diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d97aa4e..2d13994 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ install:
 	@install -m 644 welcome-email.tmpl $(BINDIR)
 	@install -m 700 znccreate.py $(BINDIR)
 	@install -m 600 znc-config-ex.json $(ZNCCONF)
+	@install -m 755 toot.py $(BINDIR)/toot
 	@echo Remember to edit znc-config with your ZNC details and rename $(ZNCCONF)/znc-config-ex.json to $(ZNCCONF)/znc-config.json 
 	@echo ENJOY
 	
diff --git a/toot.py b/toot.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e90edaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import click
+import emoji
+import getpass
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+from mastodon import Mastodon
+
+@click.command()
+@click.argument('status', required=False)
+@click.option('--creds', default=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "toot.json"))
+def toot(status, creds):
+    # get config
+    with open(creds) as f:
+        config = json.load(f)
+
+    # set up connection to mastodon
+    mastodon = Mastodon(
+        client_id=config['client_id'],
+        client_secret=config['client_secret'],
+        access_token=config['access_token'],
+        api_base_url=config['base_url'],
+    )
+
+    # get status from argument or from stdin
+    if not status:
+        status = "".join(sys.stdin).strip()
+
+    # replace shortcodes with emoji :thumbsup:
+    status = emoji.emojize(status, use_aliases=True)
+
+    # check status length and post status
+    if len(status) > 5000:
+        print("Status is too long, try again")
+    elif len(status) == 0:
+        print("Did you type a status?")
+    else:
+        print(mastodon.toot(f"{status}\n~{getpass.getuser()}")["uri"])
+
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    toot()
+