diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index a2cc02e..32c750a 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
+# see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+mysql-client [test]
+mysql-server [test]
 libjpeg-dev [test]
diff --git a/doc/source/connections.rst b/doc/source/connections.rst
index 835247b..298100a 100644
--- a/doc/source/connections.rst
+++ b/doc/source/connections.rst
@@ -80,3 +80,15 @@
   Who the report should be emailed to by default.
   This can be overridden by individual pipelines.
   ``default_to=you@example.com``
+
+SQL
+----
+
+  Only one connection per a database is permitted.
+
+  **driver=sql**
+
+  **dburi**
+    Database connection information in the form of a URI understood by
+    sqlalchemy. eg http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/rel_1_0/core/engines.html#database-urls
+    ``dburi=mysql://user:pass@localhost/db``
diff --git a/doc/source/reporters.rst b/doc/source/reporters.rst
index 97bed4a..b01c8d1 100644
--- a/doc/source/reporters.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reporters.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 A simple email reporter is also available.
 
 A :ref:`connection` that uses the smtp driver must be supplied to the
-trigger.
+reporter.
 
 SMTP Configuration
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -60,3 +60,42 @@
           to: you@example.com
           from: alternative@example.com
           subject: Change {change} failed
+
+SQL
+---
+
+This reporter is used to store results in a database.
+
+A :ref:`connection` that uses the sql driver must be supplied to the
+reporter.
+
+SQL Configuration
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+zuul.conf contains the database connection and credentials. To store different
+reports in different databases you'll need to create a new connection per
+database.
+
+The sql reporter is used to store the results from individual builds rather
+than the change. As such the sql reporter does nothing on "start" or
+"merge-failure".
+
+**score**
+  A score to store for the result of the build. eg: -1 might indicate a failed
+  build similar to the vote posted back via the gerrit reporter.
+
+For example ::
+
+  pipelines:
+    - name: post-merge
+      manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+      source: my_gerrit
+      trigger:
+        my_gerrit:
+          - event: change-merged
+      success:
+        mydb_conn:
+            score: 1
+      failure:
+        mydb_conn:
+            score: -1
diff --git a/etc/zuul.conf-sample b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
index a8eab3e..9998a70 100644
--- a/etc/zuul.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/zuul.conf-sample
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@
 port=25
 default_from=zuul@example.com
 default_to=you@example.com
+
+[connection mydatabase]
+driver=sql
+dburi=mysql+pymysql://user@localhost/zuul
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 77ac0a5..872b8f0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@
 PrettyTable>=0.6,<0.8
 babel>=1.0
 six>=1.6.0
+sqlalchemy
+alembic
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7ddeb84..4967cd0 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@
 source-dir = doc/source
 build-dir = doc/build
 all_files = 1
+
+[extras]
+mysql_reporter=
+    PyMySQL
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index aed9998..39ecf62 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 testtools>=0.9.32
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput
 mock
+PyMySQL
diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index 2559eb4..9dc412b 100755
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -34,16 +34,20 @@
 import swiftclient
 import threading
 import time
+import uuid
+
 
 import git
 import gear
 import fixtures
+import pymysql
 import statsd
 import testtools
 from git import GitCommandError
 
 import zuul.connection.gerrit
 import zuul.connection.smtp
+import zuul.connection.sql
 import zuul.scheduler
 import zuul.webapp
 import zuul.rpclistener
@@ -855,6 +859,43 @@
         return endpoint, ''
 
 
+class MySQLSchemaFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(MySQLSchemaFixture, self).setUp()
+
+        random_bits = ''.join(random.choice(string.ascii_lowercase +
+                                            string.ascii_uppercase)
+                              for x in range(8))
+        self.name = '%s_%s' % (random_bits, os.getpid())
+        self.passwd = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        db = pymysql.connect(host="localhost",
+                             user="openstack_citest",
+                             passwd="openstack_citest",
+                             db="openstack_citest")
+        cur = db.cursor()
+        cur.execute("create database %s" % self.name)
+        cur.execute(
+            "grant all on %s.* to '%s'@'localhost' identified by '%s'" %
+            (self.name, self.name, self.passwd))
+        cur.execute("flush privileges")
+
+        self.dburi = 'mysql+pymysql://%s:%s@localhost/%s' % (self.name,
+                                                             self.passwd,
+                                                             self.name)
+        self.addDetail('dburi', testtools.content.text_content(self.dburi))
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup)
+
+    def cleanup(self):
+        db = pymysql.connect(host="localhost",
+                             user="openstack_citest",
+                             passwd="openstack_citest",
+                             db="openstack_citest")
+        cur = db.cursor()
+        cur.execute("drop database %s" % self.name)
+        cur.execute("drop user '%s'@'localhost'" % self.name)
+        cur.execute("flush privileges")
+
+
 class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
     log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test")
 
@@ -1039,6 +1080,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.shutdown)
 
     def configure_connections(self):
+        # TODO(jhesketh): This should come from lib.connections for better
+        # coverage
         # Register connections from the config
         self.smtp_messages = []
 
@@ -1087,6 +1130,9 @@
             elif con_driver == 'smtp':
                 self.connections[con_name] = \
                     zuul.connection.smtp.SMTPConnection(con_name, con_config)
+            elif con_driver == 'sql':
+                self.connections[con_name] = \
+                    zuul.connection.sql.SQLConnection(con_name, con_config)
             else:
                 raise Exception("Unknown driver, %s, for connection %s"
                                 % (con_config['driver'], con_name))
@@ -1429,3 +1475,20 @@
 
         pprint.pprint(self.statsd.stats)
         raise Exception("Key %s not found in reported stats" % key)
+
+
+class ZuulDBTestCase(ZuulTestCase):
+    def setup_config(self, config_file='zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf'):
+        super(ZuulDBTestCase, self).setup_config(config_file)
+        for section_name in self.config.sections():
+            con_match = re.match(r'^connection ([\'\"]?)(.*)(\1)$',
+                                 section_name, re.I)
+            if not con_match:
+                continue
+
+            if self.config.get(section_name, 'driver') == 'sql':
+                f = MySQLSchemaFixture()
+                self.useFixture(f)
+                if (self.config.get(section_name, 'dburi') ==
+                    '$MYSQL_FIXTURE_DBURI$'):
+                    self.config.set(section_name, 'dburi', f.dburi)
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml b/tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c79a432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+pipelines:
+  - name: check
+    manager: IndependentPipelineManager
+    source:
+        review_gerrit
+    trigger:
+      review_gerrit:
+        - event: patchset-created
+    success:
+      review_gerrit:
+        verified: 1
+      resultsdb:
+        score: 1
+    failure:
+      review_gerrit:
+        verified: -1
+      resultsdb:
+        score: -1
+      resultsdb_failures:
+        score: -1
+
+projects:
+  - name: org/project
+    check:
+      - project-merge:
+        - project-test1
+        - project-test2
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-bad-sql.conf b/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-bad-sql.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..150643d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-bad-sql.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+[gearman]
+server=127.0.0.1
+
+[zuul]
+layout_config=layout-connections-multiple-voters.yaml
+url_pattern=http://logs.example.com/{change.number}/{change.patchset}/{pipeline.name}/{job.name}/{build.number}
+job_name_in_report=true
+
+[merger]
+git_dir=/tmp/zuul-test/git
+git_user_email=zuul@example.com
+git_user_name=zuul
+zuul_url=http://zuul.example.com/p
+
+[swift]
+authurl=https://identity.api.example.org/v2.0/
+user=username
+key=password
+tenant_name=" "
+
+default_container=logs
+region_name=EXP
+logserver_prefix=http://logs.example.org/server.app/
+
+[connection review_gerrit]
+driver=gerrit
+server=review.example.com
+user=jenkins
+sshkey=none
+
+[connection alt_voting_gerrit]
+driver=gerrit
+server=alt_review.example.com
+user=civoter
+sshkey=none
+
+[connection outgoing_smtp]
+driver=smtp
+server=localhost
+port=25
+default_from=zuul@example.com
+default_to=you@example.com
+
+[connection resultsdb]
+driver=sql
+dburi=mysql+pymysql://bad:creds@host/db
+
+[connection resultsdb_failures]
+driver=sql
+dburi=mysql+pymysql://bad:creds@host/db
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf b/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf
index b3b0e3f..2609d30 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf
+++ b/tests/fixtures/zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf
@@ -40,3 +40,11 @@
 port=25
 default_from=zuul@example.com
 default_to=you@example.com
+
+[connection resultsdb]
+driver=sql
+dburi=$MYSQL_FIXTURE_DBURI$
+
+[connection resultsdb_failures]
+driver=sql
+dburi=$MYSQL_FIXTURE_DBURI$
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index c3458ac..f9f54f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -15,9 +15,21 @@
 import logging
 import testtools
 
