diff --git a/PHPCI/Plugin/Grunt.php b/PHPCI/Plugin/Grunt.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..892d8303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PHPCI/Plugin/Grunt.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+/**
+* PHPCI - Continuous Integration for PHP
+*
+* @copyright    Copyright 2013, Block 8 Limited.
+* @license      https://github.com/Block8/PHPCI/blob/master/LICENSE.md
+* @link         http://www.phptesting.org/
+*/
+
+namespace PHPCI\Plugin;
+
+/**
+* Grunt Plugin - Provides access to grunt functionality.
+* @author       Tobias Tom <t.tom@succont.de>
+* @package      PHPCI
+* @subpackage   Plugins
+*/
+class Grunt implements \PHPCI\Plugin
+{
+    protected $directory;
+    protected $task;
+    protected $preferDist;
+    protected $phpci;
+    protected $grunt;
+    protected $gruntfile;
+
+    public function __construct(\PHPCI\Builder $phpci, array $options = array())
+    {
+        $path               = $phpci->buildPath;
+        $this->phpci        = $phpci;
+        $this->directory    = isset($options['directory']) ? $path . '/' . $options['directory'] : $path;
+        $this->task         = isset($options['task']) ? $options['task'] : null;
+        $this->grunt        = isset($options['grunt']) ? $options['grunt'] : 'grunt';
+        $this->gruntfile    = isset($options['gruntfile']) ? $options['gruntfile'] : 'Gruntfile.js';
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Executes grunt and runs a specified command (e.g. install / update)
+    */
+    public function execute()
+    {
+        // if npm does not work, we cannot use grunt, so we return false
+        if ( !$this->phpci->executeCommand( 'cd %s && npm install', $this->directory ) ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // build the grunt command
+        $cmd = 'cd %s && ' . $this->grunt;
+        $cmd .= ' --no-color';
+        $cmd .= ' --gruntfile %s';
+        $cmd .= ' %s'; // the task that will be executed
+
+        // and execute it
+        return $this->phpci->executeCommand($cmd, $this->directory, $this->gruntfile, $this->task);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7acf5f4c..3b08e3c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ Similar to Travis CI, to support PHPCI in your project, you simply need to add a
             standard: "PSR2"
         php_cpd:
             allow_failures: true
+        grunt:
+            task: "build"
     
     complete:
         mysql: