diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
index 235539f398..86f807048a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/app.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {ScheduleEditController} from 'tower/controllers/Schedules';
 import {ProjectsList, ProjectsAdd, ProjectsEdit} from 'tower/controllers/Projects';
 import {OrganizationsList, OrganizationsAdd, OrganizationsEdit} from 'tower/controllers/Organizations';
 import {InventoriesList, InventoriesAdd, InventoriesEdit, InventoriesManage} from 'tower/controllers/Inventories';
+import {AdhocForm} from 'tower/controllers/Adhoc';
 import {AdminsList} from 'tower/controllers/Admins';
 import {UsersList, UsersAdd, UsersEdit} from 'tower/controllers/Users';
 import {TeamsList, TeamsAdd, TeamsEdit} from 'tower/controllers/Teams';
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
     'AdminListDefinition',
     'CustomInventoryListDefinition',
     'AWDirectives',
+    'AdhocFormDefinition',
     'InventoriesListDefinition',
     'InventoryFormDefinition',
     'InventoryHelper',
@@ -168,7 +170,8 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
     'ConfigureTowerHelper',
     'ConfigureTowerJobsListDefinition',
     'CreateCustomInventoryHelper',
-    'CustomInventoryListDefinition'
+    'CustomInventoryListDefinition',
+    'AdhocHelper'
 ])
 
     .constant('AngularScheduler.partials', urlPrefix + 'lib/angular-scheduler/lib/')
@@ -200,6 +203,11 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                 controller: JobStdoutController
             }).
 
+            when('/ad_hoc_commands/:id', {
+                templateUrl: urlPrefix + 'partials/job_stdout_adhoc.html',
+                controller: JobStdoutController
+            }).
+
             when('/job_templates', {
                 templateUrl: urlPrefix + 'partials/job_templates.html',
                 controller: JobTemplatesList
@@ -280,6 +288,11 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                 controller: InventoriesManage
             }).
 