-import zuul.connection.gerrit
+import sqlalchemy as sa
 
-from tests.base import ZuulTestCase
+import zuul.connection.gerrit
+import zuul.connection.sql
+
+from tests.base import ZuulTestCase, ZuulDBTestCase
+
+
+def _get_reporter_from_connection_name(reporters, connection_name):
+    # Reporters are placed into lists for each action they may exist in.
+    # Search through the given list for the correct reporter by its conncetion
+    # name
+    for r in reporters:
+        if r.connection.connection_name == connection_name:
+            return r
 
 
 class TestGerritConnection(testtools.TestCase):
@@ -28,11 +40,18 @@
                          zuul.connection.gerrit.GerritConnection.driver_name)
 
 
-class TestConnections(ZuulTestCase):
-    def setup_config(self, config_file='zuul-connections-same-gerrit.conf'):
-        super(TestConnections, self).setup_config(config_file)
+class TestSQLConnection(testtools.TestCase):
+    log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test_connection")
 
-    def test_multiple_connections(self):
+    def test_driver_name(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'sql',
+            zuul.connection.sql.SQLConnection.driver_name
+        )
+
+
+class TestConnections(ZuulDBTestCase):
+    def test_multiple_gerrit_connections(self):
         "Test multiple connections to the one gerrit"
 
         A = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
@@ -58,6 +77,178 @@
         self.assertEqual(B.patchsets[-1]['approvals'][0]['by']['username'],
                          'civoter')
 
