diff --git a/api.js b/api.js
index 2576bd4c..ccf3e973 100644
--- a/api.js
+++ b/api.js
@@ -227,6 +227,31 @@ dbmigrate.prototype = {
     ).asCallback(callback);
   },
 
+  check: function (specification, opts, callback) {
+    var executeCheck = load('check');
+
+    if (arguments.length > 0) {
+      if (typeof specification === 'number') {
+        this.internals.argv.count = arguments[0];
+      } else if (typeof specification === 'function') {
+        callback = specification;
+      }
+
+      if (typeof opts === 'string') {
+        this.internals.migrationMode = opts;
+        this.internals.matching = opts;
+      } else if (typeof opts === 'function') {
+        callback = opts;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return Promise.fromCallback(
+      function (callback) {
+        executeCheck(this.internals, this.config, callback);
+      }.bind(this)
+    ).asCallback(callback);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Executes up a given number of migrations or a specific one.
    *
diff --git a/lib/commands/check.js b/lib/commands/check.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..63891ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/commands/check.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+var path = require('path');
+var log = require('db-migrate-shared').log;
+var assert = require('./helper/assert.js');
+var migrationHook = require('./helper/migration-hook.js');
+
+module.exports = function (internals, config, callback) {
+  migrationHook(internals)
+    .then(function () {
+      var Migrator = require('../migrator.js');
+      var index = require('../../connect');
+
+      if (!internals.argv.count) {
+        internals.argv.count = Number.MAX_VALUE;
+      }
+      index.connect({
+        config: config.getCurrent().settings,
+        internals: internals
+      }, Migrator, function (err, migrator) {
+        if (!assert(err, callback)) return;
+
+        if (internals.locTitle) {
+          migrator.migrationsDir = path.resolve(internals.argv['migrations-dir'],
+            internals.locTitle);
+        } else { migrator.migrationsDir = path.resolve(internals.argv['migrations-dir']); }
+
+        internals.migrationsDir = migrator.migrationsDir;
+
+        migrator.driver.createMigrationsTable(function (err) {
+          if (!assert(err, callback)) return;
+          log.verbose('migration table created');
+
+          migrator.check(internals.argv, internals.onComplete.bind(this,
+            migrator, internals, callback));
+        });
+      });
+    });
+};
diff --git a/lib/commands/run.js b/lib/commands/run.js
index 6d182cc4..40bffeb5 100644
--- a/lib/commands/run.js
+++ b/lib/commands/run.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function run (internals, config) {
       break;
     case 'up':
     case 'down':
+    case 'check':
     case 'reset':
       if (action === 'reset') internals.argv.count = Number.MAX_VALUE;
 
@@ -62,9 +63,12 @@ function run (internals, config) {
       if (action === 'up') {
         var executeUp = load('up');
         executeUp(internals, config);
-      } else {
+      } else if (action === 'down') {
         var executeDown = load('down');
         executeDown(internals, config);
+      } else {
+        var executeCheck = load('check');
+        executeCheck(internals, config);
       }
       break;
 
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ function run (internals, config) {
         );
       } else {
         log.error(
-          'Invalid Action: Must be [up|down|create|reset|sync|' +
+          'Invalid Action: Must be [up|down|check|create|reset|sync|' +
             'db|transition].'
         );
         optimist.showHelp();
diff --git a/lib/commands/set-default-argv.js b/lib/commands/set-default-argv.js
index 616750a5..bd89db37 100644
--- a/lib/commands/set-default-argv.js
+++ b/lib/commands/set-default-argv.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function (internals, isModule) {
     internals.argv = optimist
       .default(defaultConfig)
       .usage(
-        'Usage: db-migrate [up|down|reset|sync|create|db|transition] ' +
+        'Usage: db-migrate [up|down|check|reset|sync|create|db|transition] ' +
           '[[dbname/]migrationName|all] [options]'
       )
       .describe(
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ module.exports = function (internals, isModule) {
       .string('c')
       .describe('dry-run', "Prints the SQL but doesn't run it.")
       .boolean('dry-run')
+      .describe('check', 'Prints the migrations to be run without running them.')
+      .boolean('check')
       .describe(
         'force-exit',
         'Forcibly exit the migration process on completion.'
@@ -145,8 +147,12 @@ module.exports = function (internals, isModule) {
   internals.notransactions = internals.argv['non-transactional'];
   internals.dryRun = internals.argv['dry-run'];
   global.dryRun = internals.dryRun;
+  internals.check = internals.argv['check'];
 
   if (internals.dryRun) {
     log.info('dry run');
   }
+  if (internals.check) {
+    log.info('check');
+  }
 };
diff --git a/lib/migrator.js b/lib/migrator.js
index 846440cb..02a62909 100644
--- a/lib/migrator.js
+++ b/lib/migrator.js
@@ -119,6 +119,40 @@ Migrator.prototype = {
     }
   },
 