+            when('/inventories/:inventory_id/adhoc', {
+                templateUrl: urlPrefix + 'partials/adhoc.html',
+                controller: AdhocForm
+            }).
+
             when('/organizations', {
                 templateUrl: urlPrefix + 'partials/organizations.html',
                 controller: OrganizationsList
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Adhoc.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Adhoc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9aa94a2e85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Adhoc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 AnsibleWorks, Inc.
+ *
+ *  Adhoc.js
+ *
+ *  Controller functions for the Adhoc model.
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * @ngdoc function
+ * @name controllers.function:Adhoc
+ * @description This controller controls the adhoc form creation, command launching and navigating to standard out after command has been succesfully ran.
+*/
+export function AdhocForm($scope, $rootScope, $location, $routeParams,
+    AdhocForm, GenerateForm, Rest, ProcessErrors, ClearScope, GetBasePath,
+    GetChoices, KindChange, LookUpInit, CredentialList, Empty, OwnerChange,
+    LoginMethodChange, Wait) {
+
+    ClearScope();
+
+    var url = GetBasePath('inventory') + $routeParams.inventory_id
+        + '/ad_hoc_commands/',
+        generator = GenerateForm,
+        form = AdhocForm,
+        master = {},
+        id = $routeParams.inventory_id;
+
+    // inject the adhoc command form
+    generator.inject(form, { mode: 'edit', related: true, scope: $scope });
+    generator.reset();
+
+    // BEGIN: populate scope with the things needed to make the adhoc form
+    // display
+    Wait('start');
+    $scope.id = id;
+    $scope.argsPopOver = "<p>These arguments are used with the"
+        + " specified module.</p>";
+    // fix arguments help popover based on the module selected
+    $scope.moduleChange = function () {
+        // NOTE: for selenium testing link -
+        // link will be displayed with id adhoc_module_arguments_docs_link
+        // only when a module is selected
+        if ($scope.module_name) {
+            // give the docs for the selected module
+            $scope.argsPopOver = "<p>These arguments are used with the"
+                + " specified module. You can find information about the "
+                + $scope.module_name.value
+                + " <a id=\"adhoc_module_arguments_docs_link_for_module_"
+                + $scope.module_name.value
+                + "\""
+                + " href=\"http://docs.ansible.com/" + $scope.module_name.value
+                + "_module.html\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>";
+        } else {
+            // no module selected
+            $scope.argsPopOver = "<p>These arguments are used with the"
+                + " specified module.</p>";
+        }
+    };
+
+    // pre-populate hostPatterns from the inventory page and
+    // delete the value off of rootScope
+    $scope.limit = $rootScope.hostPatterns || "all";
+    delete $rootScope.hostPatterns;
+
+    if ($scope.removeChoicesReady) {
+        $scope.removeChoicesReady();
+    }
+    $scope.removeChoicesReady = $scope.$on('choicesReadyAdhoc', function () {
+        LookUpInit({
+            scope: $scope,
+            form: form,
+            current_item: (!Empty($scope.credential_id)) ? $scope.credential_id : null,
+            list: CredentialList,
+            field: 'credential',
+            input_type: 'radio'
+        });
+
+        OwnerChange({ scope: $scope });
+        LoginMethodChange({ scope: $scope });
+
+        Wait('stop'); // END: form population
+    });
+
+    // setup Machine Credential lookup
+    GetChoices({
+        scope: $scope,
+        url: url,
+        field: 'module_name',
+        variable: 'adhoc_module_options',
+        callback: 'choicesReadyAdhoc'
+    });
+
+    // Handle Owner change
+    $scope.ownerChange = function () {
+        OwnerChange({ scope: $scope });
+    };
+
+    // Handle Login Method change
+    $scope.loginMethodChange = function () {
+        LoginMethodChange({ scope: $scope });
+    };
+
+    // Handle Kind change
+    $scope.kindChange = function () {
+        KindChange({ scope: $scope, form: form, reset: true });
+    };
+
+    // launch the job with the provided form data
+    $scope.launchJob = function () {
+        var fld, data={};
+
+        // stub the payload with defaults from DRF
+        data = {
+            "job_type": "run",
+            "limit": "",
+            "credential": null,
+            "module_name": "command",
+            "module_args": "",
+            "forks": 0,
+            "verbosity": 0,
+            "privilege_escalation": ""
+        };
+
+        generator.clearApiErrors();
+
+        // populate data with the relevant form values
+        for (fld in form.fields) {
+            if (form.fields[fld].type === 'select') {
+                data[fld] = $scope[fld].value
+            } else {
+                data[fld] = $scope[fld];
+            }
+        }
+
+        Wait('start');
+
+        // Launch the adhoc job
+        Rest.setUrl(url);
+        Rest.post(data)
+            .success(function (data) {
+                 Wait('stop');
+                 $location.path("/ad_hoc_commands/" + data.id);
+            })
+            .error(function (data, status) {
+                ProcessErrors($scope, data, status, form, { hdr: 'Error!',
+                    msg: 'Failed to launch adhoc command. POST returned status: '
+                      + status });
+                // TODO: still need to implement popping up a password prompt
+                // if the credential requires it.  The way that the current end-
+                // point works is that I find out if I need to ask for a
+                // password from POST, thus I get an error response.
+                $scope.formReset();
+            });
+    };
+
+    // Remove all data input into the form
+    $scope.formReset = function () {
+        generator.reset();
+        for (var fld in master) {
+            $scope[fld] = master[fld];
+        }
+        KindChange({ scope: $scope, form: form, reset: false });
+        OwnerChange({ scope: $scope });
+        LoginMethodChange({ scope: $scope });
+    };
+}
+
+AdhocForm.$inject = ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$location', '$routeParams',
+    'AdhocForm', 'GenerateForm', 'Rest', 'ProcessErrors', 'ClearScope',
+    'GetBasePath', 'GetChoices', 'KindChange', 'LookUpInit', 'CredentialList',
+    'Empty', 'OwnerChange', 'LoginMethodChange', 'Wait'];
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Inventories.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Inventories.js
index 00af03e462..8e6a87c25a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Inventories.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Inventories.js
@@ -870,6 +870,53 @@ export function InventoriesManage ($log, $scope, $rootScope, $location,
         show_failures: false
     }];
 
+    // TODO: only display adhoc button if the user has permission to use it.
+    // TODO: figure out how to get the action-list partial to update so that
+    // the tooltip can be changed based off things being selected or not.
+    $scope.adhocButtonTipContents = "Launch adhoc command for the inventory";
+
+    // watcher for the group list checkbox changes
+    $scope.$on('multiSelectList.selectionChanged', function(e, selection) {
+        if (selection.length > 0) {
+            $scope.groupsSelected = true;
+            // $scope.adhocButtonTipContents = "Launch adhoc command for the "
+            //     + "selected groups and hosts.";
+        } else {
+            $scope.groupsSelected = false;
+            // $scope.adhocButtonTipContents = "Launch adhoc command for the "
+            //     + "inventory.";
+        }
+        $scope.groupsSelectedItems = selection.selectedItems;
+    });
+
+    // watcher for the host list checkbox changes
+    hostScope.$on('multiSelectList.selectionChanged', function(e, selection) {
+        // you need this so that the event doesn't bubble to the watcher above
+        // for the host list
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (selection.length > 0) {
+            $scope.hostsSelected = true;
+            // $scope.adhocButtonTipContents = "Launch adhoc command for the "
+            //     + "selected groups and hosts.";
+        } else {
+            $scope.hostsSelected = false;
+            // $scope.adhocButtonTipContents = "Launch adhoc command for the "
+            //     + "inventory.";
+        }
+        $scope.hostsSelectedItems = selection.selectedItems;
+    });
+
+    // populates host patterns based on selected hosts/groups
+    $scope.populateAdhocForm = function() {
+        var host_patterns = "all";
+        if ($scope.hostsSelected || $scope.groupsSelected) {
+            var allSelectedItems = $scope.groupsSelectedItems.concat($scope.hostsSelectedItems)
+            host_patterns = _.pluck(allSelectedItems, "name").join(":");
+        }
+        $rootScope.hostPatterns = host_patterns;
+        $location.path('/inventories/' + $scope.inventory.id + '/adhoc');
+    }
+
     $scope.refreshHostsOnGroupRefresh = false;
     $scope.selected_group_id = null;
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
index 8035ec7326..89ca609fff 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 */
 
