diff --git a/source/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1 b/source/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
index 25edbe80..94ab77c3 100644
--- a/source/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
+++ b/source/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
@@ -394,6 +394,18 @@ Describe "SQL and Windows names match" -Tag ServerNameMatch, Medium, Instance -F
     }
 }
 
+Describe "SQL Engine Service" -Tags SqlEngineServiceAccount, ServiceAccount, High, Instance -ForEach $InstancesToTest {
+    $skip = ($__dbcconfig | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'skip.instance.sqlengineserviceaccount' }).Value
+    Context "Testing SQL Engine Service on <_.Name>" -Skip:$skip {
+        It "SQL Engine service account should be <_.State> on <_.InstanceName>" -ForEach $PsItem.SqlEngineServiceAccount {
+            $PsItem.State | Should -Be $PsItem.ExpectedState -Because "We expected the SQL Engine service account to be $($PsItem.ExpectedState)"
+        }
+        It "SQL Engine service account should have a start mode of <_.ExpectedStartType> on instance <_.InstanceName>" -ForEach $PsItem.SqlEngineServiceAccount {
+            $PsItem.StartType | Should -Be $PsItem.ExpectedStartType -Because $Psitem.because
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 Describe "SQL Mail XPs Disabled" -Tag SQLMailXPsDisabled, Security, CIS, Low, Instance -ForEach $InstancesToTest {
     $skip = ($__dbcconfig | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'skip.instance.SQLMailXPsDisabled' }).Value
     Context "Checking SQL Mail XPs on <_.Name>" {
diff --git a/source/internal/configurations/configuration.ps1 b/source/internal/configurations/configuration.ps1
index 09453b0f..ea3fb18b 100644
--- a/source/internal/configurations/configuration.ps1
+++ b/source/internal/configurations/configuration.ps1
@@ -289,6 +289,13 @@ Set-PSFConfig -Module dbachecks -Name skip.instance.maxmemory -Validation bool -
 Set-PSFConfig -Module dbachecks -Name skip.instance.orphanedfile -Validation bool -Value $false -Initialize -Description "Skip the check for orphaned file"
 Set-PSFConfig -Module dbachecks -Name skip.instance.servernamematch -Validation bool -Value $false -Initialize -Description "Skip the check for server name match"
 Set-PSFConfig -Module dbachecks -Name skip.instance.supportedbuild -Validation bool -Value $false -Initialize -Description "Skip the checks for supported build"
+# becuase we can't run this on core
+if ($IsCoreCLR) {
+    $value = $true
+} {
+    $value = $false
+}
+Set-PSFConfig -Module dbachecks -Name skip.instance.sqlengineserviceaccount -Validation bool -Value $value -Initialize -Description "Skip the checks for sql engine service account"
 
 
 
diff --git a/source/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1 b/source/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
index b30d6532..f3f147b9 100644
--- a/source/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
+++ b/source/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
@@ -492,7 +492,26 @@ function NewGet-AllInstanceInfo {
         }
 
         'SqlEngineServiceAccount' {
+            $EngineAccounts = Get-DbaService -ComputerName $psitem -Type Engine -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            $starttype = ($__dbcconfig | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'policy.instance.sqlenginestart' }).Value
+            $state = ($__dbcconfig | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'policy.instance.sqlenginestate' }).Value
+            if ($Instance.IsClustered) {
+                $starttype = 'Manual'
+                $because = 'This is a clustered instance and Clustered Instances required that the SQL engine service is set to manual'
+            } else {
+                $because = "The SQL Service Start Type was expected to be $starttype"
+            }
 
+            $SqlEngineServiceAccount = foreach ($EngineAccount in $EngineAccounts) {
+                [PSCustomObject]@{
+                    InstanceName      = $Instance.Name
+                    State             = $EngineAccount.State
+                    ExpectedState     = $state
+                    StartType         = $EngineAccount.StartType
+                    ExpectedStartType = $starttype
+                    because           = $because
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Default { }
@@ -600,6 +619,7 @@ function NewGet-AllInstanceInfo {
         LoginMustChangeCount         = $LoginMustChangeCount
         LoginPasswordExpirationCount = $LoginPasswordExpirationCount
         AgentServiceAdminExist       = $AgentServiceAdminExist
+        SqlEngineServiceAccount      = $SqlEngineServiceAccount
         # TempDbConfig          = [PSCustomObject]@{
         #     TF118EnabledCurrent     = $tempDBTest[0].CurrentSetting
         #     TF118EnabledRecommended = $tempDBTest[0].Recommended