diff --git a/include/cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h b/include/cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h
index 0da6a885a..413db97dc 100644
--- a/include/cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h
+++ b/include/cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ public:
         mnp_high.modifyOneHf298(k, hnew);
     }
 
+    double checkContinuity(const std::string& name="<unknown>");
+
 protected:
     //! Midrange temperature
     doublereal m_midT;
diff --git a/src/thermo/GeneralSpeciesThermo.cpp b/src/thermo/GeneralSpeciesThermo.cpp
index d8e3d232c..e8571ce03 100644
--- a/src/thermo/GeneralSpeciesThermo.cpp
+++ b/src/thermo/GeneralSpeciesThermo.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ void GeneralSpeciesThermo::install(const std::string& name,
         break;
     case NASA2:
         sp = new NasaPoly2(index, minTemp_, maxTemp_, refPressure_, c);
+        dynamic_cast<NasaPoly2*>(sp)->checkContinuity(name);
         break;
     case STAT:
         sp = new StatMech(index, minTemp_, maxTemp_, refPressure_, c, name);
diff --git a/src/thermo/NasaPoly2.cpp b/src/thermo/NasaPoly2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f2bd9e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/thermo/NasaPoly2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include "cantera/thermo/NasaPoly2.h"
+#include "cantera/base/global.h"
+#include "cantera/base/stringUtils.h"
+
+namespace Cantera {
+
+double NasaPoly2::checkContinuity(const std::string& name)
+{
+    size_t offset = mnp_low.speciesIndex();
+    double cp_low, h_low, s_low;
+    double cp_high, h_high, s_high;
+    mnp_low.updatePropertiesTemp(m_midT, &cp_low - offset,
+                                 &h_low - offset, &s_low - offset);
+    mnp_high.updatePropertiesTemp(m_midT, &cp_high - offset,
+                                  &h_high - offset, &s_high - offset);
+
+    double delta = cp_low - cp_high;
+    double maxError = std::abs(delta);
+    if (fabs(delta/(fabs(cp_low)+1.0E-4)) > 0.001) {
+        writelog("\n\n**** WARNING ****\nFor species "+name+
+                 ", discontinuity in cp/R detected at Tmid = "
+                 +fp2str(m_midT)+"\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using low-temperature polynomial:  "
+                 +fp2str(cp_low)+".\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using high-temperature polynomial: "
+                 +fp2str(cp_high)+".\n");
+    }
+
+    // enthalpy
+    delta = h_low - h_high;
+    maxError = std::max(std::abs(delta), maxError);
+    if (fabs(delta/(fabs(h_low)+cp_low*m_midT)) > 0.001) {
+        writelog("\n\n**** WARNING ****\nFor species "+name+
+                 ", discontinuity in h/RT detected at Tmid = "
+                 +fp2str(m_midT)+"\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using low-temperature polynomial:  "
+                 +fp2str(h_low)+".\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using high-temperature polynomial: "
+                 +fp2str(h_high)+".\n");
+    }
+
+    // entropy
+    delta = s_low - s_high;
+    maxError = std::max(std::abs(delta), maxError);
+    if (fabs(delta/(fabs(s_low)+cp_low)) > 0.001) {
+        writelog("\n\n**** WARNING ****\nFor species "+name+
+                 ", discontinuity in s/R detected at Tmid = "
+                 +fp2str(m_midT)+"\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using low-temperature polynomial:  "
+                 +fp2str(s_low)+".\n");
+        writelog("\tValue computed using high-temperature polynomial: "
+                 +fp2str(s_high)+".\n");
+    }
+    return maxError;
+}
+
+}