+diff --git a/src/statusengine.c b/src/statusengine.c
+index cc0b06e..2a18dec 100644
+--- a/src/statusengine.c
++++ b/src/statusengine.c
+@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ int enable_ocsp = 0;
+
+ int use_restart_data=1;
+ int use_service_perfdata=0;
++int use_host_perfdata=0;
+
+ int statusengine_process_config_var(char *arg);
+ int statusengine_process_module_args(char *args);
+@@ -612,6 +613,9 @@ int statusengine_process_config_var(char *arg) {
+ } else if (!strcmp(var, "use_service_perfdata")) {
+ use_service_perfdata = atoi(val);
+ logswitch(NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE, "start with enabled use_service_perfdata");
++ } else if (!strcmp(var, "use_host_perfdata")) {
++ use_host_perfdata = atoi(val);
++ logswitch(NSLOG_INFO_MESSAGE, "start with enabled use_host_perfdata");
+ } else {
+ return ERROR;
+ }
+@@ -1067,6 +1071,24 @@ int statusengine_handle_data(int event_type, void *data){
+ json_object_put(my_object);
+ free(raw_command);
+
++ if(use_host_perfdata){
++ my_object = json_object_new_object();
++ json_object_object_add(my_object, "type", json_object_new_int(hostcheck->type));
++ json_object_object_add(my_object, "flags", json_object_new_int(hostcheck->flags));
++ json_object_object_add(my_object, "attr", json_object_new_int(hostcheck->attr));
++ json_object_object_add(my_object, "timestamp", json_object_new_int(hostcheck->timestamp.tv_sec));
++
++ json_object *hostcheck_object = json_object_new_object();
++ HOSTCHECKFIELD_STRING(host_name);
++ HOSTCHECKFIELD_STRING(perf_data);
++ json_object_object_add(hostcheck_object, "start_time", json_object_new_int64(nag_hostcheck->start_time.tv_sec));
++
++ json_object_object_add(my_object, "hostcheck", hostcheck_object);
++ const char* json_string = json_object_to_json_string(my_object);
++ statusengine_send_job("statusngin_host_perfdata", (void *)json_string);
++
++ json_object_put(my_object);
++ }
+ }
+ break;
+