diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37b2fa8d3b..b8128fab17 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ updates_key.pem
 *.m4a
 *.m4v
 *.part
+*.swp
 test/testdata
 .tox
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index a96bf9b5cd..7cf5de43f0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ __authors__  = (
     'Erik Johnson',
     'Keith Beckman',
     'Ole Ernst',
+    'Aaron McDaniel (mcd1992)',
 )
 
 __license__ = 'Public Domain'
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ from .postprocessor import (
     FFmpegExtractAudioPP,
     FFmpegEmbedSubtitlePP,
     XAttrMetadataPP,
+    ExecAfterDownloadPP,
 )
 
 
@@ -550,7 +552,8 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the postprocessors (default)')
     postproc.add_option('--prefer-ffmpeg', action='store_true', dest='prefer_ffmpeg',
         help='Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the postprocessors')
-
+    postproc.add_option('--exec', metavar='', action='store', dest='execstring',
+        help='Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Must be enclosed in quotes. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'' )
 
     parser.add_option_group(general)
     parser.add_option_group(selection)
@@ -831,6 +834,7 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
         'default_search': opts.default_search,
         'youtube_include_dash_manifest': opts.youtube_include_dash_manifest,
         'encoding': opts.encoding,
+        'execstring': opts.execstring,
     }
 
     with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
@@ -854,6 +858,12 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
                 ydl.add_post_processor(FFmpegAudioFixPP())
             ydl.add_post_processor(AtomicParsleyPP())
 
+
+        # Please keep ExecAfterDownload towards the bottom as it allows the user to modify the final file in any way.
+        # So if the user is able to remove the file before your postprocessor runs it might cause a few problems.
+        if opts.execstring:
+            ydl.add_post_processor(ExecAfterDownloadPP(verboseOutput=opts.verbose,commandString=opts.execstring))
+
         # Update version
         if opts.update_self:
             update_self(ydl.to_screen, opts.verbose)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py
index 08e6ddd00c..15aa0daa9b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .ffmpeg import (
     FFmpegEmbedSubtitlePP,
 )
 from .xattrpp import XAttrMetadataPP
+from .execafterdownload import ExecAfterDownloadPP
 
 __all__ = [
     'AtomicParsleyPP',
@@ -19,4 +20,5 @@ __all__ = [
     'FFmpegExtractAudioPP',
     'FFmpegEmbedSubtitlePP',
     'XAttrMetadataPP',
+    'ExecAfterDownloadPP',
 ]
diff --git a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/execafterdownload.py b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/execafterdownload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6f3cdfd22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/execafterdownload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from .common import PostProcessor
+from ..utils import PostProcessingError
+import subprocess
+import shlex
+
+
+class ExecAfterDownloadPP(PostProcessor):
+    def __init__(self, downloader=None, verboseOutput=None, commandString=None):
+        self.verboseOutput = verboseOutput
+        self.commandString = commandString
+
+    def run(self, information):
+        self.targetFile = information['filepath'].replace('\'', '\'\\\'\'')  # Replace single quotes with '\''
+        self.commandList = shlex.split(self.commandString)
+        self.commandString = ''
+
+        # Replace all instances of '{}' with the file name and convert argument list to single string.
+        for index, arg in enumerate(self.commandList):
+            if(arg == '{}'):
+                self.commandString += '\'' + self.targetFile + '\' '
+            else:
+                self.commandString += arg + ' '
+
+        if self.targetFile not in self.commandString:  # Assume user wants the file appended to the end of the command if no {}'s were given.
+            self.commandString += '\'' + self.targetFile + '\''
+
+        print("[exec] Executing command: " + self.commandString)
+        self.retCode = subprocess.call(self.commandString, shell=True)
+        if(self.retCode < 0):
+            print("[exec] WARNING: Command exited with a negative return code, the process was killed externally. Your command may not of completed succesfully!")
+        elif(self.verboseOutput):
+            print("[exec] Command exited with return code: " + str(self.retCode))
+
+        return None, information  # by default, keep file and do nothing
+
+
+class PostProcessingExecError(PostProcessingError):
+    pass