+    def _test_sql_tables_created(self, metadata_table=None):
+        "Test the tables for storing results are created properly"
+        buildset_table = 'zuul_buildset'
+        build_table = 'zuul_build'
+
+        insp = sa.engine.reflection.Inspector(
+            self.connections['resultsdb'].engine)
+
+        self.assertEqual(9, len(insp.get_columns(buildset_table)))
+        self.assertEqual(10, len(insp.get_columns(build_table)))
+
+    def test_sql_tables_created(self):
+        "Test the default table is created"
+        self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
+                        'tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml')
+        self.sched.reconfigure(self.config)
+        self._test_sql_tables_created()
+
+    def _test_sql_results(self):
+        "Test results are entered into an sql table"
+        # Grab the sa tables
+        reporter = _get_reporter_from_connection_name(
+            self.sched.layout.pipelines['check'].success_actions,
+            'resultsdb'
+        )
+
+        # Add a success result
+        A = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        # Add a failed result for a negative score
+        B = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'B')
+        self.worker.addFailTest('project-test1', B)
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(B.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        conn = self.connections['resultsdb'].engine.connect()
+        result = conn.execute(
+            sa.sql.select([reporter.connection.zuul_buildset_table]))
+
+        buildsets = result.fetchall()
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(buildsets))
+        buildset0 = buildsets[0]
+        buildset1 = buildsets[1]
+
+        self.assertEqual('check', buildset0['pipeline'])
+        self.assertEqual('org/project', buildset0['project'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildset0['change'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildset0['patchset'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildset0['score'])
+        self.assertEqual('Build succeeded.', buildset0['message'])
+
+        buildset0_builds = conn.execute(
+            sa.sql.select([reporter.connection.zuul_build_table]).
+            where(
+                reporter.connection.zuul_build_table.c.buildset_id ==
+                buildset0['id']
+            )
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        # Check the first result, which should be the project-merge job
+        self.assertEqual('project-merge', buildset0_builds[0]['job_name'])
+        self.assertEqual("SUCCESS", buildset0_builds[0]['result'])
+        self.assertEqual('http://logs.example.com/1/1/check/project-merge/0',
+                         buildset0_builds[0]['log_url'])
+
+        self.assertEqual('check', buildset1['pipeline'])
+        self.assertEqual('org/project', buildset1['project'])
+        self.assertEqual(2, buildset1['change'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildset1['patchset'])
+        self.assertEqual(-1, buildset1['score'])
+        self.assertEqual('Build failed.', buildset1['message'])
+
+        buildset1_builds = conn.execute(
+            sa.sql.select([reporter.connection.zuul_build_table]).
+            where(
+                reporter.connection.zuul_build_table.c.buildset_id ==
+                buildset1['id']
+            )
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        # Check the second last result, which should be the project-test1 job
+        # which failed
+        self.assertEqual('project-test1', buildset1_builds[-2]['job_name'])
+        self.assertEqual("FAILURE", buildset1_builds[-2]['result'])
+        self.assertEqual('http://logs.example.com/2/1/check/project-test1/4',
+                         buildset1_builds[-2]['log_url'])
+
+    def test_sql_results(self):
+        "Test results are entered into the default sql table"
+        self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
+                        'tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml')
+        self.sched.reconfigure(self.config)
+        self._test_sql_results()
+
+    def test_multiple_sql_connections(self):
+        "Test putting results in different databases"
+        self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
+                        'tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml')
+        self.sched.reconfigure(self.config)
+
+        # Add a successful result
+        A = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        # Add a failed result
+        B = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'B')
+        self.worker.addFailTest('project-test1', B)
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(B.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
+        # Grab the sa tables for resultsdb
+        reporter1 = _get_reporter_from_connection_name(
+            self.sched.layout.pipelines['check'].success_actions,
+            'resultsdb'
+        )
+
+        conn = self.connections['resultsdb'].engine.connect()
+        buildsets_resultsdb = conn.execute(sa.sql.select(
+            [reporter1.connection.zuul_buildset_table])).fetchall()
+        # Should have been 2 buildset reported to the resultsdb (both success
+        # and failure report)
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(buildsets_resultsdb))
+
+        # The first one should have passed
+        self.assertEqual('check', buildsets_resultsdb[0]['pipeline'])
+        self.assertEqual('org/project', buildsets_resultsdb[0]['project'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildsets_resultsdb[0]['change'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildsets_resultsdb[0]['patchset'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildsets_resultsdb[0]['score'])
+        self.assertEqual('Build succeeded.', buildsets_resultsdb[0]['message'])
+
+        # Grab the sa tables for resultsdb_failures
+        reporter2 = _get_reporter_from_connection_name(
+            self.sched.layout.pipelines['check'].failure_actions,
+            'resultsdb_failures'
+        )
+
+        conn = self.connections['resultsdb_failures'].engine.connect()
+        buildsets_resultsdb_failures = conn.execute(sa.sql.select(
+            [reporter2.connection.zuul_buildset_table])).fetchall()
+        # The failure db should only have 1 buildset failed
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(buildsets_resultsdb_failures))
+
+        self.assertEqual('check', buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['pipeline'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'org/project', buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['project'])
+        self.assertEqual(2, buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['change'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['patchset'])
+        self.assertEqual(-1, buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['score'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'Build failed.', buildsets_resultsdb_failures[0]['message'])
+
+
+class TestConnectionsBadSQL(ZuulDBTestCase):
+    def setup_config(self, config_file='zuul-connections-bad-sql.conf'):
+        super(TestConnectionsBadSQL, self).setup_config(config_file)
+
+    def test_unable_to_connect(self):
+        "Test the SQL reporter fails gracefully when unable to connect"
+        self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
+                        'tests/fixtures/layout-sql-reporter.yaml')
+        self.sched.reconfigure(self.config)
+
+        # Trigger a reporter. If no errors are raised, the reporter has been
+        # disabled correctly
+        A = self.fake_review_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
+        self.fake_review_gerrit.addEvent(A.getPatchsetCreatedEvent(1))
+        self.waitUntilSettled()
+
 
