diff --git a/salt/engines/script.py b/salt/engines/script.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+Send events based on a script's stdout
+
+Example Config
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    engines:
+      - script:
+          cmd: /some/script.py -a 1 -b 2
+          output: json
+          interval: 5
+
+Script engine configs:
+
+    cmd: Script or command to execute
+    output: Any available saltstack deserializer
+    interval: How often in seconds to execute the command
+
+'''
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+import logging
+import shlex
+import time
+import subprocess
+
+# import salt libs
+import salt.utils.event
+import salt.utils.process
+import salt.loader
+from salt.exceptions import CommandExecutionError
+
+from salt.ext import six
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def _read_stdout(proc):
+    '''
+    Generator that returns stdout
+    '''
+    for line in iter(proc.stdout.readline, ""):
+        yield line
+
+
+def _get_serializer(output):
+    '''
+    Helper to return known serializer based on
+    pass output argument
+    '''
+    serializers = salt.loader.serializers(__opts__)
+    try:
+        return getattr(serializers, output)
+    except AttributeError:
+        raise CommandExecutionError("Unknown serializer '%s' found for output option", output)
+
+
+def start(cmd, output='json', interval=1):
+    '''
+    Parse stdout of a command and generate an event
+
+    The script engine will scrap stdout of the
+    given script and generate an event based on the
+    presence of the 'tag' key and it's value.
+
+    If there is a data obj available, that will also
+    be fired along with the tag.
+
+    Example:
+
+        Given the following json output from a script:
+
+            { "tag" : "lots/of/tacos",
+              "data" : { "toppings" : "cilantro" }
+            }
+
+        This will fire the event 'lots/of/tacos'
+        on the event bus with the data obj as is.
+
+    :param cmd: The command to execute
+    :param output: How to deserialize stdout of the script
+    :param interval: How often to execute the script.
+    '''
+    try:
+        cmd = shlex.split(cmd)
+    except AttributeError:
+        cmd = shlex.split(six.text_type(cmd))
+    log.debug("script engine using command %s", cmd)
+
+    serializer = _get_serializer(output)
+
+    if __opts__.get('__role') == 'master':
+        fire_master = salt.utils.event.get_master_event(
+            __opts__,
+            __opts__['sock_dir']).fire_event
+    else:
+        fire_master = __salt__['event.send']
+
+    while True:
+
+        try:
+            proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+
+            log.debug("Starting script with pid %d", proc.pid)
+
+            for raw_event in _read_stdout(proc):
+                log.debug(raw_event)
+
+                event = serializer.deserialize(raw_event)
+                tag = event.get('tag', None)
+                data = event.get('data', {})
+
+                if data and 'id' not in data:
+                    data['id'] = __opts__['id']
+
+                if tag:
+                    log.info("script engine firing event with tag %s", tag)
+                    fire_master(tag=tag, data=data)
+
+            log.debug("Closing script with pid %d", proc.pid)
+            proc.stdout.close()
+            rc = proc.wait()
+            if rc:
+                raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(rc, cmd)
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            log.error(e)
+        finally:
+            if proc.poll is None:
+                proc.terminate()
+
+        time.sleep(interval)
diff --git a/tests/unit/engines/test_script.py b/tests/unit/engines/test_script.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+unit tests for the script engine
+'''
+# Import Python libs
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+
+# Import Salt Testing Libs
+from tests.support.mixins import LoaderModuleMockMixin
+from tests.support.unit import skipIf, TestCase
+from tests.support.mock import (
+    NO_MOCK,
+    NO_MOCK_REASON,
+    patch)
+
+# Import Salt Libs
+import salt.config
+import salt.engines.script as script
+from salt.exceptions import CommandExecutionError
+
+
+@skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
+class EngineScriptTestCase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
+    '''
+    Test cases for salt.engine.script
+    '''
+
+    def setup_loader_modules(self):
+
+        opts = salt.config.DEFAULT_MASTER_OPTS
+        return {
+            script: {
+                '__opts__': opts
+             }
+        }
+
+    def test__get_serializer(self):
+        '''
+        Test known serializer is returned or exception is raised
+        if unknown serializer
+        '''
+        for serializers in ('json', 'yaml', 'msgpack'):
+            self.assertTrue(script._get_serializer(serializers))
+
+        with self.assertRaises(CommandExecutionError):
+            script._get_serializer('bad')
+
+    def test__read_stdout(self):
+        '''
+        Test we can yield stdout
+        '''
+        with patch('subprocess.Popen') as popen_mock:
+            popen_mock.stdout.readline.return_value = 'test'
+            self.assertEqual(next(script._read_stdout(popen_mock)), 'test')