diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_influxdb.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_influxdb.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..af93070c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_influxdb.py
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+import asyncio
+import atexit
+import fnmatch
+from functools import partial
+
+import aiohttp
+
+from artiq.tools import verbosity_args, init_logger
+from artiq.tools import TaskObject
+from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
+from artiq.protocols.pc_rpc import Server
+from artiq.protocols import pyon
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def get_argparser():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="ARTIQ data to InfluxDB bridge")
+    group = parser.add_argument_group("master")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--server-master", default="::1",
+        help="hostname or IP of the master to connect to")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--port-master", default=3250, type=int,
+        help="TCP port to use to connect to the master")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--retry-master", default=5.0, type=float,
+        help="retry timer for reconnecting to master")
+    group = parser.add_argument_group("database")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--baseurl-db", default="http://localhost:8086",
+        help="base URL to access InfluxDB (default: %(default)s)")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--user-db", default="", help="InfluxDB username")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--password-db", default="", help="InfluxDB password")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--database", default="db", help="database name to use")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--table", default="lab", help="table name to use")
+    group = parser.add_argument_group("filter")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--bind", default="::1",
+        help="hostname or IP address to bind to")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--bind-port", default=3248, type=int,
+        help="TCP port to listen to for control (default: %(default)d)")
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--filter-file", default="influxdb_filter.pyon",
+        help="file to save the filter in (default: %(default)s)")
+    verbosity_args(parser)
+    return parser
+
+
+class DBWriter(TaskObject):
+    def __init__(self, base_url, user, password, database, table):
+        self.base_url = base_url
+        self.user = user
+        self.password = password
+        self.database = database
+        self.table = table
+
+        self._queue = asyncio.Queue(100)
+
+    def update(self, k, v):
+        try:
+            self._queue.put_nowait((k, v))
+        except asyncio.QueueFull:
+            logger.warning("failed to update parameter '%s': "
+                           "too many pending updates", k)
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def _do(self):
+        while True:
+            k, v = yield from self._queue.get()
+            url = self.base_url + "/write"
+            params = {"u": self.user, "p": self.password, "db": self.database,
+                      "consistency": "any", "precision": "n"}
+            data = "{} {}={}".format(self.table, k, v)
+            try:
+                response = yield from aiohttp.request(
+                    "POST", url, params=params, data=data)
+            except:
+                logger.warning("got exception trying to update '%s'",
+                               k, exc_info=True)
+            else:
+                if response.status not in (200, 204):
+                    logger.warning("got HTTP status %d trying to update '%s'",
+                                   response.status, k)
+                response.close()
+
+
+class Parameters:
+    def __init__(self, filter_function, writer, init):
+        self.filter_function = filter_function
+        self.writer = writer
+
+    def __setitem__(self, k, v):
+        try:
+            v = float(v)
+        except:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if self.filter_function(k):
+                self.writer.update(k, v)
+
+
+class MasterReader(TaskObject):
+    def __init__(self, server, port, retry, filter_function, writer):
+        self.server = server
+        self.port = port
+        self.retry = retry
+
+        self.filter_function = filter_function
+        self.writer = writer
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def _do(self):
+        subscriber = Subscriber(
+            "parameters",
+            partial(Parameters, self.filter_function, self.writer))
+        while True:
+            try:
+                yield from subscriber.connect(self.server, self.port)
+                try:
+                    yield from asyncio.wait_for(subscriber.receive_task, None)
+                finally:
+                    yield from subscriber.close()
+            except (ConnectionAbortedError, ConnectionError,
+                    ConnectionRefusedError, ConnectionResetError) as e:
+                logger.warning("Connection to master failed (%s: %s)",
+                    e.__class__.__name__, str(e))
+            else:
+                logger.warning("Connection to master lost")
+            logger.warning("Retrying in %.1f seconds", self.retry)
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(self.retry)
+
+
+class Filter:
+    def __init__(self, filter_file):
+        self.filter_file = filter_file
+        self.filter = []
+        try:
+            self.filter = pyon.load_file(self.filter_file)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            logger.info("no filter file found, using empty filter")
+
+    def _save(self):
+        pyon.store_file(self.filter_file, self.filter)
+
+    def _filter(self, k):
+        for pattern in self.filter:
+            if fnmatch.fnmatchcase(k, pattern):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def add_pattern(self, pattern):
+        """Add a name pattern to ignore."""
+        if pattern not in self.filter:
+            self.filter.append(pattern)
+        self._save()
+
+    def remove_pattern(self, pattern):
+        """Remove a pattern name to ignore."""
+        self.pattern.remove(pattern)
+        self._save()
+
+    def get_patterns(self):
+        """Show ignore patterns."""
+        return self.filter
+
+
+def main():
+    args = get_argparser().parse_args()
+    init_logger(args)
+
+    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    atexit.register(lambda: loop.close())
+
+    writer = DBWriter(args.baseurl_db,
+                      args.user_db, args.password_db,
+                      args.database, args.table)
+    writer.start()
+    atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(writer.stop()))
+
+    filter = Filter(args.filter_file)
+    rpc_server = Server({"influxdb_filter": filter}, builtin_terminate=True)
+    loop.run_until_complete(rpc_server.start(args.bind, args.bind_port))
+    atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(rpc_server.stop()))
+
+    reader = MasterReader(args.server_master, args.port_master,
+                          args.retry_master, filter._filter, writer)
+    reader.start()
+    atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(reader.stop()))
+
+    loop.run_until_complete(rpc_server.wait_terminate())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/doc/manual/default_network_ports.rst b/doc/manual/default_network_ports.rst
index f9c4f9c09..35e576d2b 100644
--- a/doc/manual/default_network_ports.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/default_network_ports.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Default network ports
 +--------------------------+--------------+
 | Core device (mon/inj)    | 3250 (UDP)   |
 +--------------------------+--------------+
+| InfluxDB bridge          | 3248         |
++--------------------------+--------------+
 | Controller manager       | 3249         |
 +--------------------------+--------------+
 | Master (notifications)   | 3250         |
diff --git a/doc/manual/utilities.rst b/doc/manual/utilities.rst
index 23df5b581..306ebe0f9 100644
--- a/doc/manual/utilities.rst
+++ b/doc/manual/utilities.rst
@@ -152,3 +152,10 @@ it::
 .. argparse::
    :ref: artiq.frontend.artiq_coretool.get_argparser
    :prog: artiq_coretool
+
+Data to InfluxDB bridge
+-----------------------
+
+.. argparse::
+   :ref: artiq.frontend.artiq_influxdb.get_argparser
+   :prog: artiq_influxdb
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 763320836..cbbb51de6 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,20 +8,25 @@ import os
 if sys.version_info[:3] < (3, 4, 3):
     raise Exception("You need at least Python 3.4.3 to run ARTIQ")
 
