diff --git a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
index 2823547e..7b4dc95e 100644
--- a/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tile38-cli/main.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 	connDial()
+	monitor := false
 	livemode := false
 	aof := false
 	defer func() {
@@ -359,6 +360,10 @@ func main() {
 					if jsonOK(msg) {
 						output = "json"
 					}
+				case "monitor":
+					monitor = true
+					livemode = true
+					output = "resp"
 				}
 				if output == "resp" &&
 					(strings.HasPrefix(string(msg), "*3\r\n$10\r\npsubscribe\r\n") ||
@@ -382,7 +387,7 @@ func main() {
 				}
 
 				mustOutput := true
-				if oneCommand == "" && output == "json" && !jsonOK(msg) {
+				if !monitor && oneCommand == "" && output == "json" && !jsonOK(msg) {
 					var cerr connError
 					if err := json.Unmarshal(msg, &cerr); err == nil {
 						fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "(error) "+cerr.Err)
diff --git a/internal/server/live.go b/internal/server/live.go
index ab1d6410..a49bb4a2 100644
--- a/internal/server/live.go
+++ b/internal/server/live.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ func (server *Server) goLive(
 		return server.liveAOF(s.pos, conn, rd, msg)
 	case liveSubscriptionSwitches:
 		return server.liveSubscription(conn, rd, msg, websocket)
+	case liveMonitorSwitches:
+		return server.liveMonitor(conn, rd, msg)
 	case liveFenceSwitches:
 		// fallthrough
 	}
diff --git a/internal/server/monitor.go b/internal/server/monitor.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba24e8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/monitor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tidwall/resp"
+)
+
+type liveMonitorSwitches struct {
+	// no fields. everything is managed through the Message
+}
+
+func (sub liveMonitorSwitches) Error() string {
+	return goingLive
+}
+
+func (s *Server) cmdMonitor(msg *Message) (resp.Value, error) {
+	if len(msg.Args) != 1 {
+		return resp.Value{}, errInvalidNumberOfArguments
+	}
+	return NOMessage, liveMonitorSwitches{}
+}
+
+func (s *Server) liveMonitor(conn net.Conn, rd *PipelineReader, msg *Message) error {
+	s.monconnsMu.Lock()
+	s.monconns[conn] = true
+	s.monconnsMu.Unlock()
+	defer func() {
+		s.monconnsMu.Lock()
+		delete(s.monconns, conn)
+		s.monconnsMu.Unlock()
+		conn.Close()
+	}()
+	s.monconnsMu.Lock()
+	conn.Write([]byte("+OK\r\n"))
+	s.monconnsMu.Unlock()
+	for {
+		msgs, err := rd.ReadMessages()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, msg := range msgs {
+			if len(msg.Args) == 1 && strings.ToLower(msg.Args[0]) == "quit" {
+				s.monconnsMu.Lock()
+				conn.Write([]byte("+OK\r\n"))
+				s.monconnsMu.Unlock()
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// send messages to live MONITOR clients
+func (s *Server) sendMonitor(err error, msg *Message, c *Client, lua bool) {
+	s.monconnsMu.RLock()
+	n := len(s.monconns)
+	s.monconnsMu.RUnlock()
+	if n == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if (c == nil && !lua) ||
+		(err != nil && (err == errInvalidNumberOfArguments ||
+			strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "unknown command "))) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// accept all commands except for these:
+	switch strings.ToLower(msg.Command()) {
+	case "config", "config set", "config get", "config rewrite",
+		"auth", "follow", "slaveof", "replconf",
+		"aof", "aofmd5", "client",
+		"monitor":
+		return
+	}
+
+	var line []byte
+	for i, arg := range msg.Args {
+		if i > 0 {
+			line = append(line, ' ')
+		}
+		line = append(line, strconv.Quote(arg)...)
+	}
+	tstr := fmt.Sprintf("%.6f", float64(time.Now().UnixNano())/1e9)
+	var addr string
+	if lua {
+		addr = "lua"
+	} else {
+		addr = c.remoteAddr
+	}
+	s.monconnsMu.Lock()
+	for conn := range s.monconns {
+		fmt.Fprintf(conn, "+%s [0 %s] %s\r\n", tstr, addr, line)
+	}
+	s.monconnsMu.Unlock()
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/scripts.go b/internal/server/scripts.go
index 3cb949b3..b0bccd5a 100644
--- a/internal/server/scripts.go
+++ b/internal/server/scripts.go
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ func (s *Server) commandInScript(msg *Message) (
 	case "server":
 		res, err = s.cmdServer(msg)
 	}
+	s.sendMonitor(err, msg, nil, true)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/server.go b/internal/server/server.go
index 957f9497..cd29b1a8 100644
--- a/internal/server/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/server.go
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ type Server struct {
 
 	pubsub *pubsub
 	hookex expire.List
+
+	monconnsMu sync.RWMutex
+	monconns   map[net.Conn]bool
 }
 
 // Serve starts a new tile38 server
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ func Serve(host string, port int, dir string, http bool) error {
 		conns:    make(map[int]*Client),
 		http:     http,
 		pubsub:   newPubsub(),
+		monconns: make(map[net.Conn]bool),
 	}
 
 	server.hookex.Expired = func(item expire.Item) {
@@ -746,6 +750,7 @@ func (server *Server) handleInputCommand(client *Client, msg *Message) error {
 			}
 			return writeOutput("+PONG\r\n")
 		}
+		server.sendMonitor(nil, msg, client, false)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -866,6 +871,8 @@ func (server *Server) handleInputCommand(client *Client, msg *Message) error {
 		// No locking for scripts, otherwise writes cannot happen within scripts
 	case "subscribe", "psubscribe", "publish":
 		// No locking for pubsub
+	case "montior":
+		// No locking for monitor
 	}
 	res, d, err := func() (res resp.Value, d commandDetails, err error) {
 		if msg.Deadline != nil {
@@ -1088,7 +1095,10 @@ func (server *Server) command(msg *Message, client *Client) (
 		res, err = server.cmdPublish(msg)
 	case "test":
 		res, err = server.cmdTest(msg)
+	case "monitor":
+		res, err = server.cmdMonitor(msg)
 	}
+	server.sendMonitor(err, msg, client, false)
 	return
 }