diff --git a/api/agent_test.go b/api/agent_test.go
index ad236ba3a3..1066a0b425 100644
--- a/api/agent_test.go
+++ b/api/agent_test.go
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ func TestAPI_AgentConnectProxyConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		TargetServiceName: "foo",
 		ContentHash:       "93baee1d838888ae",
 		ExecMode:          "daemon",
-		Command:           []string{"consul connect proxy"},
+		Command:           []string{"consul", "connect", "proxy"},
 		Config: map[string]interface{}{
 			"bind_address": "127.0.0.1",
 			"bind_port":    float64(20000),
diff --git a/api/connect_intention.go b/api/connect_intention.go
index aa2f82d3da..c28c55de13 100644
--- a/api/connect_intention.go
+++ b/api/connect_intention.go
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@ const (
 	IntentionMatchDestination IntentionMatchType = "destination"
 )
 
+// IntentionCheck are the arguments for the intention check API. For
+// more documentation see the IntentionCheck function.
+type IntentionCheck struct {
+	// Source and Destination are the source and destination values to
+	// check. The destination is always a Consul service, but the source
+	// may be other values as defined by the SourceType.
+	Source, Destination string
+
+	// SourceType is the type of the value for the source.
+	SourceType IntentionSourceType
+}
+
 // Intentions returns the list of intentions.
 func (h *Connect) Intentions(q *QueryOptions) ([]*Intention, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	r := h.c.newRequest("GET", "/v1/connect/intentions")
@@ -156,6 +168,33 @@ func (h *Connect) IntentionMatch(args *IntentionMatch, q *QueryOptions) (map[str
 	return out, qm, nil
 }
 
+// IntentionCheck returns whether a given source/destination would be allowed
+// or not given the current set of intentions and the configuration of Consul.
+func (h *Connect) IntentionCheck(args *IntentionCheck, q *QueryOptions) (bool, *QueryMeta, error) {
+	r := h.c.newRequest("GET", "/v1/connect/intentions/check")
+	r.setQueryOptions(q)
+	r.params.Set("source", args.Source)
+	r.params.Set("destination", args.Destination)
+	if args.SourceType != "" {
+		r.params.Set("source-type", string(args.SourceType))
+	}
+	rtt, resp, err := requireOK(h.c.doRequest(r))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	qm := &QueryMeta{}
+	parseQueryMeta(resp, qm)
+	qm.RequestTime = rtt
+
+	var out struct{ Allowed bool }
+	if err := decodeBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
+		return false, nil, err
+	}
+	return out.Allowed, qm, nil
+}
+
 // IntentionCreate will create a new intention. The ID in the given
 // structure must be empty and a generate ID will be returned on
 // success.
diff --git a/api/connect_intention_test.go b/api/connect_intention_test.go
index 0edcf4c49e..e6e76071e0 100644
--- a/api/connect_intention_test.go
+++ b/api/connect_intention_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,55 @@ func TestAPI_ConnectIntentionMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(expected, actual)
 }
 
+func TestAPI_ConnectIntentionCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	require := require.New(t)
+	c, s := makeClient(t)
+	defer s.Stop()
+
+	connect := c.Connect()
+
+	// Create
+	{
+		insert := [][]string{
+			{"foo", "*", "foo", "bar"},
+		}
+
+		for _, v := range insert {
+			ixn := testIntention()
+			ixn.SourceNS = v[0]
+			ixn.SourceName = v[1]
+			ixn.DestinationNS = v[2]
+			ixn.DestinationName = v[3]
+			ixn.Action = IntentionActionDeny
+			id, _, err := connect.IntentionCreate(ixn, nil)
+			require.Nil(err)
+			require.NotEmpty(id)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Match it
+	{
+		result, _, err := connect.IntentionCheck(&IntentionCheck{
+			Source:      "foo/qux",
+			Destination: "foo/bar",
+		}, nil)
+		require.Nil(err)
+		require.False(result)
+	}
+
+	// Match it (non-matching)
+	{
+		result, _, err := connect.IntentionCheck(&IntentionCheck{
+			Source:      "bar/qux",
+			Destination: "foo/bar",
+		}, nil)
+		require.Nil(err)
+		require.True(result)
+	}
+}
+
 func testIntention() *Intention {
 	return &Intention{
 		SourceNS:        "eng",