+
 class PushDocCommand(Command):
     description = "uploads the documentation to m-labs.hk"
     user_options = []
+
     def initialize_options(self):
         pass
+
     def finalize_options(self):
         pass
+
     def run(self):
         os.system("rsync -avz doc/manual/_build/html/ shell.serverraum.org:~/web/m-labs.hk/artiq/manual")
 
+
 requirements = [
     "sphinx", "sphinx-argparse", "pyserial", "numpy", "scipy",
     "python-dateutil", "prettytable", "h5py", "pydaqmx", "pyelftools",
-    "quamash", "pyqtgraph", "llvmlite_artiq", "pygit2"
+    "quamash", "pyqtgraph", "llvmlite_artiq", "pygit2", "aiohttp"
 ]
 
 scripts = [
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ scripts = [
     "artiq_coretool=artiq.frontend.artiq_coretool:main",
     "artiq_ctlmgr=artiq.frontend.artiq_ctlmgr:main",
     "artiq_gui=artiq.frontend.artiq_gui:main",
+    "artiq_influxdb=artiq.frontend.artiq_influxdb:main",
     "artiq_master=artiq.frontend.artiq_master:main",
     "artiq_mkfs=artiq.frontend.artiq_mkfs:main",
     "artiq_rpctool=artiq.frontend.artiq_rpctool:main",