 class TestMultipleGerrits(ZuulTestCase):
     def setup_config(self,
diff --git a/tests/test_reporter.py b/tests/test_reporter.py
index 8d3090a..6a179d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_reporter.py
+++ b/tests/test_reporter.py
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import fixtures
 import logging
 import testtools
 
-import zuul.reporter
+import zuul.reporter.gerrit
+import zuul.reporter.smtp
+import zuul.reporter.sql
 
 
 class TestSMTPReporter(testtools.TestCase):
     log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test_reporter")
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestSMTPReporter, self).setUp()
-
     def test_reporter_abc(self):
         # We only need to instantiate a class for this
         reporter = zuul.reporter.smtp.SMTPReporter({})  # noqa
@@ -35,12 +35,30 @@
 class TestGerritReporter(testtools.TestCase):
     log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test_reporter")
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestGerritReporter, self).setUp()
-
     def test_reporter_abc(self):
         # We only need to instantiate a class for this
         reporter = zuul.reporter.gerrit.GerritReporter(None)  # noqa
 
     def test_reporter_name(self):
         self.assertEqual('gerrit', zuul.reporter.gerrit.GerritReporter.name)
+
+
+class TestSQLReporter(testtools.TestCase):
+    log = logging.getLogger("zuul.test_reporter")
+
+    def test_reporter_abc(self):
+        # We only need to instantiate a class for this
+        # First mock out _setup_tables
+        def _fake_setup_tables(self):
+            pass
+
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch(
+            'zuul.reporter.sql.SQLReporter._setup_tables',
+            _fake_setup_tables
+        ))
+
+        reporter = zuul.reporter.sql.SQLReporter()  # noqa
+
+    def test_reporter_name(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            'sql', zuul.reporter.sql.SQLReporter.name)
diff --git a/tools/test-setup.sh b/tools/test-setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f4a0458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test-setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash -xe
+
+# This script will be run by OpenStack CI before unit tests are run,
+# it sets up the test system as needed.
+# Developers should setup their test systems in a similar way.
+
+# This setup needs to be run as a user that can run sudo.
+
+# The root password for the MySQL database; pass it in via
+# MYSQL_ROOT_PW.
+DB_ROOT_PW=${MYSQL_ROOT_PW:-insecure_slave}
+
+# This user and its password are used by the tests, if you change it,
+# your tests might fail.
+DB_USER=openstack_citest
+DB_PW=openstack_citest
+
+sudo -H mysqladmin -u root password $DB_ROOT_PW
+
+# It's best practice to remove anonymous users from the database.  If
+# a anonymous user exists, then it matches first for connections and
+# other connections from that host will not work.
+sudo -H mysql -u root -p$DB_ROOT_PW -h localhost -e "
+    DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';
+    FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+    GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.*
+        TO '$DB_USER'@'%' identified by '$DB_PW' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
+
+# Now create our database.
+mysql -u $DB_USER -p$DB_PW -h 127.0.0.1 -e "
+    SET default_storage_engine=MYISAM;
+    DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS openstack_citest;
+    CREATE DATABASE openstack_citest CHARACTER SET utf8;"
diff --git a/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/README b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98e4f9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/env.py b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56a5b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+from alembic import context
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
+# from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+# fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+target_metadata = None
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True)
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        prefix='sqlalchemy.',
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool)
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/script.py.mako b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c0940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/versions/4d3ebd7f06b9_set_up_initial_reporter_tables.py b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/versions/4d3ebd7f06b9_set_up_initial_reporter_tables.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..783196f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/alembic/sql_reporter/versions/4d3ebd7f06b9_set_up_initial_reporter_tables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+"""Set up initial reporter tables
+
+Revision ID: 4d3ebd7f06b9
+Revises:
+Create Date: 2015-12-06 15:27:38.080020
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '4d3ebd7f06b9'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+BUILDSET_TABLE = 'zuul_buildset'
+BUILD_TABLE = 'zuul_build'
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.create_table(
+        BUILDSET_TABLE,
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('zuul_ref', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('pipeline', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('project', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('change', sa.Integer, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('patchset', sa.Integer, nullable=True),
+        sa.Column('ref', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('score', sa.Integer),
+        sa.Column('message', sa.TEXT()),
+    )
+
+    op.create_table(
+        BUILD_TABLE,
+        sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column('buildset_id', sa.Integer,
+                  sa.ForeignKey(BUILDSET_TABLE + ".id")),
+        sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36)),
+        sa.Column('job_name', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('result', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('start_time', sa.DateTime()),
