diff --git a/src/actions.yaml b/src/actions.yaml
index 9a7f3bb..b7feeb7 100644
--- a/src/actions.yaml
+++ b/src/actions.yaml
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ start-mysqlrouter:
 restart-mysqlrouter:
   description: |
     Restart the mysqlrouter daemon
+bootstrap-mysqlrouter:
+  description: |
+    Bootstrap the mysqlrouter
diff --git a/src/actions/actions.py b/src/actions/actions.py
index b76cede..5b1a7c5 100755
--- a/src/actions/actions.py
+++ b/src/actions/actions.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ _add_path(_reactive)
 import charms_openstack.charm as charm
 import charmhelpers.core as ch_core
 import charms_openstack.bus
+import charms.reactive as reactive
 charms_openstack.bus.discover()
 
 
@@ -113,11 +114,68 @@ def restart_mysqlrouter(args):
             ch_core.hookenv.action_fail("Retart MySQLRouter failed.")
 
 
+def bootstrap_mysqlrouter(args):
+    """Display cluster status
+
+    Return cluster.status() as a JSON encoded dictionary
+
+    :param args: sys.argv
+    :type args: sys.argv
+    :side effect: Calls instance.get_cluster_status
+    :returns: This function is called for its side effect
+    :rtype: None
+    :action return: Dictionary with command output
+    """
+    with charm.provide_charm_instance() as instance:
+        try:
+            releations = ch_core.hookenv.relation_ids('db-router')
+            password = None
+            db_host = None
+
+            for relid in relations:
+                related_units = ch_core.hookenv.related_units(relid=relid)
+                for related_unit in related_units:
+                    data = ch_core.hookenv.relation_get(
+                            rid=relid,
+                            unit=related_unit)
+                    if "mysqlrouter_password" in data:
+                        password = data["mysqlrouter_password"].replace('"', '')
+                    if "db_host" in data:
+                        db_host = data["db_host"].replace('"', '')
+
+            cmd = [
+                "/usr/bin/mysqlrouter",
+                "--user", "mysql",
+                "--name", ch_core.hookenv.service_name(),
+                "--bootstrap",
+                "{}:{}@{}".format("mysql",
+                                  password,
+                                  db_host),
+                "--directory", instance.mysqlrouter_working_dir(),
+                "--conf-use-sockets",
+                "--conf-bind-address", "127.0.0.1",
+                "--report-host", instnace.db_router_address(),
+                "--conf-base-port", str(instance.mysqlrouter_port),
+                "--force",
+            ]
+            output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+
+            instance.assess_status()
+            ch_core.hookenv.action_set({"outcome": "Success"})
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            ch_core.hookenv.action_set({
+                "output": e.output,
+                "return-code": e.returncode,
+                "traceback": traceback.format_exc()})
+            ch_core.hookenv.action_fail("Bootstrap MySQLRouter failed.")
+
+
 # A dictionary of all the defined actions to callables (which take
 # parsed arguments).
 ACTIONS = {"stop-mysqlrouter": stop_mysqlrouter,
            "start-mysqlrouter": start_mysqlrouter,
-           "restart-mysqlrouter": restart_mysqlrouter}
+           "restart-mysqlrouter": restart_mysqlrouter,
+           "bootstrap-mysqlrouter": bootstrap_mysqlrouter,}
 
 
 def main(args):
diff --git a/src/actions/bootstrap-mysqlrouter b/src/actions/bootstrap-mysqlrouter
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..405a394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/actions/bootstrap-mysqlrouter
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+actions.py
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