 
-export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeParams, ClearScope, GetBasePath, Wait, Rest, ProcessErrors, Socket) {
+export function JobStdoutController ($location, $log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeParams, ClearScope, GetBasePath, Wait, Rest, ProcessErrors, Socket) {
 
     ClearScope();
 
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeP
         }
     });
 
-    Rest.setUrl(GetBasePath('jobs') + job_id + '/');
+    // Note: could be ad_hoc_commands or jobs
+    var jobType = $location.path().replace(/^\//, '').split('/')[0];
+    Rest.setUrl(GetBasePath(jobType) + job_id + '/');
     Rest.get()
         .success(function(data) {
             $scope.job = data;
@@ -270,6 +272,5 @@ export function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeP
 
 }
 
-JobStdoutController.$inject = [ '$log', '$rootScope', '$scope', '$compile', '$routeParams', 'ClearScope', 'GetBasePath', 'Wait', 'Rest', 'ProcessErrors',
+JobStdoutController.$inject = [ '$location', '$log', '$rootScope', '$scope', '$compile', '$routeParams', 'ClearScope', 'GetBasePath', 'Wait', 'Rest', 'ProcessErrors',
     'Socket' ];
-
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Permissions.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Permissions.js
index a0880dd980..d5e149a1a2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Permissions.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Permissions.js
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ export function PermissionsList($scope, $rootScope, $location, $log, $routeParam
         }
     };
 
+    // if the permission includes adhoc (and is not admin), display that
+    $scope.getPermissionText = function () {
+        if (this.permission.permission_type !== "admin" && this.permission.run_ad_hoc_commands) {
+            return this.permission.permission_type + " + ad hoc";
+        } else {
+            return this.permission.permission_type;
+        }
+    };
+
     $scope.editPermission = function (id) {
         $location.path($location.path() + '/' + id);
     };
@@ -156,6 +165,11 @@ export function PermissionsAdd($scope, $rootScope, $compile, $location, $log, $r
             for (fld in form.fields) {
                 data[fld] = $scope[fld];
             }
+            // job template (or deploy) based permissions do not have the run
+            // ad hoc commands parameter
+            if (data.category === "Deploy") {
+                data.run_ad_hoc_commands = false;
+            }
             url = (base === 'teams') ? GetBasePath('teams') + id + '/permissions/' : GetBasePath('users') + id + '/permissions/';
             Rest.setUrl(url);
             Rest.post(data)
@@ -305,6 +319,11 @@ export function PermissionsEdit($scope, $rootScope, $compile, $location, $log, $
         for (fld in form.fields) {
             data[fld] = $scope[fld];
         }
+        // job template (or deploy) based permissions do not have the run
+        // ad hoc commands parameter
+        if (data.category === "Deploy") {
+            data.run_ad_hoc_commands = false;
+        }
         Rest.setUrl(defaultUrl);
         if($scope.category === "Inventory"){
             delete data.project;
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Users.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Users.js
index bea627584e..65e9034de6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Users.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Users.js
@@ -294,6 +294,15 @@ export function UsersEdit($scope, $rootScope, $compile, $location, $log, $routeP
                     $routeParams.id + '. GET status: ' + status });
             });
 
