diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 2e75f22..a5df303 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ xymon_plug_mq_package: ['libtimedate-perl']
 xymon_plug_mq_path: '/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/mq.cfg'
 xymon_plug_mq_tpl: 'etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/mq.cfg.j2'
 ## ]]]
+## Plugin ipmi [[[
+xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_state: false
+xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_package: ['ipmitool']
+xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_path: '/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/ipmi.cfg'
+xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_tpl: 'etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/ipmi.cfg.j2'
+## ]]]
 ## Plugin libs [[[
 xymon_plug_libs_state: true
 xymon_plug_libs_package: ['binutils', 'lsof', 'libyaml-tiny-perl', 'libsort-naturally-perl']
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index adf58c5..0bf8515 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,28 @@
          xymon_plug_manage|bool)
   notify: restart xymon-client service
 
+# Manage ipmi plugin [[[1
+- name: PLUGIN ipmi packages
+  package:
+    name: '{{ item }}'
+    state: '{{ "present" if xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_state else "absent" }}'
+  with_items:
+    - '{{ xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_package }}'
+  when: (xymon_cli_manage|bool and
+         xymon_plug_manage|bool)
+  notify: restart xymon-client service
+
+- name: PLUGIN ipmi
+  template:
+    src: '{{ xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_tpl }}'
+    dest: '{{ xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_path }}'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  when: (xymon_cli_manage|bool and
+         xymon_plug_manage|bool)
+  notify: restart xymon-client service
+
 # Manage libs plugin [[[1
 - name: PLUGIN libs packages
   package:
diff --git a/templates/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/ipmi.cfg.j2 b/templates/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/ipmi.cfg.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9479e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.d/ipmi.cfg.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[ipmi]
+	{{ '#DISABLED' if xymon_cli__plug_ipmi_state else 'DISABLED' }}
+	ENVFILE /etc/xymon/xymonclient.cfg
+	CMD /usr/bin/sudo -E -u root $XYMONCLIENTHOME/ext/ipmi
+	LOGFILE /var/log/xymon/xymonclient.log
+	INTERVAL 5m