diff --git a/runchecks.yml b/runchecks.yml
index 281bc9c..da6f32c 100644
--- a/runchecks.yml
+++ b/runchecks.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@
                 g_echo_error "SMART of $disk unhealthy: smartctl -H $OPT $disk $(cat ${g_tmp}/smartctl)"
               fi
             fi
+            # temperature check
+            temperature=$(smartctl -x $OPT $disk | egrep "^Current Temperature" | perl -pe 's/ +/ /g' | cut -d" " -f3)
+            [ -z "$temperature" ] && continue
+            [ $temperature -gt 65 ] && g_echo_error "SMART temperature of disk $disk high ($temperature Celsius)"
           done
         validate: /bin/bash -n %s
         backup: yes