diff --git a/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraint.scala b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraint.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e0433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraint.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package de.frosner.ddq.constraints
+
+import org.apache.spark.sql.DataFrame
+
+import CustomConstraint.{FailureMsg, SuccessMsg}
+
+import scala.util.Try
+
+case class CustomConstraint(name: String,
+                            constraintFunction: DataFrame => Either[FailureMsg, SuccessMsg]
+                           ) extends Constraint {
+
+  val fun = (df: DataFrame) => {
+    val tryFun = Try(constraintFunction(df))
+    val messagePrefix = s"Custom constraint '$name'"
+    val message = tryFun.map {
+      case Left(failureMsg) => s"$messagePrefix failed: $failureMsg"
+      case Right(successMsg) => s"$messagePrefix succeeded: $successMsg"
+    }.recover {
+      case throwable => s"$messagePrefix errored: $throwable"
+    }.get
+    val status = ConstraintUtil.tryToStatus[Either[FailureMsg, SuccessMsg]](tryFun, _.isRight)
+    CustomConstraintResult(this, message, status)
+  }
+
+}
+
+case class CustomConstraintResult(constraint: CustomConstraint,
+                                  message: String,
+                                  status: ConstraintStatus) extends ConstraintResult[CustomConstraint]
+
+object CustomConstraint {
+
+  type SuccessMsg = String
+  type FailureMsg = String
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/core/Check.scala b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/core/Check.scala
index 8f6b0a0..5bb5444 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/core/Check.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/de/frosner/ddq/core/Check.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package de.frosner.ddq.core
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.UUID
 
+import de.frosner.ddq.constraints.CustomConstraint.{FailureMsg, SuccessMsg}
 import de.frosner.ddq.constraints._
 import de.frosner.ddq.reporters.{ConsoleReporter, Reporter}
 import de.frosner.ddq.{constraints, core}
@@ -185,6 +186,18 @@ case class Check(dataFrame: DataFrame,
     Check.isEqualTo(other)
   )
 
+  /**
+    * Check a custom constraint. It's up to you! If you think this constraint makes sense, feel free to
+    * create a feature request or provide a pull request.
+    *
+    * @param name what the constraint is called
+    * @param fun function that computes the constraint and returns either a failure or success
+    * @return [[core.Check]] object
+    */
+  def custom(name: String, fun: DataFrame => Either[FailureMsg, SuccessMsg]): Check = addConstraint(
+    Check.custom(name, fun)
+  )
+
   /**
    * Run check with all the previously specified constraints and report to every reporter passed as an argument
    *
@@ -397,4 +410,15 @@ object Check {
   def isEqualTo(other: DataFrame): Constraint =
     ExactEqualityConstraint(other)
 
+  /**
+    * Check a custom constraint. It's up to you! If you think this constraint makes sense, feel free to
+    * create a feature request or provide a pull request.
+    *
+    * @param name what the constraint is called
+    * @param fun function that computes the constraint and returns either a failure or success
+    * @return [[constraints.Constraint]] object
+    */
+  def custom(name: String, fun: DataFrame => Either[FailureMsg, SuccessMsg]): Constraint =
+    CustomConstraint(name, fun)
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraintTest.scala b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraintTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..784c4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/de/frosner/ddq/constraints/CustomConstraintTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package de.frosner.ddq.constraints
+
+import de.frosner.ddq.core.Check
+import de.frosner.ddq.testutils.{SparkContexts, TestData}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.AnalysisException
+import org.scalatest.{FlatSpec, Matchers}
+
+class CustomConstraintTest extends FlatSpec with Matchers with SparkContexts {
+
+  "A CustomConstraint" should "succeed if the function returns a success message" in {
+    val constraintName = "name"
+    val successMsg = "success"
+    val check = Check(TestData.makeNullableStringDf(spark, List("a"))).custom(constraintName, {
+      df => Right(successMsg)
+    })
+    val constraint = check.constraints.head
+    val result = CustomConstraintResult(
+      constraint = constraint.asInstanceOf[CustomConstraint],
+      message = s"Custom constraint '$constraintName' succeeded: $successMsg",
+      status = ConstraintSuccess
+    )
+    check.run().constraintResults shouldBe Map(constraint -> result)
+  }
+
+  it should "fail if the function returns a failure message" in {
+    val constraintName = "name"
+    val failureMsg = "failure"
+    val check = Check(TestData.makeNullableStringDf(spark, List("a"))).custom(constraintName, {
+      df => Left(failureMsg)
+    })
+    val constraint = check.constraints.head
+    val result = CustomConstraintResult(
+      constraint = constraint.asInstanceOf[CustomConstraint],
+      message = s"Custom constraint '$constraintName' failed: $failureMsg",
+      status = ConstraintFailure
+    )
+    check.run().constraintResults shouldBe Map(constraint -> result)
+  }
+
+  it should "error if the function throws an exception" in {
+    val constraintName = "name"
+    val exception = new Exception()
+    val check = Check(TestData.makeNullableStringDf(spark, List("a"))).custom(constraintName, {
+      df => throw exception
+    })
+    val constraint = check.constraints.head
+    val result = check.run().constraintResults(constraint)
+    result match {
+      case CustomConstraintResult(
+      customConstraint: CustomConstraint,
+      "Custom constraint 'name' errored: java.lang.Exception",
+      constraintError: ConstraintError
+      ) => {
+        constraintError.throwable shouldBe exception
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+}