diff --git a/lib/ash/policy/check.ex b/lib/ash/policy/check.ex
index cf2d4dc2..9e3df1fa 100644
--- a/lib/ash/policy/check.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/policy/check.ex
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.Check do
   for an easy way to write that check.
   """
 
+  @type actor :: any
   @type options :: Keyword.t()
   @type authorizer :: Ash.Policy.Authorizer.t()
   @type check_type :: :simple | :filter | :manual
@@ -29,24 +30,24 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.Check do
   It should return `{:ok, true}` if it can tell that the request is authorized, and `{:ok, false}` if
   it can tell that it is not. If unsure, it should return `{:ok, :unknown}`
   """
-  @callback strict_check(struct(), authorizer(), options) :: {:ok, boolean | :unknown}
+  @callback strict_check(actor(), authorizer(), options) :: {:ok, boolean | :unknown}
   @doc """
   An optional callback, that allows the check to work with policies set to `access_type :filter`
 
   Return a keyword list filter that will be applied to the query being made, and will scope the results to match the rule
   """
-  @callback auto_filter(struct(), authorizer(), options()) :: Keyword.t() | Ash.Expr.t()
+  @callback auto_filter(actor(), authorizer(), options()) :: Keyword.t() | Ash.Expr.t()
   @doc """
   An optional callback, hat allows the check to work with policies set to `access_type :runtime`
 
   Takes a list of records, and returns the subset of authorized records.
   """
-  @callback check(struct(), list(Ash.Resource.record()), map, options) ::
+  @callback check(actor(), list(Ash.Resource.record()), map, options) ::
               list(Ash.Resource.record())
   @doc "Describe the check in human readable format, given the options"
   @callback describe(options()) :: String.t()
 
-  @callback requires_original_data?(struct(), options()) :: boolean()
+  @callback requires_original_data?(actor(), options()) :: boolean()
 
   @doc """
   The type of the check
diff --git a/lib/ash/policy/check/built_in_checks.ex b/lib/ash/policy/check/built_in_checks.ex
index 715ccea5..2c5b3392 100644
--- a/lib/ash/policy/check/built_in_checks.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/policy/check/built_in_checks.ex
@@ -268,4 +268,15 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.Check.Builtins do
   def changing_relationships(relationships) do
     {Ash.Policy.Check.ChangingRelationships, relationships: relationships}
   end
+
+  @doc "This check is true when the specified function returns true"
+  defmacro matches(description, func) do
+    {value, function} = Spark.CodeHelpers.lift_functions(func, :matches_policy_check, __CALLER__)
+
+    quote generated: true do
+      unquote(function)
+
+      {Ash.Policy.Check.Matches, description: unquote(description), func: unquote(value)}
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/ash/policy/check/matches.ex b/lib/ash/policy/check/matches.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8188834a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ash/policy/check/matches.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+defmodule Ash.Policy.Check.Matches do
+  @moduledoc "This check is true when the specified function returns true"
+  use Ash.Policy.SimpleCheck
+
+  @impl true
+  def describe(options) do
+    options[:description]
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def match?(actor, request, options) do
+    options[:func].(actor, request)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/ash/policy/filter_check_with_context.ex b/lib/ash/policy/filter_check_with_context.ex
index c0267b97..09d0b5d3 100644
--- a/lib/ash/policy/filter_check_with_context.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/policy/filter_check_with_context.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.FilterCheckWithContext do
           required(:resource) => Ash.Resource.t(),
           required(:api) => Ash.Api.t(),
           optional(:query) => Ash.Query.t(),
-          optional(:changeset) => Ash.Query.t(),
+          optional(:changeset) => Ash.Changeset.t(),
           optional(any) => any
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/ash/policy/simple_check.ex b/lib/ash/policy/simple_check.ex
index 488b1938..86fd4099 100644
--- a/lib/ash/policy/simple_check.ex
+++ b/lib/ash/policy/simple_check.ex
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.SimpleCheck do
 
   Define `c:match?/3`, which gets the actor, request context, and opts, and returns true or false
   """
+  @type actor :: Ash.Policy.Check.actor()
   @type context :: %{
           required(:action) => Ash.Resource.Actions.action(),
           required(:resource) => Ash.Resource.t(),
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ defmodule Ash.Policy.SimpleCheck do
   @type options :: Keyword.t()
 
   @doc "Whether or not the request matches the check"
-  @callback match?(actor :: struct(), context(), options) :: boolean
+  @callback match?(actor(), context(), options()) :: boolean
 
   defmacro __using__(_) do
     quote do
diff --git a/test/policy/simple_test.exs b/test/policy/simple_test.exs
index 3c3f3538..1f43aaac 100644
--- a/test/policy/simple_test.exs
+++ b/test/policy/simple_test.exs
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Policy.SimpleTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "functions can be used as checks through `matches`", %{user: user} do
+    Tweet
+    |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_bar, %{bar: 2}, actor: user)
+    |> Api.create!()
+
+    Tweet
+    |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_bar, %{bar: 9}, actor: user)
+    |> Api.create!()
+
+    assert_raise Ash.Error.Forbidden, fn ->
+      Tweet
+      |> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:create_bar, %{bar: 1}, actor: user)
+      |> Api.create!()
+    end
+  end
+
   test "filter checks work on create/update/destroy actions", %{user: user} do
     user2 = Api.create!(Ash.Changeset.new(User))
 
diff --git a/test/support/policy_simple/resources/tweet.ex b/test/support/policy_simple/resources/tweet.ex
index 4162ebb8..98dc2ad7 100644
--- a/test/support/policy_simple/resources/tweet.ex
+++ b/test/support/policy_simple/resources/tweet.ex
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Support.PolicySimple.Tweet do
     create :create_foo do
       argument :foo, :string
     end
+
+    create :create_bar do
+      argument :bar, :integer, allow_nil?: false
+    end
   end
 
   attributes do
@@ -36,6 +40,14 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Support.PolicySimple.Tweet do
     policy action(:create_foo) do
       authorize_if expr(is_foo(foo: arg(:foo)))
     end
+
+    policy action(:create_bar) do
+      authorize_if matches("bar is big", &check_bar_is_big/2)
+
+      authorize_if matches("bar is even", fn _actor, context ->
+                     rem(context.changeset.arguments.bar, 2) == 0
+                   end)
+    end
   end
 
   calculations do
@@ -49,4 +61,8 @@ defmodule Ash.Test.Support.PolicySimple.Tweet do
       attribute_writable? true
     end
   end
+
+  defp check_bar_is_big(_actor, context) do
+    context.changeset.arguments.bar > 5
+  end
 end