+        sa.Column('end_time', sa.DateTime()),
+        sa.Column('voting', sa.Boolean),
+        sa.Column('log_url', sa.String(255)),
+        sa.Column('node_name', sa.String(255)),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    raise Exception("Downgrades not supported")
diff --git a/zuul/alembic_reporter.ini b/zuul/alembic_reporter.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7f787c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/alembic_reporter.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# path to migration scripts
+# NOTE(jhesketh): We may use alembic for other db components of zuul in the
+# future. Use a sub-folder for the reporters own versions.
+script_location = alembic/sql_reporter
+
+# template used to generate migration files
+# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# max length of characters to apply to the
+# "slug" field
+#truncate_slug_length = 40
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+# set to 'true' to allow .pyc and .pyo files without
+# a source .py file to be detected as revisions in the
+# versions/ directory
+# sourceless = false
+
+# version location specification; this defaults
+# to alembic/versions.  When using multiple version
+# directories, initial revisions must be specified with --version-path
+# version_locations = %(here)s/bar %(here)s/bat alembic/versions
+
+# the output encoding used when revision files
+# are written from script.py.mako
+# output_encoding = utf-8
+
+sqlalchemy.url = mysql+pymysql://user@localhost/database
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/zuul/connection/sql.py b/zuul/connection/sql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479ee44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/connection/sql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Rackspace Australia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import logging
+
+import alembic
+import alembic.config
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+import voluptuous as v
+
+from zuul.connection import BaseConnection
+
+BUILDSET_TABLE = 'zuul_buildset'
+BUILD_TABLE = 'zuul_build'
+
+
+class SQLConnection(BaseConnection):
+    driver_name = 'sql'
+    log = logging.getLogger("connection.sql")
+
+    def __init__(self, connection_name, connection_config):
+
+        super(SQLConnection, self).__init__(connection_name, connection_config)
+
+        self.dburi = None
+        self.engine = None
+        self.connection = None
+        self.tables_established = False
+        try:
+            self.dburi = self.connection_config.get('dburi')
+            self.engine = sa.create_engine(self.dburi)
+            self._migrate()
+            self._setup_tables()
+            self.tables_established = True
+        except sa.exc.NoSuchModuleError:
+            self.log.exception(
+                "The required module for the dburi dialect isn't available. "
+                "SQL connection %s will be unavailable." % connection_name)
+        except sa.exc.OperationalError:
+            self.log.exception(
+                "Unable to connect to the database or establish the required "
+                "tables. Reporter %s is disabled" % self)
+
+    def _migrate(self):
+        """Perform the alembic migrations for this connection"""
+        with self.engine.begin() as conn:
+            context = alembic.migration.MigrationContext.configure(conn)
+            current_rev = context.get_current_revision()
+            self.log.debug('Current migration revision: %s' % current_rev)
+
+            config = alembic.config.Config()
+            config.set_main_option("script_location",
+                                   "zuul:alembic/sql_reporter")
+            config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url",
+                                   self.connection_config.get('dburi'))
+
+            alembic.command.upgrade(config, 'head')
+
+    def _setup_tables(self):
+        metadata = sa.MetaData()
+
+        self.zuul_buildset_table = sa.Table(
+            BUILDSET_TABLE, metadata,
+            sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+            sa.Column('zuul_ref', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('pipeline', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('project', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('change', sa.Integer, nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('patchset', sa.Integer, nullable=True),
+            sa.Column('ref', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('score', sa.Integer),
+            sa.Column('message', sa.TEXT()),
+        )
+
+        self.zuul_build_table = sa.Table(
+            BUILD_TABLE, metadata,
+            sa.Column('id', sa.Integer, primary_key=True),
+            sa.Column('buildset_id', sa.Integer,
+                      sa.ForeignKey(BUILDSET_TABLE + ".id")),
+            sa.Column('uuid', sa.String(36)),
+            sa.Column('job_name', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('result', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('start_time', sa.DateTime()),
+            sa.Column('end_time', sa.DateTime()),
+            sa.Column('voting', sa.Boolean),
+            sa.Column('log_url', sa.String(255)),
+            sa.Column('node_name', sa.String(255)),
+        )
+
+
+def getSchema():
+    sql_connection = v.Any(str, v.Schema({}, extra=True))
+    return sql_connection
diff --git a/zuul/layoutvalidator.py b/zuul/layoutvalidator.py
index 91e15d1..0292d2a 100644
--- a/zuul/layoutvalidator.py
+++ b/zuul/layoutvalidator.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
             'reporter': {
                 'gerrit': 'zuul.reporter.gerrit',
                 'smtp': 'zuul.reporter.smtp',
+                'sql': 'zuul.reporter.sql',
             },
         }
         standard_drivers = {
diff --git a/zuul/lib/connections.py b/zuul/lib/connections.py
index 6159bfc..7d47775 100644
--- a/zuul/lib/connections.py
+++ b/zuul/lib/connections.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import zuul.connection.gerrit
 import zuul.connection.smtp
+import zuul.connection.sql
 
