diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c93f861..86fbf62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,22 @@ This will start a Firefox browser by default. Other browsers and profiles can be
 
 For example, if you want to start a Chrome Browser you can following the instructions provided [here](docs/chrome-behat.md).
 
+### Running with stand-alone command
+
+If running with `silverstripe/serve` and `chromedriver`, you can also use the following command
+which will automatically start and stop these services for individual tests.
+
+    vendor/bin/behat-ss @framework
+
+This automates:
+ - starting server
+ - starting chromedriver
+ - running behat
+ - shutting down chromedriver
+ - shutting down server
+
+Make sure you set `SS_BASE_URL` to `http://localhost:8080` in `.env`
+
 ## Tutorials
 
  * [Tutorial: Testing Form Submissions](docs/tutorial.md)
diff --git a/bin/behat-ss b/bin/behat-ss
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0bbfc3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/behat-ss
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+echo "setting up /artifacts"
+mkdir -p artifacts
+
+echo "starting chromedriver"
+chromedriver &> artifacts/chromedriver.log 2> artifacts/chromedriver-error.log &
+cd_pid=$!
+
+echo "starting webserver"
+vendor/bin/serve &> artifacts/serve.log 2> artifacts/serve-error.log &
+ws_pid=$!
+
+echo "starting behat"
+vendor/bin/behat "$@"
+
+echo "killing webserver (PID: $ws_pid)"
+pkill -TERM -P $ws_pid &> /dev/null
+
+echo "killing chromedriver (PID: $cd_pid)"
+kill -9 $cd_pid &> /dev/null
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 13402dd..6151555 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
             "3.x-dev": "3.1.x-dev"
         }
     },
+    "bin": [
+        "bin/behat-ss"
+    ],
     "scripts": {
         "lint": "phpcs --standard=PSR2 -n src/ tests/php/"
     },