diff --git a/features/db.feature b/features/db.feature
index 338cdc9358..dc520222ea 100644
--- a/features/db.feature
+++ b/features/db.feature
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ Feature: Perform database operations
     When I try the previous command again
     Then the return code should be 1
 
+    When I run `wp db check`
+    Then STDOUT should be:
+      """
+      wp_cli_test.wp_commentmeta                         OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_comments                            OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_links                               OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_options                             OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_postmeta                            OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_posts                               OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_term_relationships                  OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_term_taxonomy                       OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_termmeta                            OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_terms                               OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_usermeta                            OK
+      wp_cli_test.wp_users                               OK
+      Success: Database checked.
+      """
+
     When I run `wp db optimize`
     Then STDOUT should not be empty
 
diff --git a/php/commands/db.php b/php/commands/db.php
index 6dff55ea8c..4de397231f 100644
--- a/php/commands/db.php
+++ b/php/commands/db.php
@@ -94,6 +94,29 @@ public function reset( $_, $assoc_args ) {
 		WP_CLI::success( "Database reset." );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check the database in MySQL.
+	 *
+	 * Runs `mysqlcheck` utility with `--check` using `DB_HOST`,
+	 * `DB_NAME`, `DB_USER` and `DB_PASSWORD` database credentials
+	 * specified in wp-config.php.
+	 *
+	 * [See docs](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/check-table.html)
+	 * for more details on the `CHECK TABLE` statement.
+	 *
+	 * ## EXAMPLES
+	 *
+	 *     $ wp db check
+	 *     Success: Database checked.
+	 */
+	public function check() {
+		self::run( Utils\esc_cmd( 'mysqlcheck --no-defaults %s', DB_NAME ), array(
+			'check' => true,
+		) );
+
+		WP_CLI::success( "Database checked." );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Optimize the database in MySQL.
 	 *