diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a09f928..ea82866 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,44 @@ query = server.query()
 print("The server has the following players online: {0}".format(", ".join(query.players.names)))
 ```
 
+Command Line Interface
+```
+$ mcstatus
+Usage: mcstatus [OPTIONS] ADDRESS COMMAND [ARGS]...
+
+  mcstatus provides an easy way to query Minecraft servers for any
+  information they can expose. It provides three modes of access: query,
+  status, and ping.
+
+  Examples:
+
+  $ mcstatus example.org ping
+  21.120ms
+
+  $ mcstatus example.org:1234 ping
+  159.903ms
+
+  $ mcstatus example.org status
+  version: v1.8.8 (protocol 47)
+  description: "A Minecraft Server"
+  players: 1/20 ['Dinnerbone (61699b2e-d327-4a01-9f1e-0ea8c3f06bc6)']
+
+  $ mcstatus example.org query
+  host: 93.148.216.34:25565
+  software: v1.8.8 vanilla
+  plugins: []
+  motd: "A Minecraft Server"
+  players: 1/20 ['Dinnerbone (61699b2e-d327-4a01-9f1e-0ea8c3f06bc6)']
+
+Options:
+  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.
+
+Commands:
+  ping    prints server latency
+  query   detailed server information
+  status  basic server information
+```
+
 Installation
 ------------
 
diff --git a/mcstatus/scripts/__init__.py b/mcstatus/scripts/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/mcstatus/scripts/mcstatus.py b/mcstatus/scripts/mcstatus.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d0bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcstatus/scripts/mcstatus.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import click
+
+from .. import MinecraftServer
+
+server = None
+
+
+@click.group(context_settings=dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help']))
+@click.argument("address")
+def cli(address):
+    """
+    mcstatus provides an easy way to query Minecraft servers for
+    any information they can expose. It provides three modes of
+    access: query, status, and ping.
+
+    Examples:
+
+    \b
+    $ mcstatus example.org ping
+    21.120ms
+
+    \b
+    $ mcstatus example.org:1234 ping
+    159.903ms
+
+    \b
+    $ mcstatus example.org status
+    version: v1.8.8 (protocol 47)
+    description: "A Minecraft Server"
+    players: 1/20 ['Dinnerbone (61699b2e-d327-4a01-9f1e-0ea8c3f06bc6)']
+
+    \b
+    $ mcstatus example.org query
+    host: 93.148.216.34:25565
+    software: v1.8.8 vanilla
+    plugins: []
+    motd: "A Minecraft Server"
+    players: 1/20 ['Dinnerbone (61699b2e-d327-4a01-9f1e-0ea8c3f06bc6)']
+    """
+    global server
+    server = MinecraftServer.lookup(address)
+
+
+@cli.command(short_help="prints server latency")
+def ping():
+    """
+    Ping server for latency.
+    """
+    click.echo("{}ms".format(server.ping()))
+
+
+@cli.command(short_help="basic server information")
+def status():
+    """
+    Prints server status. Supported by all Minecraft
+    servers that are version 1.7 or higher.
+    """
+    response = server.status()
+    click.echo("version: v{} (protocol {})".format(response.version.name, response.version.protocol))
+    click.echo("description: \"{}\"".format(response.description))
+    click.echo(
+        "players: {}/{} {}".format(
+            response.players.online,
+            response.players.max,
+            [
+                "{} ({})".format(player.name, player.id)
+                for player in response.players.sample
+            ] if response.players.sample is not None else "No players online"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@cli.command(short_help="detailed server information")
+def query():
+    """
+    Prints detailed server information. Must be enabled in
+    servers' server.properties file.
+    """
+    response = server.query()
+    click.echo("host: {}:{}".format(response.raw['hostip'], response.raw['hostport']))
+    click.echo("software: v{} {}".format(response.software.version, response.software.brand))
+    click.echo("plugins: {}".format(response.software.plugins))
+    click.echo("motd: \"{}\"".format(response.motd))
+    click.echo(
+        "players: {}/{} {}".format(
+            response.players.online,
+            response.players.max,
+            response.players.names,
+        )
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    cli()
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index e77b00b..0ae9230 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 six==1.7.3
-mock==1.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+mock==1.0.1
+click==6.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bb0ef7..c32f29e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 PY2 = sys.version_info[0] == 2
 
 install_requires = [
-    'six'
+    'six', 'Click'
 ]
 
 if PY2:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup(
     author='Nathan Adams',
     author_email='dinnerbone@dinnerbone.com',
     url='https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mcstatus',
-    packages=['mcstatus', 'mcstatus.protocol'],
+    packages=['mcstatus', 'mcstatus.protocol', 'mcstatus.scripts'],
     description='A library to query Minecraft Servers for their status and capabilities.',
     install_requires=install_requires,
     tests_require=tests_require,
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ setup(
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
         'Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules',
     ],
+    entry_points='''
+        [console_scripts]
+        mcstatus=mcstatus.scripts.mcstatus:cli
+    ''',
 )