diff --git a/tools/sjson.py b/tools/sjson.py
index 12b7917f..78a777e6 100755
--- a/tools/sjson.py
+++ b/tools/sjson.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #
 ############################################################
 import argparse
+import yaml
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ def setkeypath(d, kvt):
 ap=argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Simple JSON Generator.")
 
 ap.add_argument("--kj",  nargs=2,   metavar=('KEY', 'FILE|STR'), help="Add json data.")
+ap.add_argument("--ky",  nargs=2,   metavar=('KEY', 'FILE|STR'), help="Add yaml jdata.")
 ap.add_argument("--kv",  nargs=2,   metavar=('KEY', 'VALUE'),    help="Add key/value pair.")
 ap.add_argument("--kl",  nargs='+', metavar=('KEY', 'ENTRY'),    help="Add key/list pair.")
 ap.add_argument("--out",            metavar='FILENAME',          help="Write output to the given file. The default is stdout")
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ if ops.kj:
         v = json.loads(j)
     setkeypath(g_data, (k, v))
 
+if ops.ky:
+    (k, y) = ops.ky
+    if os.path.exists(y):
+        v = yaml.load(open(y))
+    else:
+        v = yaml.load(y)
+    setkeypath(g_data, (k, v))
+
 if ops.kv:
     setkeypath(g_data, ops.kv)
 
@@ -63,4 +73,3 @@ if ops.out and ops.out not in ['-', 'stdout']:
 json.dump(g_data, out, indent=ops.indent)
 if not ops.no_nl:
     out.write('\n')
-