diff --git a/registry/consul/options.go b/registry/consul/options.go
index aefce92a..3feb9cef 100644
--- a/registry/consul/options.go
+++ b/registry/consul/options.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package consul
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 
 	consul "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
@@ -15,3 +16,22 @@ func Config(c *consul.Config) registry.Option {
 		o.Context = context.WithValue(o.Context, "consul_config", c)
 	}
 }
+
+//
+// TCPCheck will tell the service provider to check the service address
+// and port every `t` interval. It will enabled only if `t` is greater than 0.
+// See `TCP + Interval` for more information [1].
+//
+// [1] https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/checks.html
+//
+func TCPCheck(t time.Duration) registry.Option {
+	return func(o *registry.Options) {
+		if t <= time.Duration(0) {
+			return
+		}
+		if o.Context == nil {
+			o.Context = context.Background()
+		}
+		o.Context = context.WithValue(o.Context, "consul_tcp_check", t)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/registry/consul_registry.go b/registry/consul_registry.go
index a3387dba..a58da58e 100644
--- a/registry/consul_registry.go
+++ b/registry/consul_registry.go
@@ -115,16 +115,39 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) Deregister(s *Service) error {
 	return c.Client.Agent().ServiceDeregister(node.Id)
 }
 
+func getDeregisterTTL(t time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	// splay slightly for the watcher?
+	splay := time.Second * 5
+	deregTTL := t + splay
+
+	// consul has a minimum timeout on deregistration of 1 minute.
+	if t < time.Minute {
+		deregTTL = time.Minute + splay
+	}
+
+	return deregTTL
+}
+
 func (c *consulRegistry) Register(s *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error {
 	if len(s.Nodes) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Require at least one node")
 	}
 
+	var regTCPCheck bool
+	var regInterval time.Duration
+
 	var options RegisterOptions
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&options)
 	}
 
+	if c.opts.Context != nil {
+		if tcpCheckInterval, ok := c.opts.Context.Value("consul_tcp_check").(time.Duration); ok {
+			regTCPCheck = true
+			regInterval = tcpCheckInterval
+		}
+	}
+
 	// create hash of service; uint64
 	h, err := hash.Hash(s, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -155,16 +178,19 @@ func (c *consulRegistry) Register(s *Service, opts ...RegisterOption) error {
 
 	var check *consul.AgentServiceCheck
 
-	// if the TTL is greater than 0 create an associated check
-	if options.TTL > time.Duration(0) {
-		// splay slightly for the watcher?
-		splay := time.Second * 5
-		deregTTL := options.TTL + splay
-		// consul has a minimum timeout on deregistration of 1 minute.
-		if options.TTL < time.Minute {
-			deregTTL = time.Minute + splay
+	if regTCPCheck {
+		deregTTL := getDeregisterTTL(regInterval)
+
+		check = &consul.AgentServiceCheck{
+			TCP:                            fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", node.Address, node.Port),
+			Interval:                       fmt.Sprintf("%v", regInterval),
+			DeregisterCriticalServiceAfter: fmt.Sprintf("%v", deregTTL),
 		}
 
+		// if the TTL is greater than 0 create an associated check
+	} else if options.TTL > time.Duration(0) {
+		deregTTL := getDeregisterTTL(options.TTL)
+
 		check = &consul.AgentServiceCheck{
 			TTL: fmt.Sprintf("%v", options.TTL),
 			DeregisterCriticalServiceAfter: fmt.Sprintf("%v", deregTTL),