diff --git a/f5/bigip/tm/util/Bash.py b/f5/bigip/tm/util/Bash.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64327a020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f5/bigip/tm/util/Bash.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright 2016 F5 Networks Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+"""BIG-IP® utility module
+
+REST URI
+    ``http://localhost/mgmt/tm/util/bash``
+
+GUI Path
+    N/A
+
+REST Kind
+    ``tm:util:bash:*``
+"""
+
+from f5.bigip.mixins import CommandExecutionMixin
+from f5.bigip.resource import UnnamedResource
+from f5.utils.util_exceptions import UtilError
+
+
+class Bash(UnnamedResource, CommandExecutionMixin):
+    """BIG-IP® utility command
+
+    .. note::
+
+        This is an unnamed resource so it has not ~Partition~Name pattern
+        at the end of its URI.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, util):
+        super(Bash, self).__init__(util)
+        self._meta_data['required_command_parameters'].update(('utilCmdArgs',))
+        self._meta_data['required_json_kind'] = 'tm:util:bash:runstate'
+        self._meta_data['allowed_commands'].append('run')
+
+    def _exec_cmd(self, command, **kwargs):
+        kwargs['command'] = command
+        self._check_exclusive_parameters(**kwargs)
+        requests_params = self._handle_requests_params(kwargs)
+        self._check_command_parameters(**kwargs)
+
+        if not kwargs['utilCmdArgs'].startswith("-c"):
+            raise UtilError(
+                'Required format is "-c <bash command and arguments>"')
+
+        session = self._meta_data['bigip']._meta_data['icr_session']
+        response = session.post(
+            self._meta_data['uri'], json=kwargs, **requests_params)
+        self._local_update(response.json())
+
+        if 'commandResult' in self.__dict__:
+            if self.commandResult.startswith('/bin/bash'):
+                raise UtilError('%s' % self.commandResult.split(' ', 1)[1])
+            else:
+                return self
+        else:
+            return self
diff --git a/f5/bigip/tm/util/__init__.py b/f5/bigip/tm/util/__init__.py
index a5cb6436f..1f28202fe 100644
--- a/f5/bigip/tm/util/__init__.py
+++ b/f5/bigip/tm/util/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 """
 
 from f5.bigip.resource import PathElement
+from f5.bigip.tm.util.Bash import Bash
 from f5.bigip.tm.util.Unix_Ls import Unix_Ls
 from f5.bigip.tm.util.Unix_Mv import Unix_Mv
 from f5.bigip.tm.util.Unix_Rm import Unix_Rm
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class Util(PathElement):
     def __init__(self, bigip):
         super(Util, self).__init__(bigip)
         self._meta_data['allowed_lazy_attributes'] = [
+            Bash,
             Unix_Ls,
             Unix_Mv,
             Unix_Rm
diff --git a/f5/bigip/tm/util/test/test_bash.py b/f5/bigip/tm/util/test/test_bash.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..192034493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f5/bigip/tm/util/test/test_bash.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright 2016 F5 Networks Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import mock
+import pytest
+
+from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot
+from f5.bigip.tm.util.Bash import Bash
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def FakeBash():
+    fake_sys = mock.MagicMock()
+    fake_bash = Bash(fake_sys)
+    return fake_bash
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def FakeiControl(fakeicontrolsession):
+    mr = ManagementRoot('host', 'fake_admin', 'fake_admin')
+    mock_session = mock.MagicMock()
+    mock_session.post.return_value.json.return_value = {}
+    mr._meta_data['icr_session'] = mock_session
+    return mr.tm.util.bash
+
+
+class TestBashCommand(object):
+    def test_command_bash(self, FakeiControl):
+        FakeiControl.exec_cmd('run',
+                              utilCmdArgs='-c "df -k"')
+        session = FakeiControl._meta_data['bigip']._meta_data['icr_session']
+        assert session.post.call_args == mock.call(
+            'https://host:443/mgmt/tm/util/bash/',
+            json={'utilCmdArgs': '-c "df -k"', 'command': 'run'}
+        )
diff --git a/test/functional/tm/util/test_bash.py b/test/functional/tm/util/test_bash.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55318a44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functional/tm/util/test_bash.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+
+# Copyright 2016 F5 Networks Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import pytest
+
+from f5.bigip.resource import MissingRequiredCommandParameter
+from f5.utils.util_exceptions import UtilError
+from icontrol.session import iControlUnexpectedHTTPError
+
+
+def test_E_bash(mgmt_root):
+
+    with pytest.raises(MissingRequiredCommandParameter) as err:
+        mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd('run')
+        assert "Missing required params: ['utilCmdArgs']" in err.response.text
+
+    # use bash to create a test file
+    bash1 = mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd(
+        'run',
+        utilCmdArgs='-c "echo hello >> /var/tmp/test.txt"')
+
+    # commandResult should not be present if this was successful
+    assert 'commandResult' not in bash1.__dict__
+
+    bash2 = mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd(
+        'run',
+        utilCmdArgs='-c df -k')
+
+    # commandResult should b present with data from 'df -k'
+    assert 'commandResult' in bash2.__dict__
+
+    # UtilError should be raised if -c is not specified
+    with pytest.raises(UtilError) as err:
+        mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd('run',
+                                        utilCmdArgs='-9 hello')
+        assert 'Required format is "-c <bash command and arguments>"'\
+               in err.response.text
+
+    # UtilError should be raised if command isn't found
+    with pytest.raises(UtilError) as err:
+        mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd('run',
+                                        utilCmdArgs='-c hello')
+        assert 'command not found' in err.response.text
+
+    # clean up test file
+    mgmt_root.tm.util.unix_rm.exec_cmd('run', utilCmdArgs='/var/tmp/test.txt')
+
+    # iControlUnexpectedHTTPError should be raised if quotes don't match
+    with pytest.raises(iControlUnexpectedHTTPError) as err:
+        mgmt_root.tm.util.bash.exec_cmd('run',
+                                        utilCmdArgs='-c "df -k')
+        assert err.response.status_code == 400
+        assert 'quotes are not balanced' in err.response.text