diff --git a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
index b3be114fd98a..789921d27bba 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/periodic.conf
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ daily_status_gstripe_enable="NO"			# Check gstripe(8)
 # 409.status-gconcat
 daily_status_gconcat_enable="NO"			# Check gconcat(8)
 
+# 410.status-mfi
+daily_status_mfi_enable="NO"				# Check mfiutil(8)
+
 # 420.status-network
 daily_status_network_enable="YES"			# Check network status
 daily_status_network_usedns="YES"			# DNS lookups are ok
diff --git a/etc/periodic/daily/410.status-mfi b/etc/periodic/daily/410.status-mfi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e13fbb5a74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/periodic/daily/410.status-mfi
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# If there is a global system configuration file, suck it in.
+#
+if [ -r /etc/defaults/periodic.conf ]
+then
+    . /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+    source_periodic_confs
+fi
+
+case "$daily_status_mfi_enable" in
+    [Yy][Ee][Ss])
+       echo
+       echo 'Checking status of mfi(4) devices:'
+
+       if mfiutil show volumes; then
+               if mfiutil show volumes | grep -q DEGRADED; then
+                       rc=3
+               else
+                       rc=0
+               fi
+       else
+               rc=2
+       fi
+       ;;
+
+    *)  rc=0;;
+esac
+
+exit $rc
diff --git a/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile b/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
index d2052f22c734..b1b3dc585f0e 100644
--- a/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
+++ b/etc/periodic/daily/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ FILES=	100.clean-disks \
 	400.status-disks \
 	401.status-graid \
 	406.status-gmirror \
+	410.status-mfi \
 	407.status-graid3 \
 	408.status-gstripe \
 	409.status-gconcat \
diff --git a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
index cd56745e572f..abcf4a358d24 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/periodic.conf.5
@@ -399,6 +399,15 @@ if you want to run
 on your
 .Xr gconcat 8
 devices.
+.It Va daily_status_mfi_enable
+.Pq Vt bool
+Set to
+.Dq Li YES
+if you want to run
+.Nm mfiutil Cm status
+on your
+.Xr mfi 4
+devices.
 .It Va daily_status_network_enable
 .Pq Vt bool
 Set to