+        // if the permission includes adhoc (and is not admin), display that
+        $scope.getPermissionText = function () {
+            if (this.permission.permission_type !== "admin" && this.permission.run_ad_hoc_commands) {
+                return this.permission.permission_type + " + ad hoc";
+            } else {
+                return this.permission.permission_type;
+            }
+        };
+
         // Save changes to the parent
         $scope.formSave = function () {
             var data = {}, fld;
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms.js
index 1bf67462b7..7caad49713 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/forms.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import ActivityDetail from "tower/forms/ActivityDetail";
 import Credentials from "tower/forms/Credentials";
+import Adhoc from "tower/forms/Adhoc";
 import CustomInventory from "tower/forms/CustomInventory";
 import EventsViewer from "tower/forms/EventsViewer";
 import Groups from "tower/forms/Groups";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import Users from "tower/forms/Users";
 export
     {   ActivityDetail,
         Credentials,
+        Adhoc,
         CustomInventory,
         EventsViewer,
         Groups,
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Adhoc.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Adhoc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ab3bfb065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Adhoc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*********************************************
+ *  Copyright (c) 2015 AnsibleWorks, Inc.
+ *
+ *  Adhoc.js
+ *  Form definition for the Adhoc model.
+ *
+ */
+ /**
+ * @ngdoc function
+ * @name forms.function:Adhoc
+ * @description This form is for executing an adhoc command
+*/
+
+export default
+    angular.module('AdhocFormDefinition', [])
+        .value('AdhocForm', {
+            editTitle: 'Execute Command',
+            name: 'adhoc',
+            well: true,
+            forceListeners: true,
+
+            fields: {
+                module_name: {
+                    label: 'Module',
+                    excludeModal: true,
+                    type: 'select',
+                    ngOptions: 'module.label for module in adhoc_module_options'
+                        + ' track by module.value',
+                    ngChange: 'moduleChange()',
+                    editRequired: true,
+                    awPopOver:'<p>These are the modules that Tower supports '
+                        + 'running commands against.',
+                    dataTitle: 'Module',
+                    dataPlacement: 'right',
+                    dataContainer: 'body'
+                },
+                module_args: {
+                    label: 'Arguments',
+                    type: 'text',
+                    awPopOverWatch: 'argsPopOver',
+                    awPopOver: 'See adhoc controller...set as argsPopOver',
+                    dataTitle: 'Arguments',
+                    dataPlacement: 'right',
+                    dataContainer: 'body',
+                    editRequired: false,
+                    autocomplete: false
+                },
+                limit: {
+                    label: 'Host Pattern',
+                    type: 'text',
+                    addRequired: false,
+                    editRequired: false,
+                    awPopOver: '<p>The pattern used to target hosts in the '
+                        + 'inventory. Leaving the field blank, all, and * will '
+                        + 'all target all hosts in the inventory.  You can find '
+                        + 'more information about Ansible\'s host patterns '
+                        + '<a id=\"adhoc_form_hostpatterns_doc_link\"'
+                        + 'href=\"http://docs.ansible.com/intro_patterns.html\" '
+                        + 'target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>',
+                    dataTitle: 'Host Pattern',
+                    dataPlacement: 'right',
+                    dataContainer: 'body'
+                },
+                credential: {
+                    label: 'Machine Credential',
+                    type: 'lookup',
+                    sourceModel: 'credential',
+                    sourceField: 'name',
+                    ngClick: 'lookUpCredential()',
+                    awPopOver: '<p>Select the credential you want to use when '
+                        + 'accessing the remote hosts to run the command. '
+                        + 'Choose the credential containing '
+                        + 'the username and SSH key or password that Ansbile '
+                        + 'will need to log into the remote hosts.</p>',
+                    dataTitle: 'Credential',
+                    dataPlacement: 'right',
+                    dataContainer: 'body',
+                    awRequiredWhen: {
+                        variable: 'credRequired',
+                        init: 'false'
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+
+            buttons: {
+                launch: {
+                    label: 'Launch',
+                    ngClick: 'launchJob()',
+                    ngDisabled: true
+                },
+                reset: {
+                    ngClick: 'formReset()',
+                    ngDisabled: true
+                }
+            },
+
+            related: {}
+        });
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Permissions.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Permissions.js
index d1d4c03c1c..2974b05353 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Permissions.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Permissions.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export default
                     label: 'Permission',
                     labelClass: 'prepend-asterisk',
                     type: 'radio_group',
+                    class: 'squeeze',
                     options: [{
                         label: 'Read',
                         value: 'read',
@@ -121,11 +122,26 @@ export default
                         value: 'check',
                         ngShow: "category == 'Deploy'"
                     }],
+                    // hack: attach helpCollapse here if the permissions
+                    // category is deploy
+                    helpCollapse: [{
+                        hdr: 'Permission',
+                        ngBind: 'permissionTypeHelp',
+                        ngHide: "category == 'Inventory'"
+                    }]
+                },
+                run_ad_hoc_commands: {
+                    label: 'Execute commands',
+                    type: 'checkbox',
+                    // hack: attach helpCollapse here if the permissions
+                    // category is inventory
                     helpCollapse: [{
                         hdr: 'Permission',
                         ngBind: 'permissionTypeHelp'
-                    }]
-                }
+                    }],
+                    ngShow: "category == 'Inventory'",
+                    associated: 'permission_type'
+                },
             },
 
             buttons: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Users.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Users.js
index 7d2d8cbecc..3d882ee784 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Users.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/Users.js
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ export default
                             ngBind: 'permission.summary_fields.project.name'
                         },
                         permission_type: {
-                            label: 'Permission'
+                            label: 'Permission',
+                            ngBind: 'getPermissionText()'
                         }
-
                     },
 
