diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/local_yaml.py b/jenkins_jobs/local_yaml.py
index 797ca2bbe..2ef39ffde 100644
--- a/jenkins_jobs/local_yaml.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/local_yaml.py
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ Examples:
     contents of jinja01.yaml.inc:
 
         .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja01.yaml.inc
+
+
+The tag ``!j2:`` takes a string and treats it as a Jinja2 template.  It will be
+rendered (with the variables in that context) and included in the calling YAML
+construct.
+
+Examples:
+
+    .. literalinclude:: /../../tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.yaml
 """
 
 import functools
@@ -310,6 +319,14 @@ class BaseYAMLObject(YAMLObject):
     yaml_dumper = LocalDumper
 
 
+class J2String(BaseYAMLObject):
+    yaml_tag = u'!j2:'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_yaml(cls, loader, node):
+        return Jinja2Loader(node.value)
+
+
 class YamlInclude(BaseYAMLObject):
     yaml_tag = u'!include:'
 
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.xml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de5ed0184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<project>
+  <actions/>
+  <description>&lt;!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder --&gt;</description>
+  <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies>
+  <blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenDownstreamBuilding>
+  <blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>false</blockBuildWhenUpstreamBuilding>
+  <concurrentBuild>false</concurrentBuild>
+  <canRoam>true</canRoam>
+  <properties/>
+  <scm class="hudson.scm.NullSCM"/>
+  <builders>
+    <hudson.tasks.Shell>
+      <command>test variable
+a
+b
+c
+</command>
+    </hudson.tasks.Shell>
+  </builders>
+  <publishers/>
+  <buildWrappers/>
+</project>
diff --git a/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.yaml b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70e64238b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yamlparser/fixtures/jinja-string01.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- builder:
+    name: test-builder
+    builders:
+        - shell:
+            !j2: |
+                {{ var }}
+                {% for item in test_list -%}
+                {{ item }}
+                {% endfor %}
+
+- job:
+    name: test-job
+    builders:
+        - test-builder:
+            var: "test variable"
+            test_list:
+                - a
+                - b
+                - c