diff --git a/Netdisco/Makefile.PL b/Netdisco/Makefile.PL
index 414f22d0..6a28378a 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Netdisco/Makefile.PL
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ name     'App-Netdisco';
 license  'bsd';
 all_from 'lib/App/Netdisco.pm';
  
+requires 'Algorithm::Cron' => 0;
 requires 'App::cpanminus' => 0;
 requires 'App::local::lib::helper' => 0;
 requires 'DBD::Pg' => 0;
diff --git a/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg b/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
index 718b6e88..1bc62e3e 100755
--- a/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
+++ b/Netdisco/bin/netdisco-daemon-fg
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ sub build_tasks_list {
     user_begin => worker_factory('Manager'),
   }];
 
+  set(daemon_schedulers => 1)
+    if !defined setting('daemon_schedulers');
   set(daemon_pollers => 2)
     if !defined setting('daemon_pollers');
   set(daemon_interactives => 2)
@@ -53,6 +55,11 @@ sub build_tasks_list {
 
   # XXX MCE does not like max_workers => 0
 
+  push @$tasks, {
+    max_workers => setting('daemon_schedulers'),
+    user_begin => worker_factory('Scheduler'),
+  } if setting('daemon_schedulers');
+
   push @$tasks, {
     max_workers => setting('daemon_pollers'),
     user_begin => worker_factory('Poller'),
@@ -63,8 +70,11 @@ sub build_tasks_list {
     user_begin => worker_factory('Interactive'),
   } if setting('daemon_interactives');
 
-  info sprintf "MCE will load %s tasks: 1 Manager, %s Poller, %s Interactive",
-    (1+ scalar @$tasks), (setting('daemon_pollers') || 0), (setting('daemon_interactives') || 0);
+  info sprintf "MCE will load %s tasks: 1 Manager, %s Scheduler, %s Poller, %s Interactive",
+    (1+ scalar @$tasks),
+    (setting('daemon_schedulers') || 0),
+    (setting('daemon_pollers') || 0),
+    (setting('daemon_interactives') || 0);
   return $tasks;
 }
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce8fc506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package App::Netdisco::Daemon::Worker::Scheduler;
+
+use Dancer qw/:moose :syntax :script/;
+use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC 'schema';
+
+use Algorithm::Cron;
+use Try::Tiny;
+
+use Role::Tiny;
+use namespace::clean;
+
+my $jobactions = {
+  map {$_ => undef} qw/
+    discoverall
+    refresh
+    macwalk
+    arpwalk
+    nbtwalk
+    backup
+  /
+};
+
+sub worker_begin {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $wid = $self->wid;
+  debug "entering Scheduler ($wid) worker_begin()";
+
+  foreach my $a (keys %$jobactions) {
+      next unless setting('job_schedule')
+        and exists setting('job_schedule')->{$a};
+      my $config = setting('job_schedule')->{$a};
+
+      # accept either single crontab format, or individual time fields
+      my $cron = Algorithm::Cron->new(@{
+        ref [] eq ref $config->{when}
+          ? $config->{when}
+          : [crontab => $config->{when}];
+      });
+
+      $jobactions->{$a} = $config;
+      $jobactions->{$a}->{when} = $cron;
+  }
+}
+
+sub worker_body {
+  my $self = shift;
+  my $wid = $self->wid;
+
+  while (1) {
+      # sleep until some point in the next minute
+      my $naptime = 60 - (time % 60) + int(rand(45));
+      debug "scheduler ($wid): sleeping for $naptime seconds";
+      sleep $naptime;
+
+      my $win_start = time - (time % 60);
+      my $win_end   = $win_start + 60;
+
+      # if any job is due, add it to the queue
+      foreach my $a (keys %$jobactions) {
+          next unless defined $jobactions->{$a};
+          my $sched = $jobactions->{$a};
+
+          if ($sched->{when}->next_time($win_start) < $win_end) {
+              # queue it!
+              try {
+                  debug "scheduler ($wid): queueing $a job";
+                  schema('netdisco')->resultset('Admin')->create({
+                    action => $a,
+                    device => ($sched->{device} || undef),
+                    subaction => ($sched->{extra} || undef),
+                    status => 'queued',
+                  });
+              };
+          }
+      }
+  }
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/config.yml b/Netdisco/share/config.yml
index aa797a8a..f750e1b0 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/config.yml
+++ b/Netdisco/share/config.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ daemon_sleep_time: 5
 
 # how many daemon processes
 # NB one worker will always be a Queue Manager
-daemon_pollers: 0
+daemon_schedulers: 1
 daemon_interactives: 2
+daemon_pollers: 0