                     fieldActions: {
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers.js
index bd04c59e31..7cf2590449 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import Refresh from "tower/helpers/refresh";
 import RelatedSearch from "tower/helpers/related-search";
 import Search from "tower/helpers/search";
 import Teams from "tower/helpers/teams";
+import AdhocHelper from "tower/helpers/Adhoc";
 
 export
     {   AboutAnsible,
@@ -78,5 +79,6 @@ export
         Refresh,
         RelatedSearch,
         Search,
-        Teams
+        Teams,
+        AdhocHelper
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Adhoc.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Adhoc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..371dd0c497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Adhoc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*********************************************
+ *  Copyright (c) 2015 AnsibleWorks, Inc.
+ *
+ *  AdhocHelper
+ *
+ *  Routines shared by adhoc related controllers:
+ */
+/**
+ * @ngdoc function
+ * @name helpers.function:Adhoc
+ * @description routines shared by adhoc related controllers
+ * AdhocRun is currently only used for _relaunching_ an adhoc command
+ * from the Jobs page.
+ * TODO: once the API endpoint is figured out for running an adhoc command
+ * from the form is figured out, the rest work should probably be excised from
+ * the controller and moved into here.  See the todo statements in the
+ * controller for more information about this.
+ */
+
+export default
+    angular.module('AdhocHelper', ['RestServices', 'Utilities',
+        'CredentialFormDefinition', 'CredentialsListDefinition', 'LookUpHelper',
+        'JobSubmissionHelper', 'JobTemplateFormDefinition', 'ModalDialog',
+        'FormGenerator', 'JobVarsPromptFormDefinition'])
+
+    /**
+    * @ngdoc method
+    * @name helpers.function:JobSubmission#AdhocRun
+    * @methodOf helpers.function:JobSubmission
+    * @description The adhoc Run function is run when the user clicks the relaunch button
+    *
+    */
+    // Submit request to run an adhoc comamand
+    .factory('AdhocRun', ['$location','$routeParams', 'LaunchJob',
+        'PromptForPasswords', 'Rest', 'GetBasePath', 'Alert', 'ProcessErrors',
+        'Wait', 'Empty', 'PromptForCredential', 'PromptForVars',
+        'PromptForSurvey' , 'CreateLaunchDialog',
+    function ($location, $routeParams, LaunchJob, PromptForPasswords,
+        Rest, GetBasePath, Alert, ProcessErrors, Wait, Empty,
+        PromptForCredential, PromptForVars, PromptForSurvey,
+        CreateLaunchDialog) {
+        return function (params) {
+            var id = params.project_id,
+                scope = params.scope.$new(),
+                new_job_id,
+                launch_url,
+                html,
+                url;
+
+            // this is used to cancel a running adhoc command from
+            // the jobs page
+            if (scope.removeCancelJob) {
+                scope.removeCancelJob();
+            }
+            scope.removeCancelJob = scope.$on('CancelJob', function() {
+                // Delete the job
+                Wait('start');
+                Rest.setUrl(GetBasePath('ad_hoc_commands') + new_job_id + '/');
+                Rest.destroy()
+                    .success(function() {
+                        Wait('stop');
+                    })
+                    .error(function (data, status) {
+                        ProcessErrors(scope, data, status,
+                          null, { hdr: 'Error!',
+                              msg: 'Call to ' + url
+                                + ' failed. DELETE returned status: '
+                                + status });
+                    });
+            });
+
+            if (scope.removeAdhocLaunchFinished) {
+                scope.removeAdhocLaunchFinished();
+            }
+            scope.removeAdhocLaunchFinished = scope.$on('AdhocLaunchFinished',
+                function(e, data) {
+                    $location.path('/ad_hoc_commands/' + data.id);
+                });
+
+            if (scope.removeStartAdhocRun) {
+                scope.removeStartAdhocRun();
+            }
+
+            scope.removeStartAdhocRun = scope.$on('StartAdhocRun', function() {
+                LaunchJob({
+                    scope: scope,
+                    url: url,
+                    callback: 'AdhocLaunchFinished' // send to the adhoc
+                    // standard out page
+                });
+            });
+
+            //  start routine only if passwords need to be prompted
+            if (scope.removeCreateLaunchDialog) {
+                scope.removeCreateLaunchDialog();
+            }
+            scope.removeCreateLaunchDialog = scope.$on('CreateLaunchDialog',
+                function(e, html, url) {
+                    CreateLaunchDialog({
+                        scope: scope,
+                        html: html,
+                        url: url,
+                        callback: 'StartAdhocRun'
+                    });
+                });
+
+            if (scope.removePromptForPasswords) {
+                scope.removePromptForPasswords();
+            }
+            scope.removePromptForPasswords = scope.$on('PromptForPasswords',
+                function(e, passwords_needed_to_start,html, url) {
+                    PromptForPasswords({
+                        scope: scope,
+                        passwords: passwords_needed_to_start,
+                        callback: 'CreateLaunchDialog',
+                        html: html,
+                        url: url
+                    });
+            }); // end password prompting routine
+
+            // start the adhoc relaunch routine
+            Wait('start');
+            url = GetBasePath('ad_hoc_commands') + id + '/relaunch/';
+            Rest.setUrl(url);
+            Rest.get()
+                .success(function (data) {
+                    var new_job_id = data.id,
+                        launch_url = url;
+
+                    scope.passwords_needed_to_start = data.passwords_needed_to_start;
+                    if (!Empty(data.passwords_needed_to_start) &&
+                        data.passwords_needed_to_start.length > 0) {
+                        // go through the password prompt routine before
+                        // starting the adhoc run
+                        scope.$emit('PromptForPasswords', data.passwords_needed_to_start, html, url);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        // no prompting of passwords needed
+                        scope.$emit('StartAdhocRun');
+                    }
+                })
+                .error(function (data, status) {
+                    ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
+                    msg: 'Failed to get job template details. GET returned status: ' + status });
+                });
+        };
+    }]);
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobTemplates.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobTemplates.js
index bc69745570..0e983e6fd2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobTemplates.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobTemplates.js
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ angular.module('JobTemplatesHelper', ['Utilities'])
                           scope.example_template_id = 'N';
                           scope.setCallbackHelp();
 