 
 def configure_connections(config):
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@
         elif con_driver == 'smtp':
             connections[con_name] = \
                 zuul.connection.smtp.SMTPConnection(con_name, con_config)
+        elif con_driver == 'sql':
+            connections[con_name] = \
+                zuul.connection.sql.SQLConnection(con_name, con_config)
         else:
             raise Exception("Unknown driver, %s, for connection %s"
                             % (con_config['driver'], con_name))
diff --git a/zuul/reporter/__init__.py b/zuul/reporter/__init__.py
index 0c9a8d8..cd78412 100644
--- a/zuul/reporter/__init__.py
+++ b/zuul/reporter/__init__.py
@@ -64,40 +64,43 @@
         }
         return format_methods[self._action]
 
-    def _formatItemReport(self, pipeline, item):
+    def _formatItemReport(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
         """Format a report from the given items. Usually to provide results to
         a reporter taking free-form text."""
-        ret = self._getFormatter()(pipeline, item)
+        ret = self._getFormatter()(pipeline, item, with_jobs)
 
         if pipeline.footer_message:
             ret += '\n' + pipeline.footer_message
 
         return ret
 
-    def _formatItemReportStart(self, pipeline, item):
+    def _formatItemReportStart(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
         msg = "Starting %s jobs." % pipeline.name
         if self.sched.config.has_option('zuul', 'status_url'):
             msg += "\n" + self.sched.config.get('zuul', 'status_url')
         return msg
 
-    def _formatItemReportSuccess(self, pipeline, item):
-        return (pipeline.success_message + '\n\n' +
-                self._formatItemReportJobs(pipeline, item))
+    def _formatItemReportSuccess(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
+        msg = pipeline.success_message
+        if with_jobs:
+            msg += '\n\n' + self._formatItemReportJobs(pipeline, item)
+        return msg
 
