diff --git a/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/action_environment.hpp b/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/action_environment.hpp
index eb66981..ff6259a 100644
--- a/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/action_environment.hpp
+++ b/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/action_environment.hpp
@@ -165,12 +165,15 @@
      * Throws runtime_error if the new depth exceeds maxRuleDepth.  This
      * indicates that infinite recursion has probably occurred (rule A -> rule B
      * -> rule A).
+     *
+     * @param ruleID ID of the rule that is being called
      */
-    void incrementRuleDepth()
+    void incrementRuleDepth(const std::string& ruleID)
     {
         if (ruleDepth >= maxRuleDepth)
         {
-            throw std::runtime_error("Maximum rule depth exceeded.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Maximum rule depth exceeded by rule " +
+                                     ruleID + '.');
         }
         ++ruleDepth;
     }
diff --git a/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/run_rule_action.hpp b/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/run_rule_action.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e84a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phosphor-regulators/src/actions/run_rule_action.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2019 IBM Corporation
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "action.hpp"
+#include "action_environment.hpp"
+#include "rule.hpp"
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace phosphor::power::regulators
+{
+
+/**
+ * @class RunRuleAction
+ *
+ * Runs the specified rule.
+ *
+ * Implements the run_rule action in the JSON config file.
+ */
+class RunRuleAction : public Action
+{
+  public:
+    // Specify which compiler-generated methods we want
+    RunRuleAction() = delete;
+    RunRuleAction(const RunRuleAction&) = delete;
+    RunRuleAction(RunRuleAction&&) = delete;
+    RunRuleAction& operator=(const RunRuleAction&) = delete;
+    RunRuleAction& operator=(RunRuleAction&&) = delete;
+    virtual ~RunRuleAction() = default;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor.
+     *
+     * @param ruleID rule ID
+     */
+    explicit RunRuleAction(const std::string& ruleID) : ruleID{ruleID}
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Executes this action.
+     *
+     * Runs the rule specified in the constructor.
+     *
+     * Returns the return value from the last action in the rule.
+     *
+     * Throws an exception if an error occurs and an action cannot be
+     * successfully executed.
+     *
+     * @param environment action execution environment
+     * @return return value from last action in rule
+     */
+    virtual bool execute(ActionEnvironment& environment) override
+    {
+        // Increment rule call stack depth since we are running a rule.  Rule
+        // depth is used to detect infinite recursion.
+        environment.incrementRuleDepth(ruleID);
+
+        // Execute rule
+        bool returnValue = environment.getRule(ruleID).execute(environment);
+
+        // Decrement rule depth since rule has returned
+        environment.decrementRuleDepth();
+
+        return returnValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the rule ID.
+     *
+     * @return rule ID
+     */
+    const std::string& getRuleID() const
+    {
+        return ruleID;
+    }
+
+  private:
+    /**
+     * Rule ID.
+     */
+    const std::string ruleID{};
+};
+
+} // namespace phosphor::power::regulators