+                          // this fills the job template form both on copy of the job template
+                          // and on edit
                           scope.fillJobTemplate  = function(){
                               // id = id || $rootScope.copy.id;
                               // Retrieve detail record and prepopulate the form
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Jobs.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Jobs.js
index b7bd68c1ea..8f5c94a705 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Jobs.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Jobs.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import listGenerator from 'tower/shared/list-generator/main';
 
 export default
     angular.module('JobsHelper', ['Utilities', 'RestServices', 'FormGenerator', 'JobSummaryDefinition', 'InventoryHelper', 'GeneratorHelpers',
-        'JobSubmissionHelper', 'LogViewerHelper', 'SearchHelper', 'PaginationHelpers', listGenerator.name])
+        'JobSubmissionHelper', 'LogViewerHelper', 'SearchHelper', 'PaginationHelpers', 'AdhocHelper', listGenerator.name])
 
     /**
      *  JobsControllerInit({ scope: $scope });
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default
                     else if (job.type === 'project_update') {
                         typeId = job.project;
                     }
-                    else if (job.type === 'job' || job.type === "system_job") {
+                    else if (job.type === 'job' || job.type === "system_job" || job.type === 'ad_hoc_command') {
                         typeId = job.id;
                     }
                     RelaunchJob({ scope: scope, id: typeId, type: job.type, name: job.name });
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ export default
         }
     ])
 
-    .factory('RelaunchJob', ['RelaunchInventory', 'RelaunchPlaybook', 'RelaunchSCM',
-        function(RelaunchInventory, RelaunchPlaybook, RelaunchSCM) {
+    .factory('RelaunchJob', ['RelaunchInventory', 'RelaunchPlaybook', 'RelaunchSCM', 'RelaunchAdhoc',
+        function(RelaunchInventory, RelaunchPlaybook, RelaunchSCM, RelaunchAdhoc) {
             return function(params) {
                 var scope = params.scope,
                     id = params.id,
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ export default
                 if (type === 'inventory_update') {
                     RelaunchInventory({ scope: scope, id: id});
                 }
+                else if (type === 'ad_hoc_command') {
+                    RelaunchAdhoc({ scope: scope, id: id, name: name });
+                }
                 else if (type === 'job' || type === 'system_job') {
                     RelaunchPlaybook({ scope: scope, id: id, name: name });
                 }
@@ -595,4 +598,12 @@ export default
                 id = params.id;
             ProjectUpdate({ scope: scope, project_id: id });
         };
+    }])
+
+    .factory('RelaunchAdhoc', ['AdhocRun', function(AdhocRun) {
+        return function(params) {
+            var scope = params.scope,
+                id = params.id;
+            AdhocRun({ scope: scope, project_id: id, relaunch: true });
+        };
     }]);
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Permissions.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Permissions.js
index dfe4be2867..9ef24a086d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Permissions.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/Permissions.js
@@ -26,30 +26,52 @@ export default
                     scope.projectrequired = false;
                     html = "<dl>\n" +
                         "<dt>Read</dt>\n" +
-                        "<dd>Only allow the user or team to view the inventory.</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Only allow the user or team to view the inventory."
+                        + "</dd>\n" +
                         "<dt>Write</dt>\n" +
-                        "<dd>Allow the user or team to modify hosts and groups contained in the inventory, add new hosts and groups, and perform inventory sync operations.\n" +
+                        "<dd>Allow the user or team to modify hosts and groups "
+                        + "contained in the inventory, add new hosts and groups"
+                        + ", and perform inventory sync operations.\n" +
                         "<dt>Admin</dt>\n" +
-                        "<dd>Allow the user or team full access to the inventory. This includes reading, writing, deletion of the inventory and inventory sync operations.</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Allow the user or team full access to the "
+                        + "inventory. This includes reading, writing, deletion "
+                        + "of the inventory, inventory sync operations, and "
+                        + "the ability to execute commands on the inventory."
+                        + "</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dt>Execute commands</dt>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Allow the user to execute commands on the "
+                        + "inventory.</dd>\n" +
                         "</dl>\n";
                     scope.permissionTypeHelp = $sce.trustAsHtml(html);
                 } else {
                     scope.projectrequired = true;
                     html = "<dl>\n" +
-            "<dt>Create</dt>\n" +
-            "<dd>Allow the user or team to create job templates. This implies that they have the Run and Check permissions.</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dt>Create</dt>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Allow the user or team to create job templates. "
+                        + "This implies that they have the Run and Check "
+                        + "permissions.</dd>\n" +
                         "<dt>Run</dt>\n" +
-                        "<dd>Allow the user or team to run a job template from the project against the inventory. In Run mode modules will " +
-                        "be executed, and changes to the inventory will occur.</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Allow the user or team to run a job template from "
+                        + "the project against the inventory. In Run mode "
+                        + "modules will " +
+                        "be executed, and changes to the inventory will occur."
+                        + "</dd>\n" +
                         "<dt>Check</dt>\n" +
-                        "<dd>Only allow the user or team to run the project against the inventory as a dry-run operation. In Check mode, module operations " +
-                        "will only be simulated. No changes will occur.</dd>\n" +
+                        "<dd>Only allow the user or team to run the project "
+                        + "against the inventory as a dry-run operation. In "
+                        + "Check mode, module operations " +
+                        "will only be simulated. No changes will occur."
+                        + "</dd>\n" +
                         "</dl>\n";
                     scope.permissionTypeHelp = $sce.trustAsHtml(html);
                 }
 