-    def _formatItemReportFailure(self, pipeline, item):
+    def _formatItemReportFailure(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
         if item.dequeued_needing_change:
             msg = 'This change depends on a change that failed to merge.\n'
         elif not pipeline.didMergerSucceed(item):
             msg = pipeline.merge_failure_message
         else:
-            msg = (pipeline.failure_message + '\n\n' +
-                   self._formatItemReportJobs(pipeline, item))
+            msg = pipeline.failure_message
+            if with_jobs:
+                msg += '\n\n' + self._formatItemReportJobs(pipeline, item)
         return msg
 
-    def _formatItemReportMergeFailure(self, pipeline, item):
+    def _formatItemReportMergeFailure(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
         return pipeline.merge_failure_message
 
-    def _formatItemReportDisabled(self, pipeline, item):
+    def _formatItemReportDisabled(self, pipeline, item, with_jobs=True):
         if item.current_build_set.result == 'SUCCESS':
             return self._formatItemReportSuccess(pipeline, item)
         elif item.current_build_set.result == 'FAILURE':
diff --git a/zuul/reporter/sql.py b/zuul/reporter/sql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b663a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul/reporter/sql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Rackspace Australia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import datetime
+import logging
+import voluptuous as v
+
+from zuul.reporter import BaseReporter
+
+
+class SQLReporter(BaseReporter):
+    """Sends off reports to a database."""
+
+    name = 'sql'
+    log = logging.getLogger("zuul.reporter.mysql.SQLReporter")
+
+    def __init__(self, reporter_config={}, sched=None, connection=None):
+        super(SQLReporter, self).__init__(
+            reporter_config, sched, connection)
+        self.result_score = reporter_config.get('score', None)
+
+    def report(self, source, pipeline, item):
+        """Create an entry into a database."""
+
+        if not self.connection.tables_established:
+            self.log.warn("SQL reporter (%s) is disabled " % self)
+            return
+
+        if self.sched.config.has_option('zuul', 'url_pattern'):
+            url_pattern = self.sched.config.get('zuul', 'url_pattern')
+        else:
+            url_pattern = None
+
+        score = self.reporter_config['score']\
+            if 'score' in self.reporter_config else 0
+
+        with self.connection.engine.begin() as conn:
+            buildset_ins = self.connection.zuul_buildset_table.insert().values(
+                zuul_ref=item.current_build_set.ref,
+                pipeline=item.pipeline.name,
+                project=item.change.project.name,
+                change=item.change.number,
+                patchset=item.change.patchset,
+                ref=item.change.refspec,
+                score=score,
+                message=self._formatItemReport(
+                    pipeline, item, with_jobs=False),
+            )
+            buildset_ins_result = conn.execute(buildset_ins)
+            build_inserts = []
+
+            for job in pipeline.getJobs(item):
+                build = item.current_build_set.getBuild(job.name)
+                if not build:
+                    # build hasn't began. The sql reporter can only send back
+                    # stats about builds. It doesn't understand how to store
+                    # information about the change.
+                    continue
+
+                (result, url) = item.formatJobResult(job, url_pattern)
+
+                build_inserts.append({
+                    'buildset_id': buildset_ins_result.inserted_primary_key,
+                    'uuid': build.uuid,
+                    'job_name': build.job.name,
+                    'result': result,
+                    'start_time': datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                        build.start_time),
+                    'end_time': datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                        build.end_time),
+                    'voting': build.job.voting,
+                    'log_url': url,
+                    'node_name': build.node_name,
+                })
+            conn.execute(self.connection.zuul_build_table.insert(),
+                         build_inserts)
+
+
+def getSchema():
+    sql_reporter = v.Schema({
+        'score': int,
+    })
+    return sql_reporter
diff --git a/zuul/scheduler.py b/zuul/scheduler.py
index 4cf30bc..931571f 100644
--- a/zuul/scheduler.py
+++ b/zuul/scheduler.py
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
             'reporter': {
                 'gerrit': 'zuul.reporter.gerrit:GerritReporter',
                 'smtp': 'zuul.reporter.smtp:SMTPReporter',
+                'sql': 'zuul.reporter.sql:SQLReporter',
             },
         }