diff --git a/elb/elb.go b/elb/elb.go
index 61a515d9..75761447 100644
--- a/elb/elb.go
+++ b/elb/elb.go
@@ -302,6 +302,48 @@ func (elb *ELB) DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancer(options *DeregisterInstances
 	return
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Health Checks
+
+type HealthCheck struct {
+	HealthyThreshold  	int64
+	UnhealthyThreshold 	int64
+	Interval						int64
+	Target 							string
+	Timeout 						int64
+}
+
+type ConfigureHealthCheck struct {
+	LoadBalancerName 	string
+	Check 						HealthCheck
+}
+
+type ConfigureHealthCheckResp struct {
+	Check 			HealthCheck 		`xml:"ConfigureHealthCheckResult>HealthCheck"`
+	RequestId   string          `xml:"ResponseMetadata>RequestId"`
+}
+
+func (elb *ELB) ConfigureHealthCheck(options *ConfigureHealthCheck) (resp *ConfigureHealthCheckResp, err error) {
+	params := makeParams("ConfigureHealthCheck")
+
+	params["LoadBalancerName"] = options.LoadBalancerName
+	params["HealthCheck.HealthyThreshold"] = strconv.Itoa(int(options.Check.HealthyThreshold))
+	params["HealthCheck.UnhealthyThreshold"] = strconv.Itoa(int(options.Check.UnhealthyThreshold))
+	params["HealthCheck.Interval"] = strconv.Itoa(int(options.Check.Interval))
+	params["HealthCheck.Target"] = options.Check.Target
+	params["HealthCheck.Timeout"] = strconv.Itoa(int(options.Check.Timeout))
+
+	resp = &ConfigureHealthCheckResp{}
+
+	err = elb.query(params, resp)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		resp = nil
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Instance Health
 
diff --git a/elb/elb_test.go b/elb/elb_test.go
index 3043e720..eeae4bf0 100644
--- a/elb/elb_test.go
+++ b/elb/elb_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,35 @@ func (s *S) TestDeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancer(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(resp.RequestId, Equals, "83c88b9d-12b7-11e3-8b82-87b12EXAMPLE")
 }
 
+func (s *S) TestConfigureHealthCheck(c *C) {
+	testServer.Response(200, nil, ConfigureHealthCheckExample)
+
+	options := elb.ConfigureHealthCheck{
+		LoadBalancerName: "foobar",
+		Check: elb.HealthCheck{
+			HealthyThreshold: 2,
+			UnhealthyThreshold: 2,
+			Interval: 30,
+			Target: "HTTP:80/ping",
+			Timeout: 3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	resp, err := s.elb.ConfigureHealthCheck(&options)
+	req := testServer.WaitRequest()
+
+	c.Assert(req.Form["Action"], DeepEquals, []string{"ConfigureHealthCheck"})
+	c.Assert(req.Form["LoadBalancerName"], DeepEquals, []string{"foobar"})
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
+	c.Assert(resp.Check.HealthyThreshold, Equals, 2)
+	c.Assert(resp.Check.UnhealthyThreshold, Equals, 2)
+	c.Assert(resp.Check.Interval, Equals, 30)
+	c.Assert(resp.Check.Target, Equals, "HTTP:80/ping")
+	c.Assert(resp.Check.Timeout, Equals, 3)
+	c.Assert(resp.RequestId, Equals, "83c88b9d-12b7-11e3-8b82-87b12EXAMPLE")
+}
+
 func (s *S) TestDescribeInstanceHealth(c *C) {
 	testServer.Response(200, nil, DescribeInstanceHealthExample)
 
diff --git a/elb/responses_test.go b/elb/responses_test.go
index 6b8578dc..c9f8f15f 100644
--- a/elb/responses_test.go
+++ b/elb/responses_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,23 @@ var DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancerExample = `
 </DeregisterInstancesFromLoadBalancerResponse>
 `
 
+// http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ElasticLoadBalancing/latest/APIReference/API_ConfigureHealthCheck.html
+var ConfigureHealthCheckExample = `
+<ConfigureHealthCheckResponse xmlns="http://elasticloadbalancing.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-06-01/">
+<ConfigureHealthCheckResult>
+    <HealthCheck>
+      <Interval>30</Interval>
+      <Target>HTTP:80/ping</Target>
+      <HealthyThreshold>2</HealthyThreshold>
+      <Timeout>3</Timeout>
+      <UnhealthyThreshold>2</UnhealthyThreshold>
+    </HealthCheck>
+</ConfigureHealthCheckResult>
+<ResponseMetadata>
+    <RequestId>83c88b9d-12b7-11e3-8b82-87b12EXAMPLE</RequestId>
+</ResponseMetadata>
+</ConfigureHealthCheckResponse>`
+
 // http://goo.gl/cGNxfj
 var DescribeInstanceHealthExample = `
 <DescribeInstanceHealthResponse xmlns="http://elasticloadbalancing.amazonaws.com/doc/2012-06-01/">