diff --git a/congressclient/osc/v1/policy.py b/congressclient/osc/v1/policy.py
index 620c5fd..ed99dd2 100644
--- a/congressclient/osc/v1/policy.py
+++ b/congressclient/osc/v1/policy.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from keystoneauth1 import exceptions
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 import six
+import yaml
 
 from congressclient.common import utils
 
@@ -293,6 +294,44 @@ class CreatePolicy(show.ShowOne):
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
 
 
+class CreatePolicyFromFile(show.ShowOne):
+    """Create a policy."""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.CreatePolicy')
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(CreatePolicyFromFile, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'policy_file_path',
+            metavar="<policy_file_path>",
+            help="Path to policy file")
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug('take_action(%s)' % parsed_args)
+        client = self.app.client_manager.congressclient
+        with open(parsed_args.policy_file_path, "r") as stream:
+            policies = yaml.load_all(stream)
+            try:
+                body = next(policies)
+            except StopIteration:
+                raise Exception('No policy found in file.')
+            try:
+                body = next(policies)
+                raise Exception(
+                    'More than one policy found in file. None imported.')
+            except StopIteration:
+                pass
+        data = client.create_policy(body)
+
+        def rule_dict_to_string(rules):
+            rule_str_list = [rule['rule'] for rule in rules]
+            return "\n".join(rule_str_list)
+
+        data['rules'] = rule_dict_to_string(data['rules'])
+        return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
+
+
 class DeletePolicy(command.Command):
     """Delete a policy."""
 
diff --git a/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy.py b/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy.py
index 477d20c..324596c 100644
--- a/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy.py
+++ b/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 #
+import os
 
 import mock
 
@@ -47,6 +48,43 @@ class TestCreatePolicy(common.TestCongressBase):
         self.assertEqual(filtered, result)
 
 
+class TestCreatePolicyFromFile(common.TestCongressBase):
+
+    def test_create_policy(self):
+        policy_path = os.path.dirname(
+            os.path.abspath(__file__)) + '/test_policy_file.yaml'
+        policy_id = "e531f2b3-3d97-42c0-b3b5-b7b6ab532018"
+        response = {"description": "",
+                    "id": policy_id,
+                    "name": "test_policy",
+                    "kind": "nonrecursive",
+                    "owner": "system",
+                    "abbreviation": "abbr",
+                    "rules": [
+                        {'comment': 'test comment', 'name': 'test name',
+                         'rule': 'p(x) :-  q(x)'},
+                        {'comment': 'test comment2', 'name': 'test name2',
+                         'rule': 'p(x) :- q2(x)'}]}
+
+        arglist = [policy_path]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('policy_file_path', policy_path),
+        ]
+
+        mocker = mock.Mock(return_value=response)
+        self.app.client_manager.congressclient.create_policy = mocker
+        cmd = policy.CreatePolicyFromFile(self.app, self.namespace)
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+        result = list(cmd.take_action(parsed_args))
+        filtered = [('abbreviation', 'description', 'id', 'kind', 'name',
+                     'owner', 'rules'),
+                    ('abbr', '', policy_id, 'nonrecursive',
+                     'test_policy', 'system',
+                     'p(x) :-  q(x)\n'
+                     'p(x) :- q2(x)')]
+        self.assertEqual(filtered, result)
+
+
 class TestShowPolicy(common.TestCongressBase):
     def test_show_policy(self):
         policy_id = "14f2897a-155a-4c9d-b3de-ef85c0a171d8"
diff --git a/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy_file.yaml b/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy_file.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b96875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/congressclient/tests/v1/test_policy_file.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+name: PauseBadFlavors
+description: "Pause any server using a flavor that is not permitted"
+rules:
+  -
+    comment: "User should customize this.  Permitted flavors."
+    rule: permitted_flavor('m1.tiny')
+  -
+    comment: "User should customize this.  Permitted flavors."
+    rule: permitted_flavor('m1.large')
+  -
+    rule: >
+      server_with_bad_flavor(id) :- nova:servers(id=id,flavor_id=flavor_id),
+      nova:flavors(id=flavor_id, name=flavor), not permitted_flavor(flavor)
+  -
+    comment: "Remediation: Pause any VM that shows up in the server_with_bad_flavor table"
+    rule: "execute[nova:servers.pause(id)] :- server_with_bad_flavor(id), nova:servers(id,status='ACTIVE')"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4e9d140..20a94c4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ openstack.cli.extension =
 
 openstack.congressclient.v1 =
     congress_policy_create = congressclient.osc.v1.policy:CreatePolicy
+    congress_policy_create-from-file = congressclient.osc.v1.policy:CreatePolicyFromFile
     congress_policy_delete = congressclient.osc.v1.policy:DeletePolicy
     congress_policy_show = congressclient.osc.v1.policy:ShowPolicy
     congress_policy_rule_create = congressclient.osc.v1.policy:CreatePolicyRule