diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4e89e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/r.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Source the helpers for use with the script
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+
+# install R
+sudo apt-get install -y r-base
+version=$(R --version | grep "R version" | cut -d " " -f 3)
+
+DocumentInstalledItem "R $version"
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
index 23a4bf88..500a6be7 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/ruby.sh",
+                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/r.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/rust.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/julia.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/sbt.sh",
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
index cad08ebb..5367e2a0 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/ruby.sh",
+                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/r.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/rust.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/julia.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/sbt.sh",
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
index 95f0a481..5c1c1a3c 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu2004.json
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/postgresql.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/powershellcore.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/ruby.sh",
+                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/r.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/rust.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/julia.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/sbt.sh",