diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5cc43094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+##  File:  github-cli.sh
+##  Desc:  Installs GitHub CLI
+##         Must be run as non-root user after homebrew
+################################################################################
+
+# Source the helpers for use with the script
+source $HELPER_SCRIPTS/document.sh
+
+# Install GitHub CLI
+url=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/cli/cli/releases/latest | jq -r '.assets[].browser_download_url|select(contains("linux") and contains("amd64") and contains(".deb"))')
+wget $url
+apt install ./gh_*_linux_amd64.deb
+rm gh_*_linux_amd64.deb
+
+# Run tests to determine that the software installed as expected
+echo "Testing to make sure that script performed as expected, and basic scenarios work"
+if ! gh --version; then
+    echo "GitHub CLI was not installed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Document what was added to the image
+echo "Lastly, documenting what we added to the metadata file"
+DocumentInstalledItem "GitHub CLI $(gh --version|awk 'FNR==1 {print $3}')"
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
index a493a330..9ead9a30 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1604.json
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/gcc.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/git.sh",
+                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/haskell.sh",
diff --git a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
index 89a024d3..13d37990 100644
--- a/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/ubuntu1804.json
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/gcc.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/gfortran.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/git.sh",
+                "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/github-cli.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/google-chrome.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/google-cloud-sdk.sh",
                 "{{template_dir}}/scripts/installers/haskell.sh",