diff --git a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
index f974a04..9432f12 100644
--- a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
+++ b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/commands-new.conf
@@ -83,3 +83,13 @@ object CheckCommand "rtmp-check" {
 	vars.monitoreduri = ""
 	vars.timeout = 10
 }
+
+########################################################################################
+# Router services
+########################################################################################
+object CheckCommand "bgp_sessions_check" {
+	import "plugin-check-command"
+	command = PluginDir + "/check_bird_bgp --asn $ASN$ --ebgp --sessions_down_ok $sessions_down$"
+	vars.ASN = ""
+	vars.sessions_down = ""
+}
diff --git a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/hosts/router-vin.conf b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/hosts/router-vin.conf
index c1454ef..2302247 100644
--- a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/hosts/router-vin.conf
+++ b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/hosts/router-vin.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ object Host "vin-external.openfest.org" {
 
 	vars.open_ports = "80 179 2004 53 22 7002 8443 443"
 
+	vars.ASN = "65500"
+	vars.sessions_down = ""
+
 	vars.notification["slack"] = {
 		groups = [ "icingaadmins" ]
 	}
diff --git a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/services-new.conf b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/services-new.conf
index 602841b..4589133 100644
--- a/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/services-new.conf
+++ b/monitoring/icinga2/conf.d/services-new.conf
@@ -86,3 +86,16 @@ apply Service for (stream => config in host.vars.rtmp_check) {
 ###	assign where host.name == "vin-external.openfest.org"
 	assign where host.vars.rtmp_check
 }
+
+apply Service "bird_bgp_sessions" {
+	import "generic-service"
+	max_check_attempts = 3
+	check_interval = 5m
+	retry_interval = 1m
+	check_command = "bgp_sessions_check"
+	vars.ASN = host.vars.ASN
+	vars.sessions_down = host.vars.sessions_down
+	assign where host.vars.ASN
+
+        vars.notif_prio = "high"
+}