diff --git a/machine/machine.py b/machine/machine.py
index 76e0418..a0c56e1 100644
--- a/machine/machine.py
+++ b/machine/machine.py
@@ -364,3 +364,18 @@ def scp(self, source, destination, recursive=False):
         cmd = ["scp"] + r + [source, destination]
         stdout, _, _ = self._run(cmd)
         return stdout.split()
+
+    def ssh(self, machine, cmd):
+        """
+        Run a command on a machine through docker-machine ssh
+
+        Args:
+            machine (str): machine name
+            cmd (str): command to run
+
+        Returns:
+            List[str]: output of the ssh command
+        """
+        ssh_cmd = ['ssh', machine, cmd]
+        stdout, _, _ = self._run(ssh_cmd)
+        return stdout.split()
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 80ea1e0..08400fa 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls):
             cls.machine.rm(machine=TEMPORARY_MACHINE)
         except RuntimeError:
             pass
-
+    
     def setUp(self):
         if not self.machine.status(machine=TEST_MACHINE):
             self.machine.start(machine=TEST_MACHINE)
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ def test_scp(self):
         destination = "%s:." % TEST_MACHINE
         self.machine.scp(source, destination)
 
+    def test_ssh_echo(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.machine.exists(machine=TEST_MACHINE))
+        self.assertEqual(self.machine.ssh(TEST_MACHINE, 'echo \"Hi\"'), ['Hi'])
+
     def test_start(self):
         self.machine.stop(machine=TEST_MACHINE)
         self.machine.start(machine=TEST_MACHINE)