diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSolo.java b/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSolo.java
index c39df68598..9da2eeb55d 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSolo.java
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSolo.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.statements.chef;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.common.collect.Iterables.transform;
+import static org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.Statements.createOrOverwriteFile;
+import static org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.Statements.exec;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.Statements;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ public class ChefSolo implements Statement {
 
    public static class Builder {
       private String cookbooksArchiveLocation;
+      private String jsonAttributes;
       private List<String> recipes = Lists.newArrayList();
 
       public Builder cookbooksArchiveLocation(String cookbooksArchiveLocation) {
@@ -53,6 +57,11 @@ public class ChefSolo implements Statement {
          return this;
       }
 
+      public Builder jsonAttributes(String jsonAttributes) {
+         this.jsonAttributes = checkNotNull(jsonAttributes, "jsonAttributes");
+         return this;
+      }
+
       public Builder installRecipe(String recipe) {
          this.recipes.add(checkNotNull(recipe, "recipe"));
          return this;
@@ -64,18 +73,20 @@ public class ChefSolo implements Statement {
       }
 
       public ChefSolo build() {
-         return new ChefSolo(cookbooksArchiveLocation, recipes);
+         return new ChefSolo(cookbooksArchiveLocation, recipes, Optional.fromNullable(jsonAttributes));
       }
 
    }
 
    private String cookbooksArchiveLocation;
+   private Optional<String> jsonAttributes;
    private List<String> recipes;
    private final InstallChefGems installChefGems = new InstallChefGems();
 
-   public ChefSolo(String cookbooksArchiveLocation, List<String> recipes) {
+   public ChefSolo(String cookbooksArchiveLocation, List<String> recipes, Optional<String> jsonAttributes) {
       this.cookbooksArchiveLocation = checkNotNull(cookbooksArchiveLocation, "cookbooksArchiveLocation must be set");
-      this.recipes = checkNotNull(recipes, "recipes must be set");
+      this.recipes = ImmutableList.copyOf(checkNotNull(recipes, "recipes must be set"));
+      this.jsonAttributes = checkNotNull(jsonAttributes, "jsonAttributes must be set");
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -84,17 +95,25 @@ public class ChefSolo implements Statement {
          throw new UnsupportedOperationException("windows not yet implemented");
       }
 
+      ImmutableList.Builder<Statement> statements = ImmutableList.builder();
+      statements.add(installChefGems);
+
       ImmutableMap.Builder<String, String> chefSoloOptions = ImmutableMap.builder();
       chefSoloOptions.put("-N", "`hostname`");
       chefSoloOptions.put("-r", cookbooksArchiveLocation);
+
+      if (jsonAttributes.isPresent()) {
+         statements.add(exec("{md} /var/chef"));
+         statements.add(createOrOverwriteFile("/var/chef/node.json", jsonAttributes.asSet()));
+         chefSoloOptions.put("-j", "/var/chef/node.json");
+      }
+
       if (!recipes.isEmpty()) {
          chefSoloOptions.put("-o", recipesToRunlistString(recipes));
       }
 
       String options = Joiner.on(' ').withKeyValueSeparator(" ").join(chefSoloOptions.build());
 
-      ImmutableList.Builder<Statement> statements = ImmutableList.builder();
-      statements.add(installChefGems);
       statements.add(Statements.exec(String.format("chef-solo %s", options)));
 
       return new StatementList(statements.build()).render(family);
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSoloTest.java b/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSoloTest.java
index 7bdf74d436..9e9f975028 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSoloTest.java
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/chef/ChefSoloTest.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import org.jclouds.scriptbuilder.domain.ShellToken;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Charsets;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.io.Resources;
 
 @Test(groups = "unit", testName = "ChefSoloTest")
@@ -40,7 +42,12 @@ public class ChefSoloTest {
 
    @Test(expectedExceptions = NullPointerException.class, expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "recipes must be set")
    public void testChefSoloWithoutRecipes() {
-      new ChefSolo("/tmp/foo", null);
+      new ChefSolo("/tmp/foo", null, Optional.<String> absent());
+   }
+
+   @Test(expectedExceptions = NullPointerException.class, expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "jsonAttributes must be set")
+   public void testChefSoloWithoutAttributes() {
+      new ChefSolo("/tmp/foo", Lists.<String> newArrayList(), null);
    }
 
    @Test(expectedExceptions = UnsupportedOperationException.class, expectedExceptionsMessageRegExp = "windows not yet implemented")
@@ -86,4 +93,17 @@ public class ChefSoloTest {
                   + "installChefGems || return 1\nchef-solo -N `hostname` -r /tmp/cookbooks -o recipe[apache2],recipe[mysql]\n");
    }
 
+   public void testChefSoloWithCookbooksLocationAndAttributes() throws IOException {
+      String script = ChefSolo.builder().cookbooksArchiveLocation("/tmp/cookbooks").jsonAttributes("{\"foo\":\"bar\"}")
+            .installRecipe("apache2").build().render(OsFamily.UNIX);
+      assertEquals(
+            script,
+            Resources.toString(Resources.getResource("test_install_ruby." + ShellToken.SH.to(OsFamily.UNIX)),
+                  Charsets.UTF_8)
+                  + "installChefGems || return 1\n"
+                  + "mkdir -p /var/chef\n"
+                  + "cat > /var/chef/node.json <<-'END_OF_JCLOUDS_FILE'\n\t{\"foo\":\"bar\"}\nEND_OF_JCLOUDS_FILE\n"
+                  + "chef-solo -N `hostname` -r /tmp/cookbooks -j /var/chef/node.json -o recipe[apache2]\n");
+   }
+
 }