diff --git a/slave/buildslave/commands/fs.py b/slave/buildslave/commands/fs.py
index 9f7d04198ac..44aa0614e2c 100644
--- a/slave/buildslave/commands/fs.py
+++ b/slave/buildslave/commands/fs.py
@@ -193,3 +193,28 @@ def start(self):
         # always set the RC, regardless of platform
         d.addCallbacks(self._sendRC, self._checkAbandoned)
         return d
+
+class StatFile(base.Command):
+    """This is a command which stats a file on the slave. The args dict contains the following keys:
+
+        - ['file'] (required): file to stat
+
+    StatFile creates the following status messages:
+        - {'rc': rc} : 0 if the file is found, 1 otherwise
+        - {'stat': stat} : if the files is found, stat contains the result of os.stat
+    """
+
+    header = "stat"
+
+    def start(self):
+        args = self.args
+        # args['dir'] is relative to Builder directory, and is required.
+        assert args['file'] is not None
+        filename = os.path.join(self.builder.basedir, args['file'])
+
+        try:
+            stat = os.stat(filename)
+            self.sendStatus({'stat': tuple(stat)})
+            self.sendStatus({'rc': 0})
+        except:
+            self.sendStatus({'rc': 1})
diff --git a/slave/buildslave/commands/registry.py b/slave/buildslave/commands/registry.py
index 0cf057194a5..b5f37563dfe 100644
--- a/slave/buildslave/commands/registry.py
+++ b/slave/buildslave/commands/registry.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "mkdir" : "buildslave.commands.fs.MakeDirectory",
     "rmdir" : "buildslave.commands.fs.RemoveDirectory",
     "cpdir" : "buildslave.commands.fs.CopyDirectory",
+    "stat" : "buildslave.commands.fs.StatFile",
 }
 
 def getFactory(command):
diff --git a/slave/buildslave/test/unit/test_commands_fs.py b/slave/buildslave/test/unit/test_commands_fs.py
index 775e1a1bdfc..b8ddd1887c6 100644
--- a/slave/buildslave/test/unit/test_commands_fs.py
+++ b/slave/buildslave/test/unit/test_commands_fs.py
@@ -111,3 +111,56 @@ def check(_):
             self.assertEqual(self.get_updates(), [{'rc': 1}], self.builder.show())
         d.addErrback(check)
         return d
+
+class TestStatFile(CommandTestMixin, unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.setUpCommand()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.tearDownCommand()
+
+    def test_non_existant(self):
+        self.make_command(fs.StatFile, dict(
+            file='no-such-file',
+        ), True)
+        d = self.run_command()
+
+        def check(_):
+            self.assertEqual(self.get_updates(),
+                    [{'rc': 1}],
+                    self.builder.show())
+        d.addCallback(check)
+        return d
+
+    def test_directory(self):
+        self.make_command(fs.StatFile, dict(
+            file='workdir',
+        ), True)
+        d = self.run_command()
+
+        def check(_):
+            import stat
+            self.assertTrue(stat.S_ISDIR(self.get_updates()[0]['stat'][stat.ST_MODE]))
+            self.assertIn({'rc': 0},
+                    self.get_updates(),
+                    self.builder.show())
+        d.addCallback(check)
+        return d
+
+    def test_file(self):
+        self.make_command(fs.StatFile, dict(
+            file='test-file',
+        ), True)
+        open(os.path.join(self.basedir, 'test-file'), "w")
+
+        d = self.run_command()
+
+        def check(_):
+            import stat
+            self.assertTrue(stat.S_ISREG(self.get_updates()[0]['stat'][stat.ST_MODE]))
+            self.assertIn({'rc': 0},
+                    self.get_updates(),
+                    self.builder.show())
+        d.addCallback(check)
+        return d