diff --git a/Data/scripts.csv b/Data/scripts.csv
index 60595bc4..eb16af0f 100644
--- a/Data/scripts.csv
+++ b/Data/scripts.csv
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ open-calculator.ps1, starts the calculator program
 open-email-client.ps1, starts the default email client
 play-beep.ps1, plays a beep sound
 poweroff.ps1, halts the local computer (needs administrator rights)
+query-smart-data.ps1, queries the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD/SSD's and saves it to the current/given directory
 new-email.ps1, starts the default email client to write a new email
 reboot.ps1, reboots the local computer (needs administrator rights)
 reboot-fritzbox.ps1, reboots the FRITZ!box device
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ac7bc3e..cd196376 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ The following PowerShell scripts can be found in the [Scripts/](Scripts/) subfol
 * [open-email-client.ps1](Scripts/open-browser.ps1) - starts the default email client
 * [play-beep.ps1](Scripts/play-beep.ps1) - plays a beep sound
 * [poweroff.ps1](Scripts/poweroff.ps1) - halts the local computer (needs administrator rights)
+* [query-smart-data.ps1](Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1) - queries the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD/SSD's 
 * [new-email.ps1](Scripts/new-email.ps1) - starts the default email client to write a new email
 * [next-joke.ps1](Scripts/next-joke.ps1) - gets the next random Juck Norris joke
 * [reboot.ps1](Scripts/reboot.ps1) - reboots the local computer (needs administrator rights)
diff --git a/Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1 b/Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cc639582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/query-smart-data.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+<#
+.SYNTAX         ./query-smart-data.ps1 [<directory>]
+.DESCRIPTION	queries the S.M.A.R.T. data of your HDD/SSD's and saves it to the current/given directory
+.LINK		https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+.NOTES		Author:	Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
+                requires smartctl from smartmontools
+		it's recommended to call this script once per day
+#>
+
+#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
+
+param([string]$Directory = "")
+
+
+function CheckIfInstalled {
+	try {
+		$null = $(smartctl --version)
+	} catch {
+		write-error "smartctl is not installed - make sure smartmontools are installed"
+		exit 1
+	}
+}
+
+try {
+	if ($Directory -eq "") {
+		$Directory = "$PWD"
+	}
+
+	write-output "(1) Checking for 'smartctl'..."
+	CheckIfInstalled
+
+	write-output "(2) Scanning for S.M.A.R.T. devices..."
+	$Devices = $(smartctl --scan-open)
+
+	[int]$DevNo = 1
+	foreach($Device in $Devices) {
+		write-output "(3) Querying data from S.M.A.R.T. device $Device..."
+
+		$Time = (Get-Date)
+		$Filename = "$Directory/SMART-dev$($DevNo)-$($Time.Year)-$($Time.Month)-$($Time.Day).json"
+		write-output "(4) Saving data to $Filename..."
+
+		$Cmd = "smartctl --all --json " + $Device 
+
+		Invoke-Expression $Cmd > $Filename
+		$DevInfo++
+	}
+	write-output "DONE."
+	exit 0
+} catch {
+	write-error "ERROR in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
+	exit 1
+}