diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/README.rst b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33efa5fb
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+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+A hook which helps write JSON files to disk for configuration or use
+with ad-hoc scripts. The data files are written to the named file
+location for each section listed under 'config'.
+
+Multiple JSON files can be written out in this manner.
+
+Example:
+
+  JsonConfig:
+    type: OS::Heat::StructuredConfig
+    properties:
+      group: json-file
+      config:
+         /tmp/foo:
+           - bar
+           - bar2
+
+This would write out a JSON files at
+ /tmp/foo containing a JSON representation of ['bar', 'bar2'].
diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/element-deps b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/element-deps
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31d7aa57
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+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/element-deps
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+heat-config
diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/50-heat-config-hook-json-file b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/50-heat-config-hook-json-file
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..731727d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/50-heat-config-hook-json-file
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+
+SCRIPTDIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+install -D -g root -o root -m 0755 ${SCRIPTDIR}/hook-json-file.py /var/lib/heat-config/hooks/json-file
diff --git a/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/hook-json-file.py b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/hook-json-file.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..57c9a792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hot/software-config/elements/heat-config-json-file/install.d/hook-json-file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+#    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 json
+import logging
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def prepare_dir(path):
+    if not os.path.isdir(path):
+        os.makedirs(path, 0o700)
+
+
+def main(argv=sys.argv):
+    log = logging.getLogger('heat-config')
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+    handler.setFormatter(
+        logging.Formatter(
+            '[%(asctime)s] (%(name)s) [%(levelname)s] %(message)s'))
+    log.addHandler(handler)
+    log.setLevel('DEBUG')
+
+    c = json.load(sys.stdin)['config']
+
+    for fname in c.keys():
+        prepare_dir(os.path.dirname(fname))
+        data = c.get(fname)
+        with open(fname, 'w') as json_data_file:
+            json.dump(data, json_data_file, indent=4, sort_keys=True)
+
+    response = {
+        'deploy_stdout': '',
+        'deploy_stderr': '',
+        'deploy_status_code': 0,
+    }
+
+    json.dump(response, sys.stdout)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
diff --git a/tests/software_config/test_heat_config.py b/tests/software_config/test_heat_config.py
index 0392acf4..9fb3f1b4 100644
--- a/tests/software_config/test_heat_config.py
+++ b/tests/software_config/test_heat_config.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from tests.software_config import common
 class HeatConfigTest(common.RunScriptTest):
 
     fake_hooks = ['cfn-init', 'chef', 'puppet', 'salt', 'script',
-                  'apply-config', 'hiera']
+                  'apply-config', 'hiera', 'json-file']
 
     data = [
         {
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ class HeatConfigTest(common.RunScriptTest):
             'group': 'hiera',
             'inputs': [],
             'config': 'seven'
+        }, {
+            'id': '8888',
+            'group': 'json-file',
+            'inputs': [],
+            'config': 'eight'
         }, {
             'id': '9999',
             'group': 'no-such-hook',
@@ -114,6 +119,11 @@ class HeatConfigTest(common.RunScriptTest):
             'deploy_stderr': 'stderr',
             'deploy_stdout': 'stdout'
         },
+        'json-file': {
+            'deploy_status_code': '0',
+            'deploy_stderr': 'stderr',
+            'deploy_stdout': 'stdout'
+        },
         'apply-config': {
             'deploy_status_code': '0',
             'deploy_stderr': 'stderr',
diff --git a/tests/software_config/test_hook_json_file.py b/tests/software_config/test_hook_json_file.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73a7d2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/software_config/test_hook_json_file.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#
+#    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 json
+import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
+import yaml
+
+from tests.software_config import common
+
+log = logging.getLogger('test_hook_json_file')
+
+
+class HookKollaConfigTest(common.RunScriptTest):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(HookKollaConfigTest, self).setUp()
+        self.hook_path = self.relative_path(
+            __file__,
+            '../..',
+            'hot/software-config/elements',
+            'heat-config-json-file/install.d/hook-json-file.py')
+
+        self.conf = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', delete=False).name
+        os.unlink(self.conf)
+
+        self.env = os.environ.copy()
+        self.data = {
+            'id': 'test_json_file',
+            'name': 'fake_resource_name',
+            'group': 'json-file',
+            'config': {
+                self.conf: {
+                  'command': 'foo'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    def test_hook(self):
+
+        returncode, stdout, stderr = self.run_cmd(
+            [self.hook_path], self.env, json.dumps(self.data))
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, returncode, stderr)
+        ret = yaml.safe_load(stdout)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ret['deploy_stderr'])
+        self.assertEqual('', ret['deploy_stdout'])
+        self.assertEqual(0, ret['deploy_status_code'])
+
+        with open(os.path.join(self.conf)) as data:
+            self.assertEqual("{\n    \"command\": \"foo\"\n}", data.read())