diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index e81c5c5e..7eaa1707 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import jc.parsers.systemctl_luf
 import jc.parsers.uname
 import jc.parsers.uptime
 import jc.parsers.w
+import jc.parsers.yaml
 
 parser_map = {
     '--arp': jc.parsers.arp,
@@ -72,12 +73,13 @@ parser_map = {
     '--systemctl-luf': jc.parsers.systemctl_luf,
     '--uname': jc.parsers.uname,
     '--uptime': jc.parsers.uptime,
-    '--w': jc.parsers.w
+    '--w': jc.parsers.w,
+    '--yaml': jc.parsers.yaml
 }
 
 
 class info():
-    version = '1.6.1'
+    version = '1.7.1'
     description = 'jc cli output JSON conversion tool'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
diff --git a/jc/parsers/yaml.py b/jc/parsers/yaml.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12cd4753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jc/parsers/yaml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+"""jc - JSON CLI output utility yaml Parser
+
+Usage:
+
+    specify --yaml as the first argument if the piped input is coming from a yaml file
+
+Compatibility:
+
+    'linux', 'darwin', 'cygwin', 'win32', 'aix', 'freebsd'
+
+Examples:
+
+    $ cat example.yaml | jc --yaml -p
+    []
+
+    $ cat example.yaml | jc --yaml -p -r
+    []
+"""
+import jc.utils
+from ruamel.yaml import YAML
+
+
+class info():
+    version = '1.0'
+    description = 'yaml file parser'
+    author = 'Kelly Brazil'
+    author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
+    details = 'Using the ruamel.yaml library at https://pypi.org/project/ruamel.yaml/'
+
+    # compatible options: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
+    compatible = ['linux', 'darwin', 'cygwin', 'win32', 'aix', 'freebsd']
+
+
+__version__ = info.version
+
+
+def process(proc_data):
+    """
+    Final processing to conform to the schema.
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        proc_data:   (dictionary) raw structured data to process
+
+    Returns:
+
+        List of dictionaries. Structured data with the following schema:
+
+        [
+          {
+            "yaml":     string,
+            "bar":     boolean,
+            "baz":     integer
+          }
+        ]
+    """
+
+    # rebuild output for added semantic information
+    return proc_data
+
+
+def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
+    """
+    Main text parsing function
+
+    Parameters:
+
+        data:        (string)  text data to parse
+        raw:         (boolean) output preprocessed JSON if True
+        quiet:       (boolean) suppress warning messages if True
+
+    Returns:
+
+        List of dictionaries. Raw or processed structured data.
+    """
+    if not quiet:
+        jc.utils.compatibility(__name__, info.compatible)
+
+    raw_output = []
+    cleandata = data.split('---')
+
+    if cleandata:
+        for document in cleandata:
+            yaml = YAML(typ='safe')
+            raw_output.append(yaml.load(document))
+
+    if raw:
+        return raw_output
+    else:
+        return process(raw_output)