diff --git a/doc/Extensions/Services.md b/doc/Extensions/Services.md
index ddae31f274..7ad7c9d290 100644
--- a/doc/Extensions/Services.md
+++ b/doc/Extensions/Services.md
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ no graphs will be generated. **
 - pop
 - simap
 - ntp
+- ircd
diff --git a/includes/services/ircd/check.inc b/includes/services/ircd/check.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cecfcb6d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/includes/services/ircd/check.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+$check = shell_exec($config['nagios_plugins'] . "/check_ircd -H ".$service['hostname']." ".$service['service_param']);
+
+list($check, $time) = split("\|", $check);
+
+if(strstr($check, "IRCD ok")) {
+  $status = '1';
+} else {
+  $status = '0';
+}
+
+?>