diff --git a/modules/contrib/docker_ps.py b/modules/contrib/docker_ps.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""Displays the number of docker containers running
+
+Requires the following python packages:
+    * docker
+
+"""
+
+try:
+    import docker
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError
+
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        widgets = bumblebee.output.Widget(full_text=self.status)
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config, widgets)
+        self._status = self.status
+        self._state = self.state
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        self._status = self.status
+        self._state = self.state
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        state = []
+        status = self.status(widget)
+        if status == "OK - 0":
+            state.append("warning")
+        elif  status in ["n/a", "Daemon off"]:
+            state.append("critical")
+        return state
+
+    def status(self, widget):
+        try:
+            cli = docker.DockerClient(base_url='unix://var/run/docker.sock')
+            cli.ping()
+        except ConnectionError:
+            return "Daemon off"
+        except Exception:
+            return "n/a"
+        return "OK - {}".format(len(cli.containers.list(filters={'status': "running"})))