diff --git a/config/languages.json b/config/languages.json
index 2a18b45..2f4d3cf 100644
--- a/config/languages.json
+++ b/config/languages.json
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@
             "rust"
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "name": "scala",
+        "aliases": [
+            "sc"
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "name": "swift",
         "aliases": [
diff --git a/lxc/executors/scala b/lxc/executors/scala
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8eba78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxc/executors/scala
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cp code.code interim.scala
+timeout -s KILL 10 xargs -a args.args -d '\n' scala interim.scala < stdin.stdin
diff --git a/lxc/tests/_run b/lxc/tests/_run
index 676b8cb..e063d4f 100755
--- a/lxc/tests/_run
+++ b/lxc/tests/_run
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ echo -n 'testing ruby = '
 ../../cli/execute ruby ruby.rb
 echo -n 'testing rust = '
 ../../cli/execute rust rust.rs
+echo -n 'testing scala = '
+../../cli/execute scala scala.scala
 echo -n 'testing swift = '
 ../../cli/execute swift swift.swift
 echo -n 'testing typescript = '
diff --git a/lxc/tests/scala.scala b/lxc/tests/scala.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3117683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxc/tests/scala.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+object Test extends App {
+  println("good")
+}
diff --git a/lxc/util/versions b/lxc/util/versions
index ee139c8..f280210 100755
--- a/lxc/util/versions
+++ b/lxc/util/versions
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ echo 'rust'
 lxc-attach --clear-env -n piston -- /bin/bash -l -c "rustc --version"
 echo '---'
 
+echo 'scala'
+lxc-attach --clear-env -n piston -- /bin/bash -l -c "scala -version"
+echo '---'
+
 echo 'swift'
 lxc-attach --clear-env -n piston -- /bin/bash -l -c "swift --version"
 echo '---'
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 613b980..24fb0f8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 `python3`,
 `ruby`,
 `rust`,
+`scala`,
 `swift`,
 `typescript`,
 `zig`,
diff --git a/var/install.txt b/var/install.txt
index bc7eae9..14c0e04 100644
--- a/var/install.txt
+++ b/var/install.txt
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ tar -xzf rust-1.49.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
 cd rust-1.49.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
 ./install.sh
 
+# install scala
+# final binary: /opt/scala/scala-2.12.13/bin/scala
+# get version: /opt/scala/scala-2.12.13/bin/scala -version
+cd /opt && mkdir scala && cd scala
+wget https://downloads.lightbend.com/scala/2.12.13/scala-2.12.13.tgz
+tar -xzf scala-2.12.13.tgz
+echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/scala/scala-2.12.13/bin' >> /opt/.profile
+source /opt/.profile
+
 # install swift
 # final binary: /opt/swift/swift-5.1.5-RELEASE-ubuntu18.04/usr/bin/swift
 # get version: /opt/swift/swift-5.1.5-RELEASE-ubuntu18.04/usr/bin/swift --version