diff --git a/onedns/cli.py b/onedns/cli.py
index b309993..8d434e4 100644
--- a/onedns/cli.py
+++ b/onedns/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 
 from onedns import monitor
+from onedns import utils
 from onedns import logger
 from onedns.clients import skydns
 
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@ def remove(args, one_args, etcd_args):
     client.remove_host(args.hostname, args.ip)
 
 
+def shell(args, one_args, etcd_args):
+    onemon = monitor.OneMonitor(args.domain, one_kwargs=one_args,
+                                etcd_kwargs=etcd_args)
+    oneclient = onemon._one
+    skyclient = onemon._skydns
+    etcdclient = skyclient._etcd
+    ns = dict(onemon=onemon, skyclient=skyclient, oneclient=oneclient,
+              etcdclient=etcdclient)
+    utils.shell(local_ns=ns)
+
+
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='OneDNS - Dynamic DNS for OpenNebula')
@@ -66,6 +78,9 @@ def main():
     remove_parser.add_argument('hostname', help='name of host to remove')
     remove_parser.add_argument('ip', help='ip of host to remove')
 
+    shell_parser = subparsers.add_parser('shell')
+    shell_parser.set_defaults(func=shell)
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     logger.configure_onedns_logging(debug=args.debug)
diff --git a/onedns/utils.py b/onedns/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41eb18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/onedns/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from onedns.logger import log
+
+
+def shell(local_ns={}):
+    try:
+        from IPython import embed
+        return embed(user_ns=local_ns)
+    except ImportError as e:
+        log.error("Unable to load IPython:\n\n%s\n" % e)
+        log.error("Please check that IPython is installed and working.")