diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index 7514dcb9..8e6b9d6f 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import jc.parsers.mount
 import jc.parsers.netstat
 import jc.parsers.ps
 import jc.parsers.route
+import jc.parsers.ss
 import jc.parsers.uname
 import jc.parsers.uptime
 import jc.parsers.w
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ def helptext(message):
             --netstat    netstat parser
             --ps         ps parser
             --route      route parser
+            --ss         ss parser
             --uname      uname -a parser
             --uptime     uptime parser
             --w          w parser
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ def main():
         '--netstat': jc.parsers.netstat.parse,
         '--ps': jc.parsers.ps.parse,
         '--route': jc.parsers.route.parse,
+        '--ss': jc.parsers.ss.parse,
         '--uname': jc.parsers.uname.parse,
         '--uptime': jc.parsers.uptime.parse,
         '--w': jc.parsers.w.parse
diff --git a/jc/parsers/ss.py b/jc/parsers/ss.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d07c4d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jc/parsers/ss.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"""jc - JSON CLI output utility ss Parser
+
+Usage:
+    specify --ss as the first argument if the piped input is coming from ss
+
+Examples:
+
+    $ ss | jc --ss -p
+    []
+
+    $ ss | jc --ss -p -r
+    []
+"""
+import string
+import jc.utils
+
+
+def process(proc_data):
+    """
+    Final processing to conform to the schema.
+
+    Parameters:
+        
+        proc_data    (dictionary) raw structured data to process
+
+    Returns:
+
+        dictionary   structured data with the following schema:
+    
+        [
+          {
+            "ss":     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:
+
+        dictionary   raw or processed structured data
+    """
+    
+    # compatible options: linux, darwin, cygwin, win32, aix, freebsd
+    compatible = ['linux']
+
+    if not quiet:
+        jc.utils.compatibility(__name__, compatible)
+
+    contain_colon = ['nl', 'p_raw', 'raw', 'udp', 'tcp', 'v_str', 'icmp6']
+    raw_output = []
+    cleandata = data.splitlines()
+
+    # Clear any blank lines
+    cleandata = list(filter(None, cleandata))
+
+    if cleandata:
+        # fix 'local address' to 'local_address', same with 'peer_address'
+        # split headers by whitespace and :    = 8 columns
+
+        # only parse lines if col 0 is not whitespace
+
+        # These require additional rsplit(':') and replace/add cols 4,5,6,7
+        #     check if ':' is in the field first...
+        #     final columns may not have x:y and may just have *
+        # nl
+        # p_raw
+        # raw
+        # udp
+        # tcp
+        # v_str
+        # icmp6
+
+        # if % in col 4 or 6 then split that out to 'interface' field
+        header_text = cleandata[0].lower()
+        header_text = header_text.replace('local address:port', 'local_address:port')
+        header_text = header_text.replace('peer address:port', 'peer_address:port')
+        header_text = header_text.replace(':', ' ')
+
+        header_list = header_text.split()
+
+        for entry in cleandata[1:]:
+            if entry[0] not in string.whitespace:
+                entry_list = entry.split()
+
+                if entry[0] in contain_colon and ':' in entry_list[4]:
+                    l_address = entry_list[4].rsplit(':', maxsplit=1)[0]
+                    l_port = entry_list[4].rsplit(':', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                    entry_list[4] = l_address
+                    entry_list[5] = l_port
+
+                if entry[0] in contain_colon and ':' in entry_list[6]:
+                    l_address = entry_list[6].rsplit(':', maxsplit=1)[0]
+                    l_port = entry_list[6].rsplit(':', maxsplit=1)[1]
+                    entry_list[6] = l_address
+                    entry_list[7] = l_port
+
+            raw_output.append(entry_list)
+
+    if raw:
+        return raw_output
+    else:
+        return process(raw_output)