                 if (reset) {
-                    scope.permission_type = (scope.category === 'Inventory') ? 'read' : 'run'; //default to the first option
+                    if (scope.category === "Inventory") {
+                        scope.permission_type = "read";
+                    } else {
+                        scope.permission_type = "run";
+                    }
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/InventoryGroups.js b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/InventoryGroups.js
index c55c89b4db..3f5351bc58 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/InventoryGroups.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/InventoryGroups.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default
         index: false,
         hover: true,
         'class': 'table-no-border',
+        multiSelect: true,
 
         fields: {
             name: {
@@ -78,6 +79,17 @@ export default
         },
 
         actions: {
+            launch: {
+                mode: 'all',
+                // TODO: ngShow permissions
+                ngClick: 'populateAdhocForm()',
+                awToolTip: "Run a command on this inventory"
+                // TODO: set up a tip watcher and change text based on when
+                // things are selected/not selected.  This is started and
+                // commented out in the inventory controller within the watchers.
+                // awToolTip: "{{ adhocButtonTipContents }}",
+                // dataTipWatch: "adhocButtonTipContents"
+            },
             create: {
                 mode: 'all',
                 ngClick: "createGroup()",
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Permissions.js b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Permissions.js
index c9bf5c5689..0188366ee2 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Permissions.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/lists/Permissions.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export default
                 ngBind: 'permission.summary_fields.project.name'
             },
             permission_type: {
-                label: 'Permission'
+                label: 'Permission',
+                ngBind: 'getPermissionText()'
             }
         },
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/form-generator.js
index ce17e929ed..b144c33714 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                     params.content = collapse_array[i].content;
                     params.idx = this.accordion_count++;
                     params.show = (collapse_array[i].show) ? collapse_array[i].show : null;
+                    params.ngHide = (collapse_array[i].ngHide) ? collapse_array[i].ngHide : null;
                     params.bind = (collapse_array[i].ngBind) ? collapse_array[i].ngBind : null;
                     html += HelpCollapse(params);
                 }
@@ -676,6 +677,10 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                     html += Attr(field, 'type');
                     html += "ng-model=\"" + fld + '" ';
                     html += "name=\"" + fld + '" ';
+                    if (form.name === "permission") {
+                        html += "ng-disabled='permission_type === \"admin\"'";
+                        html += "ng-checked='permission_type === \"admin\"'";
+                    }
                     html += (field.ngChange) ? Attr(field, 'ngChange') : "";
                     html += "id=\"" + form.name + "_" + fld + "_chbox\" ";
                     html += (idx !== undefined) ? "_" + idx : "";
@@ -752,7 +757,9 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                 }
 
                 if ((!field.readonly) || (field.readonly && options.mode === 'edit')) {
-                    html += "<div class='form-group' ";
+                    html += "<div class='form-group ";
+                    html += (field['class']) ? (field['class']) : "";
+                    html += "'";
                     html += (field.ngShow) ? this.attr(field, 'ngShow') : "";
                     html += (field.ngHide) ? this.attr(field, 'ngHide') : "";
                     html += ">\n";
@@ -1246,6 +1253,8 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                         if (horizontal) {
                             html += "</div>\n";
                         }
+
+                        html += (field.helpCollapse) ? this.buildHelpCollapse(field.helpCollapse) : '';
                     }
 
