diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 97bef2089..ff4967d9e 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ func init() {
 		flockConfigCmd,
 		webhookConfigCmd,
 		msteamsConfigCmd,
+		execConfigCmd,
 	)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/exec.go b/cmd/exec.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a8d9822f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/exec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 Skippbox, Ltd.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/config"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// execConfigCmd represents the exec subcommand
+var execConfigCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "exec FLAG",
+	Short: "specific exec configuration",
+	Long:  `specific exec configuration`,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		conf, err := config.New()
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		execCmd, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("cmd")
+		if err == nil {
+			if len(execCmd) > 0 {
+				conf.Handler.Exec.Cmd = execCmd
+			}
+		} else {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if err = conf.Write(); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	execConfigCmd.Flags().StringP("cmd", "c", "", "Specify local command/shell to run")
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 37afac157..e5891aef4 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Handler struct {
 	Mattermost Mattermost `json:"mattermost"`
 	Flock      Flock      `json:"flock"`
 	Webhook    Webhook    `json:"webhook"`
+	Exec       Exec       `json:"exec"`
 	MSTeams    MSTeams    `json:"msteams"`
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ type Webhook struct {
 	Url string `json:"url"`
 }
 
+// Exec contains exec configuration
+type Exec struct {
+	Cmd string `json:"cmd"`
+}
+
 // MSTeams contains MSTeams configuration
 type MSTeams struct {
 	WebhookURL string `json:"webhookurl"`
diff --git a/examples/conf/kubewatch.conf.exec.yaml b/examples/conf/kubewatch.conf.exec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b57a8e662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/conf/kubewatch.conf.exec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+handler:
+  exec:
+    cmd: "echo {reason} {name}"
+resource:
+  deployment: false
+  replicationcontroller: false
+  replicaset: false
+  daemonset: false
+  services: false
+  pod: false
+  job: false
+  persistentvolume: false
+  configmap: true
+  ingress: false
diff --git a/pkg/client/run.go b/pkg/client/run.go
index 874fe0710..65a10d858 100644
--- a/pkg/client/run.go
+++ b/pkg/client/run.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/config"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/controller"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers"
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/exec"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/flock"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/hipchat"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/mattermost"
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ func ParseEventHandler(conf *config.Config) handlers.Handler {
 		eventHandler = new(flock.Flock)
 	case len(conf.Handler.Webhook.Url) > 0:
 		eventHandler = new(webhook.Webhook)
+	case len(conf.Handler.Exec.Cmd) > 0:
+		eventHandler = new(exec.Exec)
 	case len(conf.Handler.MSTeams.WebhookURL) > 0:
 		eventHandler = new(msteam.MSTeams)
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/exec/exec.go b/pkg/handlers/exec/exec.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5df6a794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/handlers/exec/exec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 Skippbox, Ltd.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package exec
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/config"
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/event"
+)
+
+// Exec handler implements handler.Handler interface,
+// Notify event to run local command/shell
+type Exec struct {
+	Cmd string
+}
+
+// Init prepares Exec configuration
+func (s *Exec) Init(c *config.Config) error {
+	cmd := c.Handler.Exec.Cmd
+
+	if cmd == "" {
+		cmd = os.Getenv("KW_EXEC_CMD")
+	}
+
+	s.Cmd = cmd
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Exec) ObjectCreated(obj interface{}) {
+	handleEvent(s, obj, "created")
+}
+
+func (s *Exec) ObjectDeleted(obj interface{}) {
+	handleEvent(s, obj, "deleted")
+}
+
+func (s *Exec) ObjectUpdated(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
+	handleEvent(s, newObj, "updated")
+}
+
+// TestHandler tests the handler configurarion by sending test messages.
+func (s *Exec) TestHandler() {
+	return
+}
+
+func handleEvent(s *Exec, obj interface{}, action string) {
+	e := event.New(obj, action)
+
+	var cmdAndArgs []string
+	cmdCli := strings.Split(s.Cmd, " ")
+	for _, c := range cmdCli {
+		c = strings.Replace(c, "{reason}", e.Reason, -1)
+		c = strings.Replace(c, "{name}", e.Name, -1)
+
+		cmdAndArgs = append(cmdAndArgs, c)
+	}
+
+	if err := runCmd(cmdAndArgs); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Exec local command %v failed %s", cmdAndArgs, err)
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("Exec local command successfully %s", cmdAndArgs)
+	}
+}
+
+func runCmd(command []string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(command[0], command[1:]...)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/handlers/handler.go b/pkg/handlers/handler.go
index c5b96b98e..c54883c66 100644
--- a/pkg/handlers/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handlers/handler.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/config"
+	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/exec"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/flock"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/hipchat"
 	"github.com/bitnami-labs/kubewatch/pkg/handlers/mattermost"
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ var Map = map[string]interface{}{
 	"mattermost": &mattermost.Mattermost{},
 	"flock":      &flock.Flock{},
 	"webhook":    &webhook.Webhook{},
+	"exec":       &exec.Exec{},
 	"ms-teams":   &msteam.MSTeams{},
 }