diff --git a/command/agent/consul/syncer.go b/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
index ed556a31f..efd7463ee 100644
--- a/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
+++ b/command/agent/consul/syncer.go
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ type Syncer struct {
 	client    *consul.Client
 	runChecks bool
 
+	// servicesGroups is a named group of services that will be flattened
+	// and reconciled with Consul when SyncServices() is called.  The key
+	// to the servicesGroups map is unique per handler and is used to
+	// allow the Agent's services to be maintained independently of the
+	// Client or Server's services.
+	servicesGroups     map[string][]*consul.AgentServiceRegistration
+	servicesGroupsLock sync.RWMutex
+
 	// The "Consul Registry" is a collection of Consul Services and
 	// Checks all guarded by the registryLock.
 	registryLock sync.RWMutex
@@ -152,6 +160,7 @@ func NewSyncer(config *config.ConsulConfig, shutdownCh chan struct{}, logger *lo
 		logger:            logger,
 		shutdownCh:        shutdownCh,
 		trackedServices:   make(map[string]*consul.AgentService),
+		servicesGroups:    make(map[string][]*consul.AgentServiceRegistration),
 		trackedChecks:     make(map[string]*consul.AgentCheckRegistration),
 		checkRunners:      make(map[string]*CheckRunner),
 		periodicCallbacks: make(map[string]types.PeriodicCallback),
@@ -191,39 +200,36 @@ func (c *Syncer) SyncNow() {
 	}
 }
 
-// SyncServices sync the services with the Consul Agent
-func (c *Syncer) SyncServices() error {
-	services := c.flattenedServices()
-
+// SetServices assigns the slice of Nomad Services to the provided services
+// group name.
+func (c *Syncer) SetServices(groupName string, services []*structs.ConsulService) error {
 	var mErr multierror.Error
-	taskServices := make(map[string]*consul.AgentServiceRegistration)
-	taskChecks := make(map[string]*consul.AgentCheckRegistration)
-
-	// Register Services and Checks that we don't know about or has changed
+	registeredServices := make([]*consul.AgentServiceRegistration, 0, len(services))
 	for _, service := range services {
-		srv, err := c.createService(service)
-		if err != nil {
+		if service.ServiceID == "" {
+			service.ServiceID = c.GenerateServiceID(groupName, service)
+		}
+		var serviceReg *consul.AgentServiceRegistration
+		var err error
+		if serviceReg, err = c.createService(service); err != nil {
 			mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		trackedService, ok := c.trackedServices[srv.ID]
-		if (ok && !reflect.DeepEqual(trackedService, srv)) || !ok {
-			if err := c.client.Agent().ServiceRegister(srv); err != nil {
-				mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
-			}
-		}
-		c.trackedServices[srv.ID] = srv
-		taskServices[srv.ID] = srv
+		registeredServices = append(registeredServices, serviceReg)
 
+		// Register the check(s) for this service
 		for _, chk := range service.Checks {
-			// Create a consul check registration
-			chkReg, err := c.createDelegatedCheckReg(chk, srv)
+			// Create a Consul check registration
+			chkReg, err := c.createDelegatedCheckReg(chk, serviceReg)
 			if err != nil {
 				mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
 				continue
 			}
 			// creating a nomad check if we have to handle this particular check type
 			if _, ok := c.delegateChecks[chk.Type]; ok {
+				if _, ok := c.checkRunners[chkReg.ID]; ok {
+					continue
+				}
 				nc, err := c.createDelegatedCheck(chk, chkReg.ID)
 				if err != nil {
 					mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
@@ -232,37 +238,42 @@ func (c *Syncer) SyncServices() error {
 				cr := NewCheckRunner(nc, c.runCheck, c.logger)
 				c.checkRunners[nc.ID()] = cr
 			}
-
-			if _, ok := c.trackedChecks[chkReg.ID]; !ok {
-				if err := c.registerCheck(chkReg); err != nil {
-					mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
-				}
-			}
-			c.trackedChecks[chkReg.ID] = chkReg
-			taskChecks[chkReg.ID] = chkReg
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Remove services that are not present anymore
-	for _, service := range c.trackedServices {
-		if _, ok := taskServices[service.ID]; !ok {
-			if err := c.deregisterService(service.ID); err != nil {
-				mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
-			}
-			delete(c.trackedServices, service.ID)
-		}
+	if len(mErr.Errors) > 0 {
+		return mErr.ErrorOrNil()
 	}
 
-	// Remove the checks that are not present anymore
-	for checkID, _ := range c.trackedChecks {
-		if _, ok := taskChecks[checkID]; !ok {
-			if err := c.deregisterCheck(checkID); err != nil {
-				mErr.Errors = append(mErr.Errors, err)
-			}
-			delete(c.trackedChecks, checkID)
+	c.servicesGroupsLock.Lock()
+	c.servicesGroups[groupName] = registeredServices
+	c.servicesGroupsLock.Unlock()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SyncNow expires the current timer forcing the list of periodic callbacks
+// to be synced immediately.
+func (c *Syncer) SyncNow() {
+	select {
+	case c.notifySyncCh <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+// flattenedServices returns a flattened list of services
+func (c *Syncer) flattenedServices() []*consul.AgentServiceRegistration {
+	const initialNumServices = 8
+	services := make([]*consul.AgentServiceRegistration, 0, initialNumServices)
+	c.servicesGroupsLock.RLock()
+	for _, servicesGroup := range c.servicesGroups {
+		for _, service := range servicesGroup {
+			services = append(services, service)
 		}
 	}
-	return mErr.ErrorOrNil()
+	c.servicesGroupsLock.RUnlock()
+
+	return services
 }
 
 func (c *Syncer) signalShutdown() {