diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index be6de7d..78e345d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
 RSpec/SubjectStub:
   Enabled: false
 
+RSpec/FilePath:
+  Enabled: false
+
 Style/BlockDelimiters:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/**/*'
diff --git a/lib/panda_motd/components/fail_2_ban.rb b/lib/panda_motd/components/fail_2_ban.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faad03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/panda_motd/components/fail_2_ban.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+require 'pry'
+class Fail2Ban < Component
+  def initialize(motd)
+    super(motd, 'fail_2_ban')
+  end
+
+  def process
+    @results = {
+      jails: {}
+    }
+
+    @config['jails'].each do |jail|
+      status = jail_status(jail)
+      @results[:jails][jail] = {
+        total: status[:total],
+        current: status[:current]
+      }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    result = "Fail2Ban:\n"
+    @results[:jails].each do |name, stats|
+      result += "  #{name}:\n"
+      result += "    Total bans:   #{stats[:total]}\n"
+      result += "    Current bans: #{stats[:current]}\n"
+    end
+
+    result.gsub(/\s$/, '')
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def jail_status(jail)
+    cmd_result = `fail2ban-client status #{jail}`
+    if cmd_result =~ /Sorry but the jail '#{jail}' does not exist/
+      @errors << ComponentError.new(self, "Invalid jail name '#{jail}'.")
+    else
+      total = cmd_result.match(/Total banned:\s+([0-9]+)/)[1].to_i
+      current = cmd_result.match(/Currently banned:\s+([0-9]+)/)[1].to_i
+    end
+
+    { total: total, current: current }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/panda_motd/config.rb b/lib/panda_motd/config.rb
index 9fbdbda..4a50c92 100644
--- a/lib/panda_motd/config.rb
+++ b/lib/panda_motd/config.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ def self.component_classes
       uptime: Uptime,
       ssl_certificates: SSLCertificates,
       filesystems: Filesystems,
-      last_login: LastLogin
+      last_login: LastLogin,
+      fail_2_ban: Fail2Ban
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/panda_motd/default_config.yaml b/lib/panda_motd/default_config.yaml
index 32f0a10..073f855 100644
--- a/lib/panda_motd/default_config.yaml
+++ b/lib/panda_motd/default_config.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,22 @@ components:
   #     /dev/sda1: Ubuntu
   #     /dev/sdc1: Data
 
+  #####
+  # Fail2Ban
+  #   Displays fail2ban jail statistics.
+  #
+  # Settings
+  #   jails: A list of fail2ban jails to obtain statistics from. The name of the
+  #     jail is the same name used in the `fail2ban-client status jailname`. You
+  #     will get the total banned and currently banned numbers for each jail.
+  #####
+
+  # fail_2_ban:
+  #   enabled: true
+  #   jails:
+  #     - sshd
+  #     - anotherjail
+
   #####
   # Last Login
   #   Displays previous login information for users.
diff --git a/spec/components/fail_2_ban_spec.rb b/spec/components/fail_2_ban_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4475aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/components/fail_2_ban_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Fail2Ban do
+  context 'with normal config' do
+    subject(:component) { create(:fail_2_ban) }
+
+    it 'gets statistics' do
+      stub_system_call(component)
+
+      component.process
+
+      expect(component.results[:jails]).to eq(
+        'sshd' => { total: 871, current: 0 }
+      )
+    end
+
+    it 'prints the results' do
+      stub_system_call(component)
+
+      component.process
+      results = component.to_s
+
+      expect(results).to include 'Fail2Ban:'
+      expect(results).to include 'Total bans:   871'
+      expect(results).to include 'Current bans: 0'
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with config containing an invalid jail name' do
+    subject(:component) {
+      create(:fail_2_ban, settings: { 'jails' => ['asdf'] })
+    }
+
+    it 'adds an error to the component' do
+      stub_system_call(
+        component,
+        returns: "Sorry but the jail 'asdf' does not exist"
+      )
+
+      component.process
+
+      expect(component.errors.count).to eq 1
+      expect(component.errors.first.message).to eq "Invalid jail name 'asdf'."
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/components/fail_2_ban/output.txt b/spec/fixtures/components/fail_2_ban/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0c972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/components/fail_2_ban/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Status for the jail: sshd
+|- Filter
+|  |- Currently failed: 0
+|  |- Total failed:     9166
+|  `- File list:        /var/log/auth.log
+`- Actions
+   |- Currently banned: 0
+   |- Total banned:     871
+   `- Banned IP list:`
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/configs/fail_2_ban.yaml b/spec/fixtures/configs/fail_2_ban.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b70e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/configs/fail_2_ban.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+components:
+  fail_2_ban:
+    enabled: true
+    jails:
+      - sshd