diff --git a/src/python/bcc/remote/libremote.py b/src/python/bcc/remote/libremote.py
index d6536fe77218..d3585798ec20 100644
--- a/src/python/bcc/remote/libremote.py
+++ b/src/python/bcc/remote/libremote.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from .shell import ShellRemote
 from .adb import AdbRemote
+from .ssh import SshRemote
 
 class BpfCreateMapAttr(ct.Structure):
     _fields_ = [("name", ct.c_char_p),
diff --git a/src/python/bcc/remote/ssh.py b/src/python/bcc/remote/ssh.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50c28777c0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/python/bcc/remote/ssh.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Copyright 2019 Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os, time, sys
+import pexpect as pe
+
+from .shell import ShellRemote
+
+class SshRemote(ShellRemote):
+    def __init__(self, cmd=None):
+        """
+        Spawn bpfd on a remote machine via ssh and communicate with its
+        stdin/stdout bound to the ssh socket.
+
+        We deliberately do NOT handle ssh authentication and authorization:
+        make sure your ssh machines are properly set up from a security POV
+        with passwords securely stored in places like ssh/gpg-agents before
+        running this code, especially on open networks.
+
+        Also make sure the remote user is capable of accessing the bpf syscall.
+        The local user running BCC doesn't need special privileges.
+
+        :param cmd: Command to execute for bpfd. If not specified,
+                    then we default to search for bpfd in the path.
+        :type cmd: str
+        """
+
+        if cmd == None:
+            cmd = 'bpfd'
+
+        cmd_env = os.environ.get('BCC_REMOTE_SSH_CMD')
+        if cmd_env:
+            cmd = cmd_env
+
+        user = os.environ.get('BCC_REMOTE_SSH_USER')
+        if user == None:
+            print('SSH backend requires BCC_REMOTE_SSH_USER environment variable definition')
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        addr = os.environ.get('BCC_REMOTE_SSH_ADDR')
+        if addr == None:
+            print('SSH backend requires BCC_REMOTE_SSH_ADDR environment variable definition')
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        port = os.environ.get('BCC_REMOTE_SSH_PORT')
+        if port == None:
+            port = "22"
+
+        self.client = pe.spawn("ssh -p {} {}@{} {}".format(port, user, addr, cmd))
+        self.client.expect('STARTED_BPFD')