpe"
+
+        arguments = {
+                "-H" = "$nrpe_address$"
+                "-p" = "$nrpe_port$"
+                "-c" = "$nrpe_command$"
+                "-n" = {
+                        set_if = "$nrpe_no_ssl$"
+			description = "Do not use SSL."
+                }
+                "-u" = {
+                        set_if = "$nrpe_timeout_unknown$"
+			description = "Make socket timeouts return an UNKNOWN state instead of CRITICAL"
+                }
+                "-t" = "$nrpe_timeout$"
+                "-a" = {
+			value = "$nrpe_arguments$"
+			description = "Optional arguments that should be passed to the nrpe command."
+			order = -1
+		}
+        }
+
+        vars.nrpe_address = "$address$"
+}
+