diff --git a/.changelog/18943.txt b/.changelog/18943.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adb027dee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/18943.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+api: added `CheckRegisterOpts` to Agent API
+```
diff --git a/api/agent.go b/api/agent.go
index 8c2bf6b455..24e2c50d64 100644
--- a/api/agent.go
+++ b/api/agent.go
@@ -998,7 +998,14 @@ func (a *Agent) UpdateTTLOpts(checkID, output, status string, q *QueryOptions) e
 // CheckRegister is used to register a new check with
 // the local agent
 func (a *Agent) CheckRegister(check *AgentCheckRegistration) error {
+	return a.CheckRegisterOpts(check, nil)
+}
+
+// CheckRegisterOpts is used to register a new check with
+// the local agent using query options
+func (a *Agent) CheckRegisterOpts(check *AgentCheckRegistration, q *QueryOptions) error {
 	r := a.c.newRequest("PUT", "/v1/agent/check/register")
+	r.setQueryOptions(q)
 	r.obj = check
 	_, resp, err := a.c.doRequest(r)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/agent_test.go b/api/agent_test.go
index 2c359fe86e..511d51607d 100644
--- a/api/agent_test.go
+++ b/api/agent_test.go
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ func TestAPI_AgentChecks(t *testing.T) {
 		Name: "foo",
 	}
 	reg.TTL = "15s"
-	if err := agent.CheckRegister(reg); err != nil {
+	if err := agent.CheckRegisterOpts(reg, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -1097,6 +1097,19 @@ func TestAPI_AgentChecks(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAgent_AgentChecksRegisterOpts_WithContextTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := NewClient(DefaultConfig())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Nanosecond)
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	opts := &QueryOptions{}
+	opts = opts.WithContext(ctx)
+	err = c.Agent().CheckRegisterOpts(&AgentCheckRegistration{}, opts)
+	require.True(t, errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded), "expected timeout")
+}
+
 func TestAPI_AgentChecksWithFilterOpts(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	c, s := makeClient(t)