diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/check.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/check.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a40f0b6f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/command/check.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package command
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	v3 "github.com/coreos/etcd/clientv3"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/report"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+	"gopkg.in/cheggaaa/pb.v1"
+)
+
+var (
+	checkPerfLoad   string
+	checkPerfPrefix string
+)
+
+type checkPerfCfg struct {
+	limit    int
+	clients  int
+	duration int
+}
+
+var checkPerfCfgMap = map[string]checkPerfCfg{
+	// TODO: support read limit
+	"s": {
+		limit:    150,
+		clients:  50,
+		duration: 60,
+	},
+	"m": {
+		limit:    1000,
+		clients:  200,
+		duration: 60,
+	},
+	"l": {
+		limit:    8000,
+		clients:  500,
+		duration: 60,
+	},
+	"xl": {
+		limit:    15000,
+		clients:  1000,
+		duration: 60,
+	},
+}
+
+// NewCheckCommand returns the cobra command for "check".
+func NewCheckCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cc := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "check <subcommand>",
+		Short: "commands for checking properties of the etcd cluster",
+	}
+
+	cc.AddCommand(NewCheckPerfCommand())
+
+	return cc
+}
+
+// NewCheckPerfCommand returns the cobra command for "check perf".
+func NewCheckPerfCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "perf [options]",
+		Short: "Check the performance of the etcd cluster",
+		Run:   newCheckPerfCommand,
+	}
+
+	// TODO: support customized configuration
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&checkPerfLoad, "load", "s", "The performance check's workload model. Accepted workloads: s(small), m(medium), l(large), xl(xLarge)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&checkPerfPrefix, "prefix", "/etcdctl-check-perf/", "The prefix for writing the performance check's keys.")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+// newCheckPerfCommand executes the "check perf" command.
+func newCheckPerfCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	var checkPerfAlias = map[string]string{
+		"s": "s", "small": "s",
+		"m": "m", "medium": "m",
+		"l": "l", "large": "l",
+		"xl": "xl", "xLarge": "xl",
+	}
+
+	model, ok := checkPerfAlias[checkPerfLoad]
+	if !ok {
+		ExitWithError(ExitBadFeature, fmt.Errorf("unknown load option %v", checkPerfLoad))
+	}
+	cfg := checkPerfCfgMap[model]
+
+	requests := make(chan v3.Op, cfg.clients)
+	limit := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(cfg.limit), 1)
+
+	var clients []*v3.Client
+	for i := 0; i < cfg.clients; i++ {
+		clients = append(clients, mustClientFromCmd(cmd))
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(cfg.duration)*time.Second)
+	resp, err := clients[0].Get(ctx, checkPerfPrefix, v3.WithPrefix(), v3.WithLimit(1))
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil {
+		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
+	}
+	if len(resp.Kvs) > 0 {
+		ExitWithError(ExitInvalidInput, fmt.Errorf("prefix %q has keys. Delete with etcdctl del --prefix %s first.", checkPerfPrefix, checkPerfPrefix))
+	}
+
+	ksize, vsize := 256, 1024
+	k, v := make([]byte, ksize), string(make([]byte, vsize))
+
+	bar := pb.New(cfg.duration)
+	bar.Format("Bom !")
+	bar.Start()
+
+	r := report.NewReport("%4.4f")
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	wg.Add(len(clients))
+	for i := range clients {
+		go func(c *v3.Client) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for op := range requests {
+				st := time.Now()
+				_, derr := c.Do(context.Background(), op)
+				r.Results() <- report.Result{Err: derr, Start: st, End: time.Now()}
+			}
+		}(clients[i])
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		cctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Duration(cfg.duration)*time.Second)
+
+		for limit.Wait(cctx) == nil {
+			binary.PutVarint(k, int64(rand.Int63n(math.MaxInt64)))
+			requests <- v3.OpPut(checkPerfPrefix+string(k), v)
+		}
+		close(requests)
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		for i := 0; i < cfg.duration; i++ {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			bar.Add(1)
+		}
+		bar.Finish()
+	}()
+
+	sc := r.Stats()
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(r.Results())
+
+	s := <-sc
+
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	_, err = clients[0].Delete(ctx, checkPerfPrefix, v3.WithPrefix())
+	cancel()
+	if err != nil {
+		ExitWithError(ExitError, err)
+	}
+
+	ok = true
+	if len(s.ErrorDist) != 0 {
+		fmt.Println("FAIL: too many errors")
+		for k, v := range s.ErrorDist {
+			fmt.Printf("FAIL: ERROR(%v) -> %d\n", k, v)
+		}
+		ok = false
+	}
+
+	if s.RPS/float64(cfg.limit) <= 0.9 {
+		fmt.Printf("FAIL: Throughput too low: %d writes/s\n", int(s.RPS)+1)
+		ok = false
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("PASS: Throughput is %d writes/s\n", int(s.RPS)+1)
+	}
+	if s.Slowest > 0.5 { // slowest request > 500ms
+		fmt.Printf("Slowest request took too long: %fs\n", s.Slowest)
+		ok = false
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("PASS: Slowest request took %fs\n", s.Slowest)
+	}
+	if s.Stddev > 0.1 { // stddev > 100ms
+		fmt.Printf("Stddev too high: %fs\n", s.Stddev)
+		ok = false
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("PASS: Stddev is %fs\n", s.Stddev)
+	}
+
+	if ok {
+		fmt.Println("PASS")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("FAIL")
+		os.Exit(ExitError)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/etcdctl/ctlv3/ctl.go b/etcdctl/ctlv3/ctl.go
index 4875b527839..68ca6e0f250 100644
--- a/etcdctl/ctlv3/ctl.go
+++ b/etcdctl/ctlv3/ctl.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func init() {
 		command.NewAuthCommand(),
 		command.NewUserCommand(),
 		command.NewRoleCommand(),
+		command.NewCheckCommand(),
 	)
 }