diff --git a/lib/stoplight.rb b/lib/stoplight.rb
index 818f4609..ace8493f 100644
--- a/lib/stoplight.rb
+++ b/lib/stoplight.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ module Stoplight # rubocop:disable Style/Documentation
 require 'stoplight/notifier/logger'
 require 'stoplight/notifier/raven'
 require 'stoplight/notifier/slack'
+require 'stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check'
 
 require 'stoplight/default'
 
diff --git a/lib/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check.rb b/lib/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7bef896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+
+module Stoplight
+  module Notifier
+    # @see Base
+    class DataDogServiceCheck < Base
+      DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
+        timestamp: Time.now,
+        tags: {}
+      }.freeze
+
+      # @return [Proc]
+      attr_reader :formatter
+      # @return [::Dogapi::Client]
+      attr_reader :dogapi
+      # @return[Hash{Symbol => Object}]
+      attr_reader :options
+      # @return [String]
+      attr_reader :prefix
+      # @return [String]
+      attr_reader :host
+
+      # @param dogapi [::Dogapi::Client]
+      # @param prefix [String]
+      # @param host [String]
+      # @param formatter [Proc, nil]
+      # @param options [Hash{Symbol => Object}]
+      # @option options [Time] :timestamp
+      # @option options [Hash] :tags
+      def initialize(dogapi, host, prefix, formatter = nil, options = {})
+        @dogapi = dogapi
+        @host = host
+        @prefix = prefix
+        @formatter = formatter || Default::FORMATTER
+        @options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
+      end
+
+      def notify(light, from_color, to_color, error)
+        message = formatter.call(light, from_color, to_color, error)
+        opts = options.merge(
+          message: message,
+          timestamp: options[:timestamp].to_i
+        )
+        dogapi.service_check(check(light), host, get_status(light.color), opts)
+        message
+      end
+
+      def check(light)
+        prefix.gsub(/\.$/, '') + '.' + light.name
+      end
+
+      def get_status(color)
+        case color
+        when Color::GREEN then 0
+        when Color::RED then 2
+        else 1
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check_spec.rb b/spec/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3e0979f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/stoplight/notifier/data_dog_service_check_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+# require 'dogapi'
+module Dogapi
+  class Client
+    def initialize(*)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.describe Stoplight::Notifier::DataDogServiceCheck do
+  prefix = 'stoplight'
+  host = 'myhostname'
+  it 'is a class' do
+    expect(described_class).to be_a(Class)
+  end
+
+  it 'is a subclass of Base' do
+    expect(described_class).to be < Stoplight::Notifier::Base
+  end
+
+  describe '#formatter' do
+    it 'is initially the default' do
+      expect(described_class.new(nil, host, prefix).formatter).to eql(
+        Stoplight::Default::FORMATTER
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'reads the formatter' do
+      formatter = proc {}
+      expect(described_class
+        .new(nil, host, prefix, formatter).formatter)
+        .to eql(formatter)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#options' do
+    it 'is intiially the default' do
+      expect(described_class.new(nil, host, prefix).options).to eql(
+        Stoplight::Notifier::DataDogServiceCheck::DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'reads the options' do
+      options = { key: :value }
+      expect(described_class
+        .new(nil, host, prefix, nil, options).options)
+        .to eql(
+          Stoplight::Notifier::DataDogServiceCheck::DEFAULT_OPTIONS
+          .merge(options)
+        )
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#dogapi' do
+    it 'reads the Dogapi client' do
+      dogapi = Dogapi::Client.new('API token')
+      expect(described_class.new(dogapi, host, prefix).dogapi)
+        .to eql(dogapi)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#host' do
+    it 'reads the host' do
+      expect(described_class.new(nil, host, prefix).host).to eql(host)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#prefix' do
+    it 'reads the prefix' do
+      expect(described_class.new(nil, host, prefix).prefix).to eql(prefix)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#check' do
+    let(:light) { Stoplight::Light.new(name, &code) }
+    let(:name) { ('a'..'z').to_a.shuffle.join }
+    let(:code) { -> {} }
+    let(:notifier) { described_class.new(nil, host, prefix) }
+
+    it 'returns the prefix combined with the stoplight name' do
+      expect(notifier.check(light)).to eql(prefix + '.' + name)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#get_status' do
+    let(:light) { Stoplight::Light.new(name, &code) }
+    let(:name) { ('a'..'z').to_a.shuffle.join }
+    let(:code) { -> {} }
+    let(:notifier) { described_class.new(nil, host, prefix) }
+
+    it 'returns 0 for a working stoplight' do
+      expect(notifier.get_status(light.color)).to eql(0)
+    end
+
+    context 'when the stoplight is yellow' do
+      it 'returns 1' do
+        expect(notifier.get_status('yellow')).to eql(1)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the stoplight is red' do
+      let(:light) { Stoplight::Light.new(name, &code).with_threshold(0) }
+      let(:code) { -> { 0 / 0 } }
+      it 'returns 2' do
+        expect(notifier.get_status(light.color)).to eql(2)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#notify' do
+    let(:light) { Stoplight::Light.new(name, &code) }
+    let(:name) { ('a'..'z').to_a.shuffle.join }
+    let(:code) { -> {} }
+    let(:from_color) { Stoplight::Color::GREEN }
+    let(:to_color) { Stoplight::Color::RED }
+    let(:notifier) { described_class.new(dogapi, host, prefix) }
+    let(:dogapi) { double(Dogapi::Client) }
+    let(:api_key) { ('a'..'z').to_a.shuffle.join }
+
+    before do
+      allow(dogapi).to receive(:service_check)
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the message' do
+      error = nil
+      expect(notifier.notify(light, from_color, to_color, error))
+        .to eql(notifier.formatter.call(light, from_color, to_color, error))
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the message with an error' do
+      error = ZeroDivisionError.new('divide by 0')
+      expect(notifier.notify(light, from_color, to_color, error))
+        .to eql(notifier.formatter.call(light, from_color, to_color, error))
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/stoplight.gemspec b/stoplight.gemspec
index b9bf14be..59324c40 100644
--- a/stoplight.gemspec
+++ b/stoplight.gemspec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
     'fakeredis' => '0.5',
     'hipchat' => '1.5',
     'honeybadger' => '2.5',
+    'dogapi' => '1.25.0',
     'sentry-raven' => '1.2',
     'rake' => '11.1',
     'redis' => '3.2',