+  check: function (funcOrOpts, callback) {
+    var self = this;
+    Migration.loadFromFilesystem(self.migrationsDir, self.internals, function (
+      err,
+      allMigrations
+    ) {
+      if (err) {
+        callback(err);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      Migration.loadFromDatabase(
+        self.migrationsDir,
+        self._driver,
+        self.internals,
+        function (err, completedMigrations) {
+          if (err) {
+            callback(err);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          // Requires pr to export filterCompleted from db-migrate-shared
+          var toRun = dbmUtil.filterCompleted(
+            allMigrations,
+            completedMigrations
+          );
+
+          log.info('Migrations to run:', toRun.map(migration => migration.name));
+          callback(null, toRun);
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  },
+
   sync: function (funcOrOpts, callback) {
     var self = this;
 
@@ -180,6 +214,13 @@ Migrator.prototype = {
             return;
           }
 
+          if (self.internals.check) {
+            var toRunNames = toRun.map(migration => migration.name);
+            log.info('Migrations to run:', toRunNames);
+            callback(null, toRunNames);
+            return;
+          }
+
           return Promise.resolve(toRun)
             .each(function (migration) {
               log.verbose('preparing to run up migration:', migration.name);
@@ -234,6 +275,13 @@ Migrator.prototype = {
           return;
         }
 
+        if (self.internals.check) {
+          var toRunNames = toRun.map(migration => migration.name);
+          log.info('Migrations to run:', toRunNames);
+          callback(null, toRunNames);
+          return;
+        }
+
         return Promise.resolve(toRun)
           .each(function (migration) {
             log.verbose('preparing to run down migration:', migration.name);
diff --git a/test/integration/api_test.js b/test/integration/api_test.js
index e997e04d..14524e53 100644
--- a/test/integration/api_test.js
+++ b/test/integration/api_test.js
@@ -168,6 +168,23 @@ lab.experiment('api', function () {
     }
   );
 
+  lab.test(
+    'should handle all check parameter variations properly',
+
+    function () {
+      return Promise.resolve([
+        [], // promise
+        [sinon.spy()],
+        [1, sinon.spy()], // targeted migration
+        [1], // promise targeted migration
+        [1, 'testscope', sinon.spy()], // scoped target
+        [1, 'testscope'] // promise scope target
+      ])
+        .each(defaultExecParams('check'))
+        .each(spyCallback);
+    }
+  );
+
   lab.test(
     'should handle all reset parameter variations properly',
 
diff --git a/test/migrator_test.js b/test/migrator_test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ac29fc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/migrator_test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+var Code = require('code');
+var Lab = require('lab');
+var proxyquire = require('proxyquire').noPreserveCache();
+var lab = (exports.lab = Lab.script());
+
+lab.experiment('migrators', function () {
+  lab.experiment('check', function () {
+    lab.test('should return the migrations to be run', function (done) {
+      var completedMigration = {
+        name: '20180330020329-thisMigrationIsCompleted'
+      };
+      var uncompletedMigration = {
+        name: '20180330020330-thisMigrationIsNotCompleted'
+      };
+      var Migrator = proxyquire('../lib/migrator.js', {
+        './migration': {
+          loadFromFilesystem: (migrationsDir, internals, cb) => {
+            return cb(null, [completedMigration, uncompletedMigration]);
+          },
+          loadFromDatabase: (migrationsDir, driver, internals, cb) => {
+            return cb(null, [completedMigration]);
+          }
+        }
+      });
+      Migrator.prototype.check(null, function (err, res) {
+        Code.expect(res.length).to.equal(1);
+        Code.expect(res[0].name).to.equal(uncompletedMigration.name);
+        done(err, res);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});