diff --git a/borgmatic/actions/check.py b/borgmatic/actions/check.py
index 580c70ef..f3572395 100644
--- a/borgmatic/actions/check.py
+++ b/borgmatic/actions/check.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 import borgmatic.borg.check
+import borgmatic.config.validate
 import borgmatic.hooks.command
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ def run_check(
     '''
     Run the "check" action for the given repository.
     '''
+    if check_arguments.repository and not borgmatic.config.validate.repositories_match(
+        repository, check_arguments.repository
+    ):
+        return
+
     borgmatic.hooks.command.execute_hook(
         hooks.get('before_check'),
         hooks.get('umask'),
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index a8e8aac2..fbf71685 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -419,6 +419,10 @@ def make_parsers():
         add_help=False,
     )
     check_group = check_parser.add_argument_group('check arguments')
+    check_group.add_argument(
+        '--repository',
+        help='Path of specific existing repository to check (must be already specified in a borgmatic configuration file)',
+    )
     check_group.add_argument(
         '--progress',
         dest='progress',
diff --git a/tests/unit/actions/test_check.py b/tests/unit/actions/test_check.py
index 0007ee3f..db031403 100644
--- a/tests/unit/actions/test_check.py
+++ b/tests/unit/actions/test_check.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from flexmock import flexmock
 from borgmatic.actions import check as module
 
 
-def test_run_check_calls_hooks():
+def test_run_check_calls_hooks_for_configured_repository():
     flexmock(module.logger).answer = lambda message: None
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.checks).should_receive(
         'repository_enabled_for_checks'
@@ -11,7 +11,63 @@ def test_run_check_calls_hooks():
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.borg.check).should_receive('check_archives')
     flexmock(module.borgmatic.hooks.command).should_receive('execute_hook').times(2)
     check_arguments = flexmock(
-        progress=flexmock(), repair=flexmock(), only=flexmock(), force=flexmock()
+        repository=None, progress=flexmock(), repair=flexmock(), only=flexmock(), force=flexmock()
+    )
+    global_arguments = flexmock(monitoring_verbosity=1, dry_run=False)
+
+    module.run_check(
+        config_filename='test.yaml',
+        repository='repo',
+        location={'repositories': ['repo']},
+        storage={},
+        consistency={},
+        hooks={},
+        hook_context={},
+        local_borg_version=None,
+        check_arguments=check_arguments,
+        global_arguments=global_arguments,
+        local_path=None,
+        remote_path=None,
+    )
+
+
+def test_run_check_runs_with_select_repository():
+    flexmock(module.logger).answer = lambda message: None
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.validate).should_receive('repositories_match').and_return(True)
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.borg.check).should_receive('check_archives')
+    check_arguments = flexmock(
+        repository='repo', progress=flexmock(), repair=flexmock(), only=flexmock(), force=flexmock()
+    )
+    global_arguments = flexmock(monitoring_verbosity=1, dry_run=False)
+
+    module.run_check(
+        config_filename='test.yaml',
+        repository='repo',
+        location={'repositories': ['repo']},
+        storage={},
+        consistency={},
+        hooks={},
+        hook_context={},
+        local_borg_version=None,
+        check_arguments=check_arguments,
+        global_arguments=global_arguments,
+        local_path=None,
+        remote_path=None,
+    )
+
+
+def test_run_check_bails_if_repository_does_not_match():
+    flexmock(module.logger).answer = lambda message: None
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.validate).should_receive('repositories_match').and_return(
+        False
+    )
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.borg.check).should_receive('check_archives').never()
+    check_arguments = flexmock(
+        repository='repo2',
+        progress=flexmock(),
+        repair=flexmock(),
+        only=flexmock(),
+        force=flexmock(),
     )
     global_arguments = flexmock(monitoring_verbosity=1, dry_run=False)