                     //radio group
@@ -1642,6 +1651,10 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                                     button.label = 'Reset';
                                     button['class'] = 'btn-default';
                                 }
+                                if (btn === 'launch') {
+                                    button.label = 'Launch';
+                                    button['class'] = 'btn-primary';
+                                }
 
                                 // Build button HTML
                                 html += "<button type=\"button\" ";
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/generator-helpers.js b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/generator-helpers.js
index 25f7324833..9198d9a33a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/generator-helpers.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/generator-helpers.js
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ angular.module('GeneratorHelpers', [systemStatus.name])
             case 'submit':
                 icon = 'fa-rocket';
                 break;
+            case 'launch':
+                icon = 'fa-rocket';
+                break;
             case 'stream':
                 icon = 'fa-clock-o';
                 break;
@@ -652,12 +655,14 @@ angular.module('GeneratorHelpers', [systemStatus.name])
         var hdr = params.hdr,
             content = params.content,
             show = params.show,
+            ngHide = params.ngHide,
             idx = params.idx,
             bind = params.bind,
             html = '';
 
         html += "<div class=\"panel-group collapsible-help\" ";
-        html += (show) ? "ng-show=\"" + show + "\"" : "";
+        html += (show) ? "ng-show=\"" + show + "\" " : "";
+        html += (ngHide) ? "ng-hide=\"" + ngHide  + "\" " : "";
         html += ">\n";
         html += "<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n";
         html += "<div class=\"panel-heading\" ng-click=\"accordionToggle('#accordion" + idx + "')\">\n";
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
index 498d1dd316..01749fdd01 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/shared/list-generator/list-actions.partial.html
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <span ng-repeat="(name, options) in list.actions">
+    <!-- TODO: Unfortunately, the data-tip-watch attribute is not loaded for
+    some reason -->
     <button
         toolbar-button
         mode="options.mode"
         icon-name="{{name}}"
         aw-tool-tip="{{options.awToolTip}}"
+        data-tip-watch="{{options.dataTipWatch}}"
         data-placement="{{options.dataPlacement}}"
         data-container="{{options.dataContainer}}"
         class="options.class"
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/less/ansible-ui.less b/awx/ui/static/less/ansible-ui.less
index 32d07ded6d..e956e799e0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/less/ansible-ui.less
+++ b/awx/ui/static/less/ansible-ui.less
@@ -1535,9 +1535,9 @@ input[type="checkbox"].checkbox-no-label {
       }
   }
 
-// Inventory edit dialog, source form, ec2
-#source_form.squeeze .form-group {
-    margin-bottom: 10px;
+// ad hoc permission checkbox
+.squeeze.form-group {
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
 .disabled {
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/adhoc.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/adhoc.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7420af3ea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/adhoc.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="tab-pane" id="credentials">
+    <div ng-cloak id="htmlTemplate">
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout_adhoc.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout_adhoc.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..201041374a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout_adhoc.html
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<div class="tab-pane" id="jobs-stdout">
+    <div ng-cloak id="htmlTemplate">
+
+        <div class="row">
+            <div id="breadcrumb-container" class="col-md-6"
+                style="position: relative;">
+                <ul class="ansible-breadcrumb" id="breadcrumb-list">
+                    <li><a href="/#/jobs">Jobs</a></li>
+                    <li class="active">
+                        <a href="/#/ad_hoc_commands/{{ job.id }}">
+                            {{ job.id }} - {{ job.name }} standard out
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+            <div id="home-list-actions"
+                class="list-actions pull-right col-md-6">
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary ng-hide"
+                    ng-click="refresh()" id="refresh_btn"
+                    aw-tool-tip="Refresh the page"
+                    data-placement="top" ng-show="socketStatus == 'error'"
+                    data-original-title="" title="">
+                    <i class="fa fa-refresh fa-lg"></i>
+                </button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-md-12">
+                <div id="job-status">
+                    <label>Job Status</label>
+                    <i class="fa icon-job-{{ job.status }}"></i> {{ job.status }}
+                </div>
+            <div class="scroll-spinner" id="stdoutMoreRowsTop">
+                <i class="fa fa-cog fa-spin"></i>
+            </div>
+            <div id="pre-container" class="body_background
+                body_foreground pre mono-space"
+                lr-infinite-scroll="stdOutScrollToTop"
+                scroll-threshold="300" data-direction="up" time-threshold="500">
+                <div id="pre-container-content"></div>
+            </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="scroll-spinner" id="stdoutMoreRowsBottom">
+                <i class="fa fa-cog fa-